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Instead, they take turns to silently perform a series of moves and poses that look, to the untrained eye, as if they are playing charades or, as they writhe on the ground, breakdancing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
People line up and turn toward one another in pairs to salsa dance, then shift to breakdancing, spinning on their heads and flipping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
While the Olympics have recently added skateboarding, surfing and breakdancing, the Commonwealths - with India having a big say - look set to reintroduce cricket, shooting, archery and hockey.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
When he stole the show with the Spice Girls by showing off his breakdancing skills just before his third birthday, his mum declared him to be "the next Justin Timberlake".
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
I’d seen battles before, of course—we’d been watching old breakdancing competitions on VHS for years—but it was something else entirely to witness these things in person.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
