From theory to practice: modeling performance in breaking
Lucie Lerebourg, Brice Guignard · 2024
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Lucie Lerebourg and Brice Guignard model performance in breaking, the hip-hop dance form, in twenty twenty-four. Breaking debuted at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires in twenty eighteen. It was then added to the Paris twenty twenty-four Summer Olympics. That rise brought a formal judging system for dance battles. The system was more detailed than a show of hands, and aimed at fair, clear scores.
The authors note that success in breaking, as in other sports, has many causes. A dancer's body skills must match what the task demands. Rules shape the contest and decide who wins. Rules also open the sport to more types of urban dancers, the paper argues.
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| CREATOR | Lucie Lerebourg, Brice Guignard |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |