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In terms
of
the Olympics, so many
of
us,
In terms of the Olympics, so many of us,
even the breakers were
like
,
even the breakers were like,
There's no way that's going
to
happen, you know?
There's no way that's going to happen, you know?
Because it's still such, a
like
kind
of
,
Because it's still such, a like kind of,
an underground street culture. an underground street culture.
Honestly, had you asked me back then Honestly, had you asked me back then
if this was going
to
be my future, I would have,
if this was going to be my future, I would have,
I probably would have laughed
at
you 'cause I
I probably would have laughed at you 'cause I
could never have pictured this. could never have
pictured
this.
Break dancing will become an official sport in Break dancing will become an official sport in
the 2024 Paris games. the 2024 Paris games.
I'm Sean Gregory, senior Sports I'm Sean Gregory,
senior
Sports
correspondent
at
Time. I met
up
with
correspondent at Time. I met up with
Sunny Choy, the 35-year-old B-girl who Sunny Choy, the 35-year-old B-girl who
will be heading
to
Paris
to
compete
for
will be heading to Paris to
compete
for
the US this summer. the US this summer.
Sunny was generous enough
to
show me some basic moves.
Sunny was
generous
enough to show me some basic moves.
All right, cool. All right, cool.
So let's do a little breaking 101 tutorial. So let's do a little breaking
101
tutorial.
So what we'll do is we'll So what we'll do is we'll
step
across
one, and then we'll step
step across one, and then we'll step
across
, and then we'll step
to
the side.
across, and then we'll step to the side.
Oh, sorry. Oh no, actually we can step back Oh, sorry. Oh no, actually we can step back
so we'll step back, and then we'll step back. so we'll step back, and then we'll step back.
Okay, and then come back
to
the middle.
Okay, and then come back to the middle.
Yeah, okay, so this is called a 2000. Yeah, okay, so this is called a 2000.
Usually I can do this cold. Usually I can do this cold.
Oh, lets see. Oh, lets see.
So that's
like
a basic power move.
So that's like a basic
power move
.
Um there's something called swipes which Um there's something called swipes which
I'll do, um, which is also pretty basic. I'll do, um, which is also pretty basic.
Just a few things I can do
without
warming
up
Just a few things I can do without
warming up
and so we would do
like
multiple
of
and so we would do like multiple of
those or combo that
into
something else.
those or combo that into something else.
Can I show you the move I did when I was
in
second grade?
Can I show you the move I did when I was in second grade?
Yeah. Yeah.
My talent show. My talent show.
Yes, please. Yes, please.
All right, I think I can still do it. All right, I think I can still do it.
This was called the spider as I This was called the spider as I
remember it, and check, just check this out. remember it, and check, just
check this out
.
See if you'll see this
in
Paris.
See if you'll see this in Paris.
I went
across
the stage and went
like
that.
I went across the stage and went like that.
Yeah, that's what I did, the spider. Yeah, that's what I did, the spider.
So here first you can use So here first you can use
that
in
Paris if you
like
.
that in Paris if you like.
Thank you. Thank you.
I appreciate it. Yeah, I'll add it
to
my roll.
I
appreciate
it. Yeah, I'll add it to my roll.
So breaking, known
to
many people
of
So breaking, known to many people of
an older generation perhaps
as
break dancing.
an older generation perhaps as break dancing.
How did you start breaking? How did you start breaking?
If you had seen me
on
the street
before
I
If you had seen me on the street before I
started breaking, there's no way you started breaking, there's no way you
would have looked
at
me and been
like
would have looked at me and been like
she's going
to
be a good
she's going to be a good
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breaker. I was a gymnast
for
15 years.
breaker. I was a gymnast for 15 years.
I quit
before
I got
to
college, and so I
I
quit
before I got to college, and so I
was looking
for
something
to
do, and I
was looking for something to do, and I
was walking
around
campus, and some
was walking around
campus
, and some
people were dancing
on
campus, and they,
people were dancing on
campus
, and they,
you know I stopped to watch and they you know I stopped to watch and they
invited me
to
class and it kind
of
all
invited me to class and it kind of all
started that freshman year
on
Penn campus.
started that
freshman
year on Penn
campus
.
