Central Florida native ready to become first break dancer to compete in Olympics
Updated: May 1, 2024 9:52 PM EDT
France. It's been a week since today, and he's been buzzing about the latest Olympic sport. They call it breaking, but most of us know that breakdancing is pretty cool. The top American in the sport happened to be from Kissimmee. Last year, WESH 2's Sanika Danji introduced us to Victor Montalvo for the first time. She was recently captured by him again and he is now officially detained in Paris. Victor. Although it has been his passion since he was 10 years old, Victor Montalvo says the Olympics were never on his mind. Everything changed when the International Olympic Committee announced that the sport would be held for the first time in Paris in 2024. And when we last spoke to him last April, he was determined to earn a Team USA spot. I'm just going to go to the mountains and have no Wi-Fi or anything and just train like it's just a workout. More than a year later, he is officially heading to Paris to attend the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee's media summit. He says his main focus is breaking down misconceptions about the sport. One of his main ones is, um, I feel like we're dancing on, um, what's it called? It seems like they don't do that anymore. It was like the '80s. his father and his father's twin brother. His two pillars of his journey here. It remains his biggest inspiration. I remember like yesterday when his father taught me breaking. I was like, um, it was me, my cousin, and my brother, um, when Beat Street just came on TV, my dad was like, “Hey, we used to do that.'' And my cousin was like, “No,” I didn't like that you guys were lying. My father and uncle literally went to their room, put on hoodies and started tearing down windmills. Head spin. And we were all shocked, and from that day on, we just did Beat Street every day and imitated the dancers' movements in different ways. Montalvo said his father still lives through him. His father always wanted him to become a breaking world champion. He sacrificed a lot to break my career. And, um, yeah, it just, like, everything worked out, like, look at me now, I'm part of Team USA. The break is in the Olympics. I'm like the first American breaker to compete in the Olympics. So, like everything worked out, it was all worth it. His father isn't the only one in his corner. As we prepare for this year's Summer Olympics. All of Central Florida is rooting for him within days. Notice the very surprising explosive movement. But a very distinctive, character, you know, breaking is about making your own identity, your own creativity, your own originality into style.It's so much fun to watch breaking
Central Florida native ready to become first break dancer to compete in Olympics
Updated: May 1, 2024 9:52 PM EDT
There's a lot of hype surrounding the newest Olympic sport. Although it's called breaking, most of us know it as breakdancing. Victor Montalvo, the top American in the sport, happens to be from Kissimmee. He plans to go to Paris to compete this summer. Montalvo said, “I'm so excited for everyone to see Breaking and finally understand what it's all about.” It's been his passion since he was 10 years old, but he says the Olympics were never on his mind. All that changed when the International Olympic Committee announced that the sport would be held for the first time in Paris in 2024. Last April, Montalvo was determined to earn a spot on Team USA. “I'm going to go to the mountains and train. I'm just going to train. There's no Wi-Fi, there's nothing,” Montalvo said. Now, he's officially working towards his 2024 Olympics and says his main focus is breaking down misconceptions about the sport. “One of the main things is I feel like we're dancing on cardboard floors. We don't do that anymore. It was like in the '80s,” Montalvo said. Ta. Montalvo says his father and twin brother are some of his biggest inspirations to this day. In many ways, Montalvo said, his father lives through him now. His father always wanted him to become a breaking world champion. “He made a lot of sacrifices for my breaking career. Everything worked out. Look at me now, I'm on Team USA, I'm in the Olympics in breaking. , the first American breaker to compete in the Olympics. “It was all worth it,'' Montalvo said. As he prepares for this year's games, his father isn't the only one feeling the pinch. All of Central Florida is rooting for him. “Look out for not only the super amazing explosive movements, but also the unique characters,” Montalvo said. “We really enjoy watching breaking because breaking is all about style, having your own identity, your own creativity, your own originality.”
There's a lot of hype surrounding the newest Olympic sport. Although it's called breaking, most of us know it as breakdancing.
Victor Montalvo, the top American in the sport, happens to be from Kissimmee. He plans to go to Paris to compete this summer.
“I'm so excited for people to see Breaking and finally understand what it's all about,” Montalvo said.
Montalvo has been passionate about the Olympics since he was 10 years old, but says he never thought about the Olympics. That all changed when the International Olympic Committee announced that the sport would debut in Paris in 2024.
Last April, Montalvo decided to earn a spot on Team USA.
“I'm going to go to the mountains and train. I'm just going to train. There's no Wi-Fi, there's nothing,” Montalvo said.
Now he's officially heading to the 2024 Olympics.
He says his main focus is breaking down misconceptions about the sport.
“I think one of the main things is similar to us dancing on cardboard floors. We don't do that anymore. It was like the '80s,” Montalvo said. I did.
Montalvo says his father and twin brother are some of his biggest inspirations to this day. In many ways, Montalvo said, his father lives through him now. His father always wanted him to become a breaking world champion.
“He made a lot of sacrifices for my breaking career. Everything worked out. Look at me now, I'm on Team USA, I'm in the Olympics in breaking. , the first American breaker to compete in the Olympics. “It was all worth it,'' Montalvo said.
As he prepares for this year's games, his father isn't the only one feeling the pinch. All of Central Florida is rooting for him.
“Look out for not only the super amazing explosive movements, but also the unique characters,” Montalvo said. “We really enjoy watching breaking because breaking is all about style, having your own identity, your own creativity, your own originality.”
