The "All Japan Breaking Championship", which decides the best breaking in Japan, will start on the 18th.
Attention will be paid to the heated battle to see who will win this tournament, which will lead to the selection of representatives for breaking, which will be adopted as a new sport for the Paris Olympics next year.
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Breaking is a dance sport in which dancers take turns performing one-on-one matches to the music played by the DJ, competing in technique and expressiveness.
It has been decided that it will be implemented as a new sport for the Paris Olympics next year, and the All Japan Championship, which will lead to the selection of the representatives, will be held at the Yoyogi Second Gymnasium in Tokyo for two days on the 18th and 19th.
For the men, the focus is on Shigeyuki Nakarai (20), a dancer named Shigekix, who has won the tournament twice in a row.
At the age of 18, he won the world's most prestigious competition and was runner-up at last year's world championship. It is a "freeze" that responds and stops the body.
With world-class techniques, he is aiming to win the tournament for the third time in a row and a gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
In the women's field, last year's world champion Ami Yuasa (24) and last year's All Japan champion Ayumi Fukushima, 39, are competing at the world's top level.
A high level of mastery in all aspects of her dance, AMI won her World Championships last year and was crowned World Champion for the second time.
AYUMI, on the other hand, is known for her “footwork” where she squats down and shows off her hands and feet.
A maximum of two men and two women from Japan can participate in next year's Paris Olympics.
On the 19th, NHK will broadcast the tournament leading to the selection of the representatives live on general TV, etc., and will also broadcast simultaneously on NHK Plus.
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