Breakdancer Hopes Olympics Her Sport Will Energize Paris Games — VOA Learning English
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An American breakdancer says she hopes the sport’s debut at the Paris Olympics next month will help energize the Games.
Twenty-one-year-old Logan Edra recently spoke with reporters from Reuters about breakdancing’s introduction to Olympic competition. "Breaking is going to do so well in Paris," Edra told the news service.
This breakdancer, or “breaker,” from Southern California also goes by the nickname "Logistx." The word is similar to the term “logistics,” which means to organize something in a productive way. Her father gave her that name because, as a child, she always knew how to get where she wanted to go.
Breakdancing is believed to have started in the Bronx area of New York City in the…
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