A gold medal win by Canadian Philip Kim at the Paris Olympics in breaking has introduced the world to the sport and its culture that is all about peace, love and unity, his former coaches say.
Canada's Philip"Phil Wizard" Kim, of Vancouver, B.C., competes against Netherlands' Lee-Lou Diouf Demierre, not shown, in the breaking quarterfinal event during the Summer Olympics in Paris, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
As Kim’s mentor who first introduced hip hop to him when he was 10 years old, Hizon said seeing him applying everything he had learned to become the 27-year-old “Phil Wizard” was a triumph. Anita Perel-Panar, the co-founder of Boogaloo Academy in Vancouver where Hizon teaches dance, flew to Paris with Hizon to support Kim.“Coming to the Olympics brought it to the world," she said.
Hizon said the hip-hop culture is all about peace, love, unity and having fun, and although the Vancouver has a small community compared with other places, it has a unique vibe with dancers rooting for each other. Hizon said he first met Kim 17 years ago while Hizon's hip-hop crew, Now or Never, was performing street shows next to the Vancouver Art Gallery.
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