breaking

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breakdancing, a form of street dance (= an informal style of dancing with energetic movements, developed outside in the street or in nightclubs) that can include fast foot movements, spinning on the head or back, and balancing on the head or hands, when it is done as a competitive sport:

Breaking was included as a new sport at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The breaking competition comprised two medal events where sixteen B-Boys and sixteen B-Girls competed against each other.