HANGZHOU, China: When South Korean Kim Hong-yul was a teenager in the late 1990s, hip-hop ruled the airwaves and breakdancing was “the coolest thing in the world”, he says.Now the acrobatic dance style, which originated on the streets of 1970s New York, is at the Asian Games for the first time and will also debut next year at the Olympics.It is all part of moves to attract a younger audience.But for some of the older “B-boys” and “B-girls”, these may be their last — as well as their first — chances of a medal and broader recognition, with middle age approaching.
