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Dec 18, 2020
6 min

17 IMPORTANT ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FROM THE WDSF ABOUT BREAKING BEING IN THE 2024 PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES

With Breaking now officially a part of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, there is obviously a lot of buzz and questions floating around the Worl

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Emmanuel Adelekun

Jul 7, 2020
8 min

A Perspective On Safety, Misconduct And Abusive Behaviour On The Dance Scenes

PLEASE NOTE: I am writing this after various conversations with people, where points have constantly come up that I have not seen openly ...

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5 Ways to Find and Motivate Yourself As A Dancer Right Now

Emmanuel Adelekun

Apr 23, 2020
4 min

5 Ways to Find and Motivate Yourself As A Dancer Right Now

With everything cancelled here's 5 things I thought might help to keep you excited and pushing, as a dancer, right now

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Emmanuel Adelekun

Aug 9, 2019
6 min

Outbreak Europe 10 Years In The Game

It's been 10 years since the stories of Outbreak Europe came whispering out of the country of Slovakia, carried over mountains and border...

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13 Important Answers From The WDSF To Questions About Breaking Getting Into The 2024 Youth Olympics

Emmanuel Adelekun

Jul 6, 2019
6 min

13 Important Answers From The WDSF To Questions About Breaking Getting Into The 2024 Youth Olympics

With Breaking getting 'Provisional Approval' for 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, making it one step closer to official approval, there is a ...

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BREAKING SCENE STAND UP- DON'T SUPPORT THE HATE!

Emmanuel Adelekun

Jun 16, 2019
2 min

BREAKING SCENE STAND UP- DON'T SUPPORT THE HATE!

THE BREAKING SCENE NEEDS TO STAND UP TOGETHER BEFORE WE LOSE WHAT IS BEING BUILT! In case you haven't heard, right now the 2019 SILVERBAC...

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A Mission Worth Breaking For- Break Mission 2019

Emmanuel Adelekun

May 15, 2019
4 min

A Mission Worth Breaking For- Break Mission 2019

Time to give a serious shout out to the event that is Break Mission, and to Russell David, MC Swifty, Sugar Rush, D-lo, Dek One, KhanFu, ...

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Emmanuel Adelekun

Jul 13, 2017
7 min

My Back In The Days

We all have stories and memories of our journey into the Hip Hop dance culture and scene. Those moments from back in the days when we wer...

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Emmanuel Adelekun

Apr 30, 2017
3 min

DANCE IS ABOUT CREATING MOMENTS

There’s an ability all good dancers possess. It’s a skill and lesson they learn that changes the way they practice and the way they express

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Emmanuel Adelekun

Mar 27, 2017
6 min

RHYTHM, FLOW AND THE ART OF FREESTYLING

'A good BBOY or BGIRL does not become tense but ready, not thinking yet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come. When the MUSIC expands...

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WHY YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU ENJOY YOUR DANCE

Emmanuel Adelekun

Jan 17, 2017
5 min

WHY YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU ENJOY YOUR DANCE

Why you should enjoy your dance style, instead of getting stressed, over thinking or angry about competitions and judges decisions.

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Emmanuel Adelekun

Dec 24, 2016
3 min

THE MYTH OF HIP HOP

What if I told you a story that in its essence sounded like a myth? That years ago, trapped and walled in by the very powers that promise...

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Emmanuel Adelekun

Jun 30, 2016
3 min

HIP HOP NEEDS SPACE TO BREATHE

I've travelled to many places in the years that I have been a part of Hip Hop culture as a bboy, and one of the things that has humbled ...

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