Breaking has long been known as a hip hop style urban dance where Bboys and Bgirls execute moves in top rock, footwork, powermoves and freezes all in sync with the breaking bests.

But, with the new direction of Breaking as. a sport, it’s increasingly about more than execution of complex moves.

Breaking DanceSport has introduced high technical demands from athletes ranging from fitness levels, level of flexibility, musicality, variety, ease of execution, composition of moves, creativity among others. Athletes and Breaking fans are embracing the new evolution of sporting demands and the statistics .

Photo by Masaba Yusufu Mumeya

Breaking Statistics have created a new dimension of data collection which include calculation of athletes successful moves, most scores, most wins, most sweep wins among others.

These advanced statistics provide enthusiasts with a deeper understanding of what transpires on the floor and allow them to evaluate athletes performance in more detail than ever before.

Fans can use data to back up their arguments, challenge others, and engage in debates when before they were limited to fewer metrics and pure opinion.

Photo by Masaba Yusufu Mumeya

DanceSport, a Sport For All