A few weeks before his eighth birthday, Karam Singh joked about becoming a break dancer while watching a Justin Timberlake video. And 16 years later, Kid Callum is preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The 26-year-old from Derby, England, is the first breaker to sign a sponsorship deal with Nike and is also an ambassador for Samsung Galaxy, harnessing the “superpowers'' of the breaker community to lead the rankings ahead of the Olympic Qualification Series (OQS). is increasing. .
“When I started breaking out, I was in a crew and I looked up to that crew and it was my community. The people were there. And the community for me is still there,” Singh said.
“My community makes me who I am. Some people let being from a small place hold me back, but for me I've allowed it to be a superpower. You know, I don't like big events. I wanted to attend, arrive in an unknown state, and leave in an unforgettable way.”
Breaking, an acrobatic style of street dance, will be featured for the first time at the Paris Olympics, and Singh is set to make a name for himself on the Place de la Concorde if he wins one of the 10 spots available at the events to be held in Shanghai and Budapest. This would be a great opportunity to leave it behind. In May.
Singh will represent Britain and its crew.
“When the Olympics were announced, I feel like at first some people within our own scene were in favor and others were against it. But the more time passes, the more we're exposed to this new world. I think it's done really well,'' said Singh, who stars in the Sky feature film. breaking point.
“I think it’s attracting a new demographic to breaking and dance in general, because like I said, breaking is as much a sport as it is a dance and a cultural sport. You can do it for fun, or you can do it to be the best in the world.”
