There wouldnât be an issue if the IOC had stuck with karate, but apparently it didnât have entertainment value or appeal to a young audience.
You canât bs karate.
I donât get that sense from this article and some interviews she gave way before Paris.
This makes sense to me:
âI was never going to beat these girls on what they do best, the dynamic and the power moves, so I wanted to move differently, be artistic and creative because how many chances do you get ⊠in a lifetime to do that.â
Ok, i stopped reading at âdeep diveâ.
I would actually be embarrassed. It was awful. But since Iâm not Australian, I will continue to enjoy the comedy she provided. Thereâs no let-up in the jokes, I see.
Uh⊠seeing as break dancing was originally an African American dance, which may have shared origins from African dance with capoeira, if we are going for a cultural appropriation angle here, wouldnât that mean most participants in the break dancing event were also culturally appropriating?
I think it makes more sense that as a scholar studying these dances, Raygun was trying to bring Australian elements into break dancing, as more of an homage than anything else. Perhaps her efforts arenât thought as good break dancing, it at least generated a lot of discussion, which may have been what she intended all along. Anyway, she probably secured enough materials to write papers on for the next decade.
If they make their living writing the kinds of papers and teaching the kinds of courses she does, yes.
If anything she made a case for why the decision to exclude the sport in the next Games was probably correct. This is not a sport in the traditional sense anyway, itâs more a lifestyle.
I wonder how break battles were decided in the past. Definitely not the way the Olympic judges did it. If you compare it to female gymnastics itâs quite the opposite. In gymnastics all that counts is the degree of difficulty and the execution. Those silly hand moves and what not or entirely superfluous if you ask me. In breakdance, I would assume, the level of difficulty is not as important as the bad-ass attitude of the dancers, which is a very subjective thing and therefore hard to judge.
Yup, definitely ruined it for everyone else.
Some gymnastics events, figure skating, synchronized swimming, not really sportsy sports either
Nah, the decision was not made because of her. Itâs all about the money, probably, as always. How many eyeballs can we reach, is there any money attached to the eyeball owners? And then, less importantly, is this really a sport?
What about beisbol? Itâs more a game than a sport.
I think playing with balls is more of a pastime, dont watch sports myself
Youâre a pocket billiards guy, eh
Almost
Normally 3 or 5 judges. After they battle, the judges point to the one they think is the winner. That person goes to the next round.
Knockout competition normally.
It isnt just about attitude. They are very technical and there is a lot of skill and physicality involved. We just cant appreciate it because we dont understand. The same way that all the divers and gymnasts look the same to me.
My daughter has entered quite a few dance battles. It is cringe but the dancers are really skillful. Especially the breakers.
Appears like brand protection now by showing she can somewhat do it.
âWe demand a public apology from Rachel Gunn and Anna Mears for misleading the Australian public and attempting to gaslight the public and undermining the efforts of genuine athletes,â the strongly-worded petition reads.
âWe also call for a full investigation into the selection process, an audit of Dr. Gunnâs business dealings, and a global public apology to the breaking community for the unethical behavior that has tainted this sport.
âRachel Gunnâs lack of ethics and morals raises serious concerns about her fitness to teach and hold any position of authority in the sport, or university.
Coming from this legend, yeah, l changed my mind too. It was beyond bad.
Itâs become a touchdown dance. 