A J dreams of breaking into the Olympics
A Wolverhampton-based teenager is hoping to break his way into the Olympics after hearing that breakdance is to be one of the sports at the 2024 Paris Games.
Aijion Brown, 19, is better known as A J The Cypher Cat on the dancing circuit.
He is one of the UK's top performers in the dance form, which originated in New York in the early 1970s.
The International Olympic Committee this week announced that breakdancing – or breaking as it is often called – will be included in the list of sports represented at the Games in Paris.
"It's made me really happy," says A J, who is studying graphic design at Birmingham City University.
"I've been dancing since I was five years old, and I've always had the dream that breaking would be able to provide me with a job.
"I'm now going to do everything I can to get the chance to represent my country."
With plenty of international titles under his belt, he stands a fair chance. In March this year he reached the semi final of the Red Bull BC One UK contest in London.
