Name a Norwegian singer or actor. Easy, right? How about a … dancer? Maybe not as easily. The dance environment in Norway is small compared to many other art genres. But now the dance style breaking is an Olympic exercise in the Summer Olympics in Paris 2024 – for the first time in history. – I think it’s fat! We get more recognition and attention. Elias has been breaking since he was 10 years old. Now he is part of the company, or crew, Floorknights. He had no previous dance experience. Photo: Tom Balgaard / news B-boy Elias Kleven Gausen (18) aka Rhythm Box is a double Norwegian champion in breaking and is looking forward to finally seeing his passion on TV. – There hasn’t been much breaking on TV in your life? – No … But it will be now! This is probably the first time I follow the Olympics. Elias hopes more people will open their eyes to breaking. He explains: – Breaking is so much more than spinning your head. It’s hard training, self-confidence, personality… And not least solidarity with your crew. You support and learn from each other. – My crew Floorknights means a lot. Photo: Synnøve Sundby Fallmyr / news 50 years of dance art But not everyone is equally happy that breaking has become an Olympic discipline. Breaking originated in the 70s and 80s as a peacemaker in a gang war in the poor areas of the Bronx, New York. It may be a new Olympic sport, but first and foremost it is 50 years of dance art, creativity and personal expression. – Several in the breaking community fear this will be lost now that breaking has become an Olympic sport. That one dances only to impress the judges. That’s what Nito Rihal says. Nito RihalResponsible for breaking in the Norwegian Dance Association. Photo: Hans Erik Weiby/news But both Nito and Elias Gausen are happy that breaking is getting the international attention they think it deserves beyond the dance environment. – It gives the breakers access to physiotherapists, mental coaching, nutritionists and so on, says Rihal. In addition, competition and battles are important in breaking. – One does not exclude the other. Breaking can still be an artistic form of expression at the same time as it is an Olympic exercise, she continues. – The Olympics open the way for more breakers to participate in competitions and choose the platform that suits them best. Battles and competition are an important part of breaking. B-girls Logistx from California. Photo: APT/RTV Breaking in Norway Breaking (also called breakdance, but that expression is not used among the breakers themselves) is a distinctly athletic dance style in the hip-hop genre. It was originally a street dance that arose in poor areas of the Bronx, New York in the 1970s-80s. A breaker is either a b-boy (boy) or a b-girl (girl), with their own nicknames. Breakers are often part of a dance company, a crew. Some of Norway’s best-known companies are Floorknights, King Wings, and Absence crew. Norway has a breaking national team. The A team consists of Daniel Grindeland and Victor Bautista Prag. The B team consists of Elias Kleven Gausen, Benjamin Elverhøi, Victor Niava-Karoliussen, Robin Silberg, Sathie Sivamohan and Julie Kringlebotn. For the first time in history, breaking is an Olympic exercise in the Summer Olympics in Paris 2024. Norway failed to qualify. In addition to the Olympics in 2024, breakers can compete in the NM, EC, WC and other unofficial, international competitions. Sources: NM-veka, Wikipedia, SNL, Norges Danseforbund, as of 29 July 2024 – Is still good at hiding it Since Elias Kleven Gausen chose breaking before handball, he has broken into Norway’s top level and into Norway’s first national team in breaking . – Where do you get your confidence from? – I guess it comes with the training and support from my crew. I also get a lot of inspiration from martial arts, says Gausen. – But I’m still pretty good at hiding it, then. That I’m nervous when I go on stage. – It also helps if I have fresh hair. To earn money, Elias Kleven Gausen works as a self-taught hairdresser and dance teacher. He started cutting in the shed in the basement at home in Lillestrøm. Now he is employed by a barber. Photo: Synnøve Sundby Fallmyr / news Nito Rihal of Danseforbundet is impressed by what the 18-year-old from Lillestrøm has achieved. – Elias has a unique style, radiance and confidence on the dance floor. She says that Gausen is one of several Norwegian hopes if breaking were to become an Olympic exercise again. May be the first and last time Norway is not represented when the first competition in the Olympics is broadcast on Friday 9 August. Bergen’s Daniel Grindeland (30), one of the country’s most renowned breakers, made a persistent attempt to qualify for the Olympics… But it didn’t work. And it may be a long time until the next time. Breaking is not on the program in the next summer Olympics, Los Angeles 2028. – What do you think about that? – I think that is really stupid. Here we had finally managed to get through, so we won’t get another chance, answers Elias Kleven Gausen. But it may be that the Summer Olympics in Brisbane, Australia 2032, will bring breaking into the heat again. We won’t know until 2027. – Are you going to try to qualify then, Elias? – How old am I then? 26? Yes, now I’m there that I want to see how far I can get. It would have been rude to bet. But eight years is a long time to go, replies Gausen. Fortunately, there are plenty of championships to compete in in the meantime. AFP Breaking not for LA28Breaking is not on the Olympic program for the summer games in Los Angeles in 2028. Nito Rihal in the Norwegian Dance Federation says there are many explanations for this, including that the team sports LA28 seems to have prioritized, have big sponsors behind them. The World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), which is responsible for the qualifications and delivering breaking for the Olympics, has not been able to get sponsors, according to Rihal 👉 Hans Erik Weiby Poor treatment of the breakersRihal continues: – In addition, there are several indications from, among other things, Paris 2024- committee, the IOC, coaches and the athletes themselves that breaking has not been handled in an ideal way by the WDSF. There has been a clear lack of competence, experience and understanding of breaking at top sporting level. WDSF has been presented with Rihal’s criticism, but has not responded. AFP Brisbane 2032? Breaking can join the summer Olympics in Brisbane, Australia in 2032. But we won’t know until 2027, according to Rihal. – But I have sources that say there is a high probability of that happening. Eranga Jayawardena / AP / NTB Questions for LA28Breaking is also not on the program for the next summer Olympics. news asked LA28 why. They answered: Answer from LA28 “It was with great respect for the sport and heavy consideration that LA28 decided to omit breaking from the programme. […]LA28 recognizes what breaking can bring to the Olympics, but we wanted a comprehensive and balanced program of new, distinctive American sports. […]»The journalist’s translation. The first competition in the Summer Olympics in Paris 2024 is 9 August. See Elias Kleven Gausen as Saturday’s guest on 27 July. Welcome… to the bottom of the article. Thank you for reading this far! Do you have rice, praise or other ideas? 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