https://www.scmp.com/rss/330519/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Flipping and spinning on a studio floor, 17-year-old Guo Pu is a star in China’s breakdancing scene and is aiming for gold at the World Championships in Japan on Friday and Saturday. Guo, who goes by the stage name B-Girl Royal, shot to fame when she won both the youth and adult Asian Championships in June. Additionally, she also won gold at both this year’s World Games, a top competition for non-Olympic sports, and at the WDSF Breaking Youth World Championship in August. Guo is part of a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3336028/chinese-breakdancers-flipping-perception-its-head-and-targeting-world-gold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3336028/chinese-breakdancers-flipping-perception-its-head-and-targeting-world-gold?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:05:23 +0000 Widely ridiculed Olympic break dancer Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn has said she will retire from competition after the “upsetting” backlash to her pointless routine in Paris. The Australian, whose performance over the summer spawned conspiracy theories about how she even managed to qualify for the Games, told a Sydney radio station she had initially planned to continue competing, but had changed her mind. Breaking was being contested at an Olympics for the first time. And it might be a one-and-done,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3285519/ridicule-over-olympic-performance-too-much-breaker-gunn-who-says-shes-retiring?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3285519/ridicule-over-olympic-performance-too-much-breaker-gunn-who-says-shes-retiring?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Nov 2024 02:42:40 +0000 Australia’s “Raygun” has apologised for the backlash that her widely ridiculed Paris Olympics performance brought to the broader breakdancing community. Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, whose routine featured a move that mimicked a kangaroo hopping, made the comments in an interview with Australia’s Channel 10 to be broadcast on Wednesday. In a snippet of the exchange, Gunn was asked if she was the best woman breakdancer in Australia. “I think my record speaks to that,” the 37-year-old Sydney university... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3277141/australias-racheal-raygun-gunn-says-sorry-breakdancing-community-olympic-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3277141/australias-racheal-raygun-gunn-says-sorry-breakdancing-community-olympic-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Sep 2024 07:00:15 +0000 Australia has a soft spot for underdogs. But when it comes to Rachael Gunn aka Raygun, the nation’s unorthodox contender in this year’s Olympic breakdancing debut, controversy has muddied that affection. Clips of Raygun’s unconventional moves at the Paris Games went viral, as did online hate and conspiracy theories over whether she was Australia’s best female breakdancer. Lest we forget, Australia’s male entry J Attack or Jeff Dunne was on form but didn’t rack up as many memes - the tabloid... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3275550/australias-raygun-olympic-saga-simmers-over-demand-answers-top?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3275550/australias-raygun-olympic-saga-simmers-over-demand-answers-top?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Aug 2024 02:30:12 +0000 Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn says the backlash she has received since she competed at the Paris Olympics has been devastating, and pleaded for privacy for her family and friends. “I really appreciate the positivity, and I’m glad I was able to bring some joy into your lives. That’s what I hoped,” Gunn said in a video from a Brussels street posted on her Instagram account on Thursday. “I did not realise that that would also open the door to so much hate – which has, frankly, been pretty... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3274754/paris-olympics-petition-about-breakdancer-raygun-removed-she-tells-devastating-hate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3274754/paris-olympics-petition-about-breakdancer-raygun-removed-she-tells-devastating-hate?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Aug 2024 08:26:30 +0000 The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has condemned a public petition calling for an apology from local breakdancer Rachael Gunn or “Raygun” and the country’s Olympic chief Anna Meares for “misleading the Australian public and undermining the efforts of genuine athletes”. The mounting controversy surrounding Gunn, who became an internet sensation after her performance at the Olympics failed to attract a single point, escalated to anger, with thousands in Australia signing a petition accusing... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3274702/cant-catch-break-australian-olympic-committee-condemns-public-call-apology-breakdancer-raygun?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3274702/cant-catch-break-australian-olympic-committee-condemns-public-call-apology-breakdancer-raygun?