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Loading ...JEDDAH: Some young Saudis love it. Others consider it a form of Western corruption. Whatever the case maybe, break dancing — an athletic urban dance form that originated from the streets of urban America — has become a popular pastime in the Kingdom.
At night, it is not unusual for young Saudis to gather at clandestine locations to break dance or gawk at the spectacle. On occasion dancers also pop up in public spaces for group competition. Donning Western urban fashion and playing loud music on boom boxes or car stereos, these young men imitate hip-hop stars to see who can come up with the best moves.
Wesam Ibrahim, 23, said he has been break dancing for two years.
“We gather every weekend in shopping mall parking lots and compete in groups,” he said. “Sometimes people gather around us and they seem to enjoy what we are doing.”
He said occasionally people approach the dancers an “advise us that we’re traveling down the wrong path.” But, he added, for the most part passersby are more bemused than upset.
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