Breaking Made Its Olympic Debut at Paris 2024
The dance style, which began in the Bronx, joined the Summer Games as a medal sport.
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In early 19th-century Vienna the close embrace of the dance shocked many.
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Flamenco Is on UNESCO's Heritage List
The art form from Andalusia in southern Spain was inscribed in 2010.
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Ballet Began in Italian Renaissance Courts
It spread to France, where Catherine de' Medici helped establish it as a court art.