ATLANTA — The newest sport at the Olympic Games will make its debut on Friday, Aug. 9: the competitive dance-off known as breaking.
And many are wondering how it would be scored. Here is what the committee says:
Judging for Breaking (Breakdancing) at the Olympics
A panel of at least three judges scores a breaking match, called a battle, on six criteria:
- Creativity
- Personality
- Technique
- Variety
- Performativity
- Musicality
Each criterion has a different weight, meaning some are worth more points. It's broken down like this:
Technique, performativity, and creativity collectively make up 60% of a performer's score, while the other three parameters account for the remaining 40%.
Judges submit their votes after each round of dancing, and the breaker with the highest point total at the end is declared the winner.
