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Have you ever heard of breaking as a dance style? It is one of the four pillars of hip-hop. This year (2024), breaking has made its way to the Olympic Games for the first time! Learn about breaking in our newest article "Breaking Down the Moves: Breaking at the Olympics". To read the article, please scan the QR code at the bottom of the flyer. Or go to: https://lnkd.in/gq5Vsc6D Written by Pop Dancers League - Tracy Chen and Ivy Wang

Music for better focus? Over the last year, I have noticed that I can focus better and work faster when I listen to electronic music - like the one below. It's the latest gem I have discovered. This is especially true for longer stretches of focused work on texts or building a structure for a website. The music energizes me and carries me through the tasks. “The right choice of music, such as instrumental or ambient music, can help block out distractions, improve concentration, and maintain attention during study sessions.” This quote is from an article on "The Benefits of Listening to Music When Studying" published by the University of Maryland. I will put a link to it in the comments. Do you listen to music while you're working or studying? And if so, to what kind? Have a wonderful weekend - hopefully with good music! https://lnkd.in/e5qMvrRP #musicforwork #workbetter #tips #workbehavior #productivity

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Another example of unlocking the power of music in sports...   The ability to 'soundtrack your sport' in this new era is going to become increasingly important when trying to resonate and engage with younger generations like Gen Z and Gen Alpha. It is fascinating to see increasing amounts of fan engagement strategies being underpinned by music.   In 2022, we saw FC Barcelona's Partnership with Spotify bring the worlds of music and football together. 2023 saw the British Basketball League's Unbeatable Anthem tap in to the notion that young people today are more interested in sports lifestyle and culture than they are the sports itself. They tapped in to their cultural equity and ability to shape urban identity. Wolves Records was a ground-breaking new venture as the first-ever UK football team to launch a record label!   Music is no longer about background noise or innings breaks. It is so much more than a spend - it's a valuable investment. It's a powerful asset that resonates with fans across generations. In this new era of sports, it is going to be important for sports and events to find their place in that landscape. What's the sound track for your sport?

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Rema's dazzling Ballon d'Or performance shines a spotlight on Afrobeats' rising impact in sports, showcasing the harmony of music and athletic culture. Explore this exciting fusion! Learn more>> https://lnkd.in/eYCRvceU .. . . . .. #BreakingNews#NewsUpdate#TopStories#CurrentEvents#WorldNews#SocialMedia#DigitalMarketingTechTrends