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  1. Marlon

    Marlon Well-Known Member

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    May be an Olympic sport ,
    Be good it’s domething I’d go and watch tbh .
    It may start a re run of the craze , something easy inexpensive for the kids to do . Keep em fit and healthy , off the streets . Hope it takes off personally .
     
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    Not a sport though is it. It's an art but it's not a sport.

    My tin hat is firmly on
     
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    Well I suppose it’s open to interpretation. But if it provides the benefits I’ve highlighted I’m all for it .
    No expensive kit etc
     
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    Conan Troutman Well-Known Member

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    Keep kids of the streets!? Isn't that where break dancing evolved?
     
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    It's certainly entertaining to watch when done properly but an Olympic sport? Not for me.
     
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    I think it originally started as a street dance in parts of New York. So more a case of keeping them on the street but doing something positive.
     
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    Marlon Well-Known Member

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    Not sure where it’s started but I think it’s great , used to watch em on the streets in eighties they were brilliant and extremely fit and healthy .
    I just think if it’s passed as an Olympic sport it’ll give it a massive platform and clubs etc would spring up all over the country as it’s inexpensive and easy to organise .
    Not saying it’s a sport or not but the exposure would really get it going .
    Ashley banjo got more dance clubs going after their appearance on BGT do this would be massively imo anything to get kids off streeets
     
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    I agree, it is fascinating to watch when done right. I remember seeing back in the early days of Hip Hop and thinking it was amazing. I was utterly rubbish at it and just looked ridiculous when I tried it.
     
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    Young people at the Youth Club I managed were heavily into break dancing.
    Done well, it's really great to watch, but as MK and ST say , it really shouldn't be
    an Olympic event.
     
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    I’m still untying knots in my arms and legs from when I tried it lol,
    Some of the moves with the kids on telly were unbelieveable. Great to watch hope it makes a big comeback
     
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    I'm that bad at dancing, i cant even smooch reight.
     
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    No less of a sport than synchronised swimming
     
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    By that token any type of public display should be classed as a sport.
    Ballet, mime, stand up comedy, acting. In fact anything in life that you can ascribe marks for performance to. Getting out of bed in the morning. I stubbed my toe yesterday so the mrs only marked me as a 4.5.
     
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    Rhythmic Gymnastics.
     
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    I think dominoes should be an Olympic sport.
     
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    Cheerleading due in 2024 ...
     
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    It's in France so anything goes.
     
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    Daughter has done competitive cheerleading for about 11 years. They've been pushing to get it recognised for years - be more do cheer than breakdancing
     
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    Apparently this is maybe replacing other real sports like squash and karate. No problem with it being part of the fringe "sports" in the Olympics but I don't think other sports should be removed as a result of break dancing being included.
     
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