Some feared the subculture being co-opted, commercialized and put through a rigid judging structure when the spirit of breaking has been rooted in local communities.
PARIS, France — From the Australian b-girl with the meme-worthy “kangaroo” dance move to the silver-medal winning Lithuanian in a durag, breaking’s Olympic debut had a few moments that raised questions from viewers about whether the essence of the hip-hop art form was captured at the Paris Games.
Rachael Gunn, or “b-girl Raygun,