World Breaking Championships

Just for the record B girl here is a middle aged woman, Fukushima (40), and was defeated by the youngest girl in the competition, a 16 year old Lithuanian girl last night.

I can't believe IOC turned this buffoonery into an Olympic sport..

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I can't believe IOC turned this buffoonery into an Olympic sport..

Why isn't it worthy of being an Olympic sport?

Very cool. I'll enjoy watching that at the Olympics.

And anyone who thinks it's not a sport has never tried balancing their entire bodyweight on one hand before...

At one time or another, ALL the sports considered serious sports weren't believed to be so. This is a sport. I doubt if it dies out because old people can't see its value as a sport. Well, I for one am going to enjoy this one even more than shot-putting, clay pigeon shooting, and the power walk. Lots more action to enjoy.

Ah, break dancing. Why do I suddenly have the urge to slip into big, baggy, nylon parachute pants, call someone on a brick-sized cell phone, and listen to music from a suitcase-sized cassette tape player?

I'd suspect it's because you're so out of touch with the youth that you don't realize breakdancing has been going on since the '80s, and is hugely popular right now. Maybe because you've been living in a bubble in Japan, although to be fair it's also very popular in Japan.

Middle-aged woman or not, she moves extremely well. It beats running around the park to keep fit and healthy.

One of the best break dancing movie was Electric Boogalo

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I'd suspect it's because you're so out of touch with the youth that you don't realize breakdancing has been going on since the '80s, and is hugely popular right now. Maybe because you've been living in a bubble in Japan, although to be fair it's also very popular in Japan.

Oh, I realize that a lot of dumb stuff has been going on since the 80's, and that a lot of goofy stuff is quite popular in Japan. That latter part is certainly no secret.

That's so eighties...

If you are you are goin' to get into "breaking". Ayumi Fukushima, known as B-Girl Ayumi is 40, you must perfect an African Finger Snap.

Lupita Nyong'o Teaches How to Do an African Finger Snap | Secret Talent Theatre | Vanity Fair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ygu57NhhQ0

You can add some lingo along the way, I would hold back in the supermarket.

Ah, break dancing. Why do I suddenly have the urge to slip into big, baggy, nylon parachute pants, call someone on a brick-sized cell phone, and listen to music from a suitcase-sized cassette tape player?

I'll tell you something.

This is way more relevant to most people than gymnastics or modern pentathlon.

The Olympics has to move more with the times.

People still DO that ?