# BREAKING- From the Streets to the Olympics - VOA News

How did breakdancing, a 1970s and '80s street dance created by Black and Latino kids in the Bronx, explode into a global phenomenon and win a spot at the 2024 Summer Olympics? And what does it mean for a subculture to go mainstream? In this documentary, B-boys and B-girls grapple with the changing nature of "breaking."

- Kind: Documentary
- Year: 2024
- Runtime: 18 min
- By: Voice of America
- Genres: Documentary, News, Sports
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BREAKING-_From_the_Streets_to_the_Olympics_-_VOA_News.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Voice of America
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/151652983?play=1)