Just because I wasn't moonlighting as a coach at World Champs this week doesn't mean that I missed out on seeing some great athletes perform up close.
Last Friday I got the opportunity to attend a fundraiser to benefit an inner city youth tennis program in the Philadelphia area. The benefit was held at the Merion Cricket Club and sounded pretty standard: silent auction, dinner, etc.. However, this benefit included a breakdancing "battle" as the live entertainment. Having little to absolutely no dancing experience, a burning desire to witness a breakdancing battle on the grounds of a country club (the dress code said no jeans, what about wind pants?), and the fact that it was held on my birthday, I simply couldn't think of a reason not to attend this event.
These guys are incredible athletes. The event was basically a loosely regulated gymnastics competition, although I have no idea how I would have picked one person over the other. Once I was able to pick my jaw up off the floor I took a short video of the action, see for yourself. My knees started hurting just watching them.
I'm not actually sure that video really captures how crazy it is for someone to spin on their head of almost 5 seconds, 10 feet away from you. In closing, I encourage everyone to check out a breakdancing competition live, either at the local breaking spots, at a country club, or anywhere in between. This was quite the random birthdayday present, and one I won't soon forget.
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