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Old 08-11-2024, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
I'm not kidding at all. Breakdancing is a culturally black American (or African-American to those who prefer that term) style of dance, just like salsa is a culturally latin style of dance. To have a global tournament for a particular kind of dance, and not have anyone who represents the culture that invented it - is disappointing.
You completely ignore the Puerto Rican influence of break dancing that went hand in hand with it's African American influence...

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