Ill Abilities is surprising the world with their flawless breakdance moves and proving that Breaking can indeed be an Olympic sport.
Though it seems Breaking’s Olympic debut may also be its farewell due to the controversy surrounding breakdancer Rachel Gunn’s questionable routine, there were other athletes who proved that Breaking is indeed a sport deserving of its Olympic status.
Meet Ill Abilities: The Differently-Abled Breakdance Crew That Shined at Paris 2024
Even though the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have concluded, the stories emerging from them continue to amaze us, and this one will definitely blow your mind.
Ill Abilities is a group of Breaking dancers who took the stage at this prestigious event, distinguished by their different abilities and impressive careers in the sport.
@clarosports ¡ESPECTÁCULO PURO!😌 En los próximos Juegos Paralímpicos de #Paris2024 veremos a los mejores exponentes del #Breakdance, quienes ya nos demostraron su talento🤩 Del 28 de agosto al 8 de septiembre ¡TENEMOS UNA CITA! 🔜🇫🇷🎊 #ParísEsTuyo #Paralympics #Deportes ♬ sonido original – Claro Sports
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Ill Abilities is composed of eight dancers from various nationalities, all of whom have some form of motor disability. Since 2007, they have set out to break down all prejudices. The crew members are: Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli, Redouan “Redo” Ait Chitt, Jung So “Krops” Lee, Tommy “Guns” Ly, Jacob “Kujo” Lyons, Samuel Henrique “Samuka” da Silveira, Sergio “Checho” Carvajal, and Lucas “Perninha” Machado.
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In addition to being Breakdancing experts, these young performers also dedicate their lives to giving motivational talks and workshops, where they offer advice and share personal stories of how they overcame obstacles throughout their lives.
This crew originated from an idea by Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli to create an all-star team of some of the world’s best differently-abled dancers to show the world that anything is possible.
“The crew gets its name from the standard in hip-hop culture of using a negative term to refer to something positive. Examples of this can be heard in studios or at competitions where dancers compliment each other by saying they were bad, nasty or mean. The “ill” in ILL-ABILITIES™ does not refer to “sick” or “unwell” but rather to incredible, amazing, intricate, talent.”
Rather than seeing the negative limitations of “disability”, this crew focuses on their positive, or “ill”, abilities
Interestingly, this crew of breakdancers also performed at Paris 2024, they were part of the show that inaugurated this remarkable sport on the Olympic stage.