Sunny graduated
from
the
Sunny graduated from the
University
of
Pennsylvania
with
a degree
University of Pennsylvania with a degree
in business and
by
all accounts was a
in business and by all accounts was a
big success
in
corporate America
but
she
big success in corporate America but she
left her job
as
the Director
of
global
left her job as the Director of global
creative operations
for
skin care at
creative operations for skin care at
Estee Lauder
to
compete
in
the 2024 games.
Estee Lauder to
compete
in the 2024 games.
My whole entire life I've been My whole entire life I've been
doing what I should be doing. As dictated doing what I should be doing. As
dictated
by
life other people, society, culture and
by life other people, society, culture and
I decided
to
quit because this is
like
a
I decided to
quit
because this is like a
childhood dream and I couldn't bear the childhood dream and I couldn't bear the
thought
of
robbing myself
with
that again.
thought of robbing myself with that again.
Especially
with
the Olympic movement.
Especially with the Olympic movement.
I think there's a level
of
I think there's a level of
pressure that
like
most Breakers have
pressure that like most Breakers have
never felt
before
. So that's really new.
never felt before. So that's really new.
But I feel lighter. I feel connected. But I feel lighter. I feel connected.
I feel present. I definitely feel
like
a
I feel
present
. I definitely feel like a
very different person today.. very different person today..
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In my opinion and I'm clearly In my opinion and I'm clearly
biased there's so much
about
breaking
biased
there's so much about breaking
that I feel
like
somebody can latch
on
that I feel like somebody can latch on
to
it can be anywhere
from
the fashion,
to it can be anywhere from the fashion,
the music, the music,
the swag, the charisma,
to
you know
the
swag
, the
charisma
, to you know
obviously the physicality
of
what we're
obviously the physicality of what we're
doing, the artistic expression. doing, the artistic expression.
I feel
like
when Breakers are out there you're
I feel like when Breakers are out there you're
really putting everything, all
of
you
really putting everything, all of you
onto
the dance dance floor and I think
onto the dance dance floor and I think
when you're watching it you can really when you're watching it you can really
feel and connect
with
the person.
feel and connect with the person.
You know
through
their dance. It's kind
of
You know through their dance. It's kind of
It's kind
of
incredible
to
be able
to
experience that
It's kind of incredible to be able to experience that
but
even if that's not what's
but even if that's not what's
interesting
to
you it's physically super
interesting to you it's physically super
demanding and the movements that we do
demanding
and the movements that we do
are very different
from
other sports and
are very different from other sports and
so I feel
like
it's really interesting.
so I feel like it's really interesting.
Plus it's
like
improv. It's freestyle so
Plus it's like
improv
. It's
freestyle
so
when the music turns
on
we just go.
when the music turns on we just go.
So we don't even know what's going
to
happen.
So we don't even know what's going to happen.
So
of
course
to
the audience it should
So of course to the audience it should
be exciting cuz they don't know what's be exciting cuz they don't know what's
going
to
happen.
going to happen.
There will be 16 B boys There will be 16 B boys
and 16 B girls. Sunny
among
them. From all
and 16 B girls. Sunny among them. From all
over
the world competing in Paris.
over the world competing in Paris.
I'm certainly not
on
the roster, yet,
but
I'm practicing.
I'm certainly not on the
roster
, yet, but I'm practicing.
Let me do one more... try
to
Let me do one more... try to
incorporate everything I've learned.. incorporate everything I've learned..
today and you can be the judge and see if.. today and you can be the judge and see if..
I'm ready. I'm ready.
All right wait. All right wait.
No. No.
Wait. I didn't teach that
but
that's
Wait. I didn't teach that but that's
pretty good. pretty good.
There you go. There you go.
I'm not sure you're going
to
be
I'm not sure you're going to be
winning the Olympics tomorrow,
but
it's not that bad.
winning the Olympics tomorrow, but it's not that bad.
Thank you. Pretty good! Thank you. Pretty good!
Thank you
for
your time and your energy
Thank you for your time and your energy
Thank you Thank you
and your knowledge and your knowledge
Check her out
in
paris everybody
Check her out in paris everybody

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