How judging works for breaking (breakdancing) competitions

B-Boy Crumbs has been judging Olympic qualifiers for breaking, or breakdancing. He details the criteria that judges pay close attention to: technique, vocabulary, originality, execution and musicality. The “hot seat” is reserved only for judges that are highly experienced breakers themselves. Modesto, Calif. native and original member of San Jose-based Style Elements Crew shares what’s going on through a judge’s mind during the heat of a battle - and preps you for what you’ll likely see during Olympic competition in Paris.
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About this series:
As we move forward toward Paris, we’re talking to Bay Area breaking legends and rising superstars who understand this new Olympic sport in a way that few others can - and know how the threads of Bay Area culture are woven tightly through it. From the origins of breaking terminology to the music that drives it, and the intricacies of strategy in the heat of a dance battle, who better to be our guides than the very artists and athletes who’ve shaped this dynamic dance into the phenomenon it is today?
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[@Poppykat9866]

I came here for answers on how this was going to be scored for the Olympics and got my answers. I'm glad the judge admitted right off the bat the subjective nature of the sport.

[@thharrimw]

Yep. This is why it should not be in the Olympics

[@ofabriciocosta]

830 / 5.000 Your speech is very assertive and punctual. Breaking has a base that can be considered a mandatory movement, like in gymnastics, for example. Breaking has an aesthetic reference that we can expect from the appearance of these movements, guiding not only how the movement is, but also how it should be presented, like in gymnastics. The IOC's mistake was to allow such a subjective judging method to be established for an Olympic event. If they want Breaking in the Olympics, they must first have a methodology common to all judges so that there is a fair judgment and that the criteria can be explained and shown to the public at least. Not only would the public understand, but the athletes would already dance knowing that certain elements would be mandatory within their creation, training based on this guidance.

[@esmeez]

No, I was born in 78 and I always thought it was about staying on beat and being able to break when you broke you came back on tempo. Am I wrong?

[@Disco_Biscuit_]

You said it yourself it's subjective, performance art is not sport

[@alfonsovalladolid67]

Tbf, this could be compared to Figure Skating. This sport got technicality, arm/body movements, and execution.

[@Disco_Biscuit_]

@@alfonsovalladolid67 yes

[@robertridley9279]

3:34 - 3:46 is gymnastics floor exercise