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Aug 2024 04:14:55 +0000 The Australian Olympic Committee has criticised an anonymous online petition attacking controversial Paris Games breaking competitor Rachael Gunn, saying the petition was “vexatious, misleading and bullying”. Last weekend, the sport of breaking made its Olympic debut. One of the lasting images was the performance of an Australian B-Girl known as Raygun – 36-year-old Sydney university professor Gunn – who scored zero points. Gunn’s kangaroo-mimicking moves and slightly passe green... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3274573/paris-olympics-australian-olympic-body-slams-criticism-controversial-breaker-raygun?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3274573/paris-olympics-australian-olympic-body-slams-criticism-controversial-breaker-raygun?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Aug 2024 06:55:59 +0000 The breaking community wants the world to give B-Girl Raygun a break as the Paris Olympics wrapped up. The sport made its Olympic debut in Paris – it might never be back – and one of the lasting images was the performance of an Australian B-Girl known as Raygun, who did a “kangaroo dance” and scored zero points. In a show of support on Sunday, the head judge of the breaking competition said 36-year-old university professor Rachael Gunn was just trying to be original. And the breaking federation... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/buzz/article/3274192/breaking-community-defends-b-girl-raygun-hopeful-sports-return-olympic-programme?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/buzz/article/3274192/breaking-community-defends-b-girl-raygun-hopeful-sports-return-olympic-programme?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:17:39 +0000 Hollywood A-listers have been around the Olympics for decades, and there have been no shortage of them over the past two weeks in Paris, but how many get involved in opening or closing ceremonies. Obviously Daniel Craig and Queen Elizabeth gave some panache to the London Games in 2012, and Rowan Atkinson’s turn as Mr Bean was a moment to remember, but Paris could top them all. What price Tom Cruise abseiling down the Eiffel Tower in a Mission: Impossible-style segment? The curtain will come down... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/table-tennis/article/3273894/tom-cruise-part-paris-olympics-closing-ceremony-how-can-i-watch-when-does-it-start?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/table-tennis/article/3273894/tom-cruise-part-paris-olympics-closing-ceremony-how-can-i-watch-when-does-it-start?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Aug 2024 09:30:11 +0000 Before Paris there was Hangzhou, with breaking making its debut at the Asian Games last year. Now its athletes, known as B-Boys and B-Girls, are appearing on an even bigger stage, as it becomes an Olympic sport. Athletes to watch Victor Montalvo (B-Boy Victor), United States: A breaker who describes himself as a student of old school B-Boys from the founding era of hip-hop, the 30-year-old Montalvo, who is from Kissimmee, Florida, qualified for Paris by besting all other B-Boys at the 2023 WDSF... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3269842/paris-olympics-all-you-need-know-breakdancing-competition-makes-games-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3269842/paris-olympics-all-you-need-know-breakdancing-competition-makes-games-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Aug 2024 06:00:10 +0000 At age 40, Japanese competitive breakdancer Ayumi Fukushima has been busting moves for longer than some of her rivals have been alive. But the former kindergarten teacher won a qualifier in Shanghai and is in pole position for a prized spot at the Paris Olympics. A repeat performance in Budapest next month would send Fukushima, who competes as B-Girl Ayumi, to this summer’s Games as one of the favourites for gold. Breakdancing, or “breaking” as the sport is officially called, will make its... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3263614/paris-olympics-2024-japanese-breakdancing-trailblazer-ayumi-fukushima-40-cusp-fulfilling-lifelong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3263614/paris-olympics-2024-japanese-breakdancing-trailblazer-ayumi-fukushima-40-cusp-fulfilling-lifelong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 May 2024 07:30:08 +0000 Weeks before his eighth birthday, Karam Singh joked about becoming a breakdancer while watching a Justin Timberlake video. Now, 16 years on, Kid Karam is preparing to do just that in the Paris 2024 Olympics. The 26-year-old from Derby, England – the first breaker to land a sponsorship deal with Nike and a Samsung Galaxy ambassador – is using his breakdancing community’s “superpower” to climb the rankings as he prepares for the Olympic Qualifying Series (OQS). “When I started breaking, I was in a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3260948/paris-olympics-2024-how-justin-timberlake-and-his-communitys-superpower-helped-britains-kid-karam?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3260948/paris-olympics-2024-how-justin-timberlake-and-his-communitys-superpower-helped-britains-kid-karam?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:00:21 +0000 Plumber by day, breakdancer by night, Cheung Cheuk-man was disappointed to miss out on an Olympic berth when the sport makes its debut at the Paris Games but the Hong Kong B-Boy hopes to help develop the city’s next wave of talent. The 30-year-old, who is also known as ‘Ex’, finished 52nd at the World DanceSport Federation Olympic qualification event in Hong Kong in December, and 130th globally, putting paid to his chances of performing on the biggest stage of all this summer. But after spending... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3255015/paris-olympics-hong-kong-plumber-turns-nurturing-next-generation-talent-after-breakdancing-dream?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3255015/paris-olympics-hong-kong-plumber-turns-nurturing-next-generation-talent-after-breakdancing-dream?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Mar 2024 01:00:30 +0000 A Thai national breakdancing athlete is asking someone to sponsor him for hair growth treatment, saying his team is losing their locks when they compete. Kantapon Rodsaart, known as T-Flow, represented Thailand in early October at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Breakdancing was added this year to the Games for the first time, and Rodsaart was one of the 66 dancers who competed. Kantapon, 29, was speaking to Thai media about facilities and support that his team needs and brought up hair... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3237752/thai-breakdancer-urges-hair-growth-cash-headspins-make-his-locks-fall-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3237752/thai-breakdancer-urges-hair-growth-cash-headspins-make-his-locks-fall-out?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:08:47 +0000 Hong Kong will host the final round of the Breaking for Gold World Series, an Olympic qualifier for breaking dancing, with more than 400 athletes expected to compete at Queen Elizabeth Stadium. A total of seven events will be held this year, with the first starting on Friday in Japan and concluding in Hong Kong in December. The series stop will form part of the Hong Kong Open, which runs from December 15 to Christmas Eve and will include three events, George Yip Chi-wai, president of the city’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3210886/2024-paris-olympics-hong-kong-host-final-round-breaking-qualifier-part-packed-10-days-dance-sport?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3210886/2024-paris-olympics-hong-kong-host-final-round-breaking-qualifier-part-packed-10-days-dance-sport?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:30:19 +0000 One of the world’s best breakdancing athletes will be in Hong Kong in March, when the sport’s Under the Lions Rock competition returns to the city. Phil Kim, the world champion and a member of Red Bull’s BC One All Stars, will headline the event in Tsuen Wan on March 25. Organisers hope Kim, who performs as B-Boy Phil Wizard, will help to “promote breaking in the city and also elevate Hong Kong to the world stage”. Jessica Siu Yue-pui, a former vice-president of the Hong Kong DanceSport... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3208042/red-bulls-phil-wizard-headline-hong-kong-breaking-event-citys-athletes-prepare-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3208042/red-bulls-phil-wizard-headline-hong-kong-breaking-event-citys-athletes-prepare-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Jan 2023 05:45:14 +0000 Hong Kong is bidding to host two Olympic qualifiers as part of a two-pronged strategy to secure a spot for the city’s breakdancers at the Paris Games in 2024. If successful, a Breaking for Gold World Series event would be held at Queen Elizabeth Stadium at the end of next year, and an Olympic Qualifier Series competition between March and June in 2024. A competition in December 2023 has already been pencilled in for Hong Kong on the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) calendar, and organisers in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3205177/paris-olympics-hong-kong-bidding-host-2-breaking-qualifiers-targets-spots-2024-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3205177/paris-olympics-hong-kong-bidding-host-2-breaking-qualifiers-targets-spots-2024-games?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Dec 2022 07:09:03 +0000 Breaking is in Victor Montalvo’s blood. He is a descendant of twin breakers – his father and uncle – who were performing in Mexico long before they taught a young Montalvo to spin on his back. Born in Florida, the 28-year-old who also goes by B-Boy Victor has mastered the foundations of the dance form. He has power. He has the flavour and swagger expected of a diehard B-Boy. His movement syncs with the breakbeat flowing from the DJ’s turntables. Scribble, chirp, rip, boom, blip. He hopes to take... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3201056/paris-2024-breakdancing-contenders-emerge-b-boys-and-b-girls-eye-olympic-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3201056/paris-2024-breakdancing-contenders-emerge-b-boys-and-b-girls-eye-olympic-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Nov 2022 00:30:13 +0000 One of Hong Kong’s top breakdancers has urged the government to help the city’s squad realise their Paris 2024 Olympics dreams by increasing funding so they can train full time. Sze Ka-yam – better known as B-Boy C Plus – finished in 50th place at his debut World Championships in South Korea last month, putting him 83rd on the Olympics qualifier ranking list. The Seoul event was part of the Breaking for Gold (BFG) series, which started in July and is the first step on the road to Paris. Athletes... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3199845/top-hong-kong-breakdancer-urges-government-increase-funding-olympics-bid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3199845/top-hong-kong-breakdancer-urges-government-increase-funding-olympics-bid?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:04:56 +0000 Breakdancing is ready to embrace the spotlight with its Olympic Games debut less than two years away, as the pillar of hip-hop culture returned to its roots in New York over the weekend. The Netherlands’ India Sardjoe and United States’ Victor Montalvo were crowned the Red Bull BC One World Final champions in a celebration of breaking – as participants prefer to call it – in its New York home, as competitors turn their focus toward Olympic qualifying in 2023. Locally, the final stage of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3199692/breakdancing-holds-firm-its-roots-readies-paris-olympic-stage?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3199692/breakdancing-holds-firm-its-roots-readies-paris-olympic-stage?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:19 +0000 The road to the Paris Olympics for Hong Kong breakdancing remains hampered by Covid-19 restrictions, with November’s Asian Championships in the city being called off and the local association saying the end of hotel quarantine made little difference. Asia’s first continental competition had been set to take place in Hong Kong on November 5, at Queen Elizabeth Stadium. It has been cancelled, and any suggestion that last week’s easing of Hong Kong’s border entry requirements could allow the city... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3193890/hong-kong-quarantine-still-problem-asian-breakdancing-championships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3193890/hong-kong-quarantine-still-problem-asian-breakdancing-championships?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Sep 2022 23:30:12 +0000 Hong Kong’s breaking athletes need to be exposed to more international competition if they are to improve, the chairman of the city’s dance sport association has said, although that is unlikely to happen until next year. While officials want government approval to host the first Asian Breaking Championships in November, and have already booked Queen Elizabeth Stadium for the event, attracting overseas competitors could be difficult in light of Hong Kong’s strict Covid-19 restrictions. Instead,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3191770/hong-kong-breaking-athletes-seek-funding-boost-international?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3191770/hong-kong-breaking-athletes-seek-funding-boost-international?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:15:24 +0000 Liu Qingyi, a breakdancer from China’s Henan province, has claimed her second world title at The World Battle, after storming through a field of competitors from some 50 countries worldwide. The event, held in Portugal, is one of the toughest breaking competitions on a growing global circuit. In the finals, Liu beat Portuguese B-Girl Vanessa Marina to claim the title, her second consecutive world championship after winning Outbreak Europe in Slovakia last month. With breaking now an official... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3191633/chinese-b-girl-liu-qingyi-wins-second-world-championship-looks-ahead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3191633/chinese-b-girl-liu-qingyi-wins-second-world-championship-looks-ahead?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:30:24 +0000 Liu Qingyi, a 16-year-old from China’s Henan Province, won the global breaking tournament Outbreak Europe in Slovakia on Sunday, the first Chinese B-Girl to win a world breaking championship. Liu beat out a field of some 124 female breakers, including Dutch veteran India to claim the women’s singles tournament. The event, held in Banska Bystrica in central Slovakia from Thursday to Sunday, featured more than 600 people from 30 countries. The Chinese teen defeated a handful of the world’s top... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3188093/chinese-teenager-liu-qingyi-wins-worlds-top-breakdance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3188093/chinese-teenager-liu-qingyi-wins-worlds-top-breakdance?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Aug 2022 04:04:04 +0000 Hong Kong breakdancers have kicked off their bid to reach the 2024 Paris Olympics with team qualifiers at a packed city shopping centre, hoping to raise public awareness and attract new blood to the fast-growing sport. A total of 55 men and women, or Bboys and Bgirls as they are known, competed for spots in the event at Olympian City in Kowloon, with Tsang Tsz-wa (Bboy Think) and Chan Ka-yi (Bgirl Lady Little) crowned champions. “It is a good start for breaking to stage in the mall so that more... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3181507/hong-kong-breakdancers-hope-olympics-dream-becomes-reality-road?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3181507/hong-kong-breakdancers-hope-olympics-dream-becomes-reality-road?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:26:42 +0000 A growing number of the city’s professional breaking athletes will begin their Olympic journey on June 12 in the opening round of Hong Kong team qualifiers. Sino Group, operator of shopping centre Olympian City, will play host to the Hong Kong Breaking Team Qualifiers Round 1 in collaboration with the Breaking Division of the Hong Kong DanceSport Association. Qualifiers will compete in 1-on-1 battles, with contestants divided into six groups for Bboys and Bgirls. The 16 contestants with the best... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3180675/sino-group-throws-support-behind-aspiring-olympic-breakdancers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3180675/sino-group-throws-support-behind-aspiring-olympic-breakdancers?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Jun 2022 03:16:22 +0000 As Japan’s top breakdancers continue to plot their route to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where breaking is set to debut, the man overseeing it all is “speechless” at how far the craft has come. “When I think back to when I started, it’s crazy. This was the dream back then,” said Katsuyuki Ishikawa, who is approaching his 25th year in breaking and leads the group, which is connected to the Japan DanceSport Federation. Better known as Bboy Katsu, Ishikawa started as every fledgling Japanese... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3180258/paris-olympics-japans-breakers-show-hong-kong-b-boys-and-b-girls?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3180258/paris-olympics-japans-breakers-show-hong-kong-b-boys-and-b-girls?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Jun 2022 00:30:13 +0000 Hong Kong and surrounding Asian breakdancing minnows should be doing everything they can to tap into the mainstream, says Korea Breaking Federation founder Kim Heon-jun. Kim, better known as “Skim”, also heads world No 3 Korean Bboy group Jinjo Crew and has long been involved in the country’s preparation campaign for “breaking” to debut at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Having been through his fair share of part-time job-juggling and batting away the naysayers, Kim now leads a new era of Korean... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3174739/south-korean-breakdancers-look-beyond-olympics-mainstream-culture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3174739/south-korean-breakdancers-look-beyond-olympics-mainstream-culture?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:00:34 +0000 Hong Kong’s top breakdancers are pleading for more government resources and public recognition ahead of their campaign to reach the 2024 Paris Olympics. Breaking, as the International Olympic Committee calls it, had its monumental place confirmed for the Paris Games last year. It will also debut at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in September. Though Team Hong Kong’s encouraging outing at this month’s WDSF World Breaking Championships proved they were “not that far off” in level, there is a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3159539/hong-kong-breakdancers-cry-funding-and-recognition-ahead-paris-2024?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3159539/hong-kong-breakdancers-cry-funding-and-recognition-ahead-paris-2024?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Dec 2021 01:00:28 +0000 Hong Kong’s representative breakdancers returned from this month’s world breaking championships with hope in their eyes as they opened their campaign for Paris 2024 Olympics qualification. Four of the city’s top Bboys and Bgirls competed at the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) World Breaking Championships 2021 in Paris, France, in what has been coined a taster for the sport’s official Olympic inclusion. Breaking, as the International Olympic Committee calls it, featured as a main sport at the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3159146/paris-2024-hong-kong-breakdancers-set-out-olympic-qualifying?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3159146/paris-2024-hong-kong-breakdancers-set-out-olympic-qualifying?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Dec 2021 02:41:36 +0000 Before The College Dropout and Graduation, Kanye West’s first encounter with fame was breakdancing for lamb skewers on the streets of Nanjing. He was 10 years old at the time and living with his mother, Donda West, in China. It was 1987, and the country had just opened itself to the world. She was teaching English at a local university on a one-year exchange program. He was trying to fit in with the rest of the kids. Kanye, according to his mother in her 2007 memoir Raising Kanye, developed a... https://www.scmp.com/culture/memories-kanye-hustling-1987-china/article/3000215?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/memories-kanye-hustling-1987-china/article/3000215?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:19:38 +0000