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I tried to treat it like a normal competition. Of course, we know it's the Olympics and it's different. I tried to keep it as normal as possible,
I'm honestly not disappointed it's not going to be in LA,
The Olympics has had a huge positive effect on the dancers,
I'm just happy for the world to see breaking,
Montalvo, who competes as B-boy Victor, told DW People see themselves as athletes,
I'm a little bit sad, but at the same time, I cannot decide,
said Antilai Sandrini, aka B-girl Anti, of Italy From the very beginning, breaking always had a really competitive energy,
Lindner, who also studies dance and movement at the German Sports University in Cologne, told DW It's cool, it's very exciting,
she said, clutching a poster with the name 'India' written on the Dutch flag It felt really good, I was happy to be the first
to win a breaking battle at the Olympics, B-girl India, real name India Sardjoe, told reporters when asked by DW how it felt to create history It's a new era for the Olympics, and that's why we have new sports like breaking,
[We ... We] try and pay respect to where we're coming from, where this dance comes from, and want to put some of that shine back onto the community as we go onto this on the big stage,
It's going to feel like a party, ... from the DJ who's providing the music, the vibe, we have the dancers, we have the crowd."
said breaker Jeffrey Louis, We're going to have all eyes on us, so I just want to make sure that everyone understands what this dance is about and what hip hop is about, because it's all about peace, unity and having fun,
said fellow Team USA breaker Viktor Montalvo We already made history, so why not enjoy it?"
I don't know how often people are like: 'You don't have a choice. Like, you've got to bring it home for New York,
said the 35-year-old breaker, who was born in Tennessee but now lives in Queens It is also potentially very socially inclusive as all you need is a mat, a body and the courage to perform the moves,
There could be different classes of breaking for the Paralympics, such as people with visual impairments and people with impaired limbs, as it would be sensible to make the competition equal for those competing in different classes,
said the associate professor of the University of Exeter In the Paralympics, it is very noticeable that 'artistic' sports are excluded. Possibly, this is because 'artistic' sport is related to 'beauty' in our cultural history,
said the associate professor in Special Needs Education, Disability and Inclusion at the University of Exeter Disability is not seen as 'beautiful' and so it appears that we exclude people from events where 'beauty' is prized and celebrated."
Power has been pushed to a place where I think it's safe to say a lot of dancers from my generation, the generation before me, never thought these things would be happening as far as the difficulty and amount of rotations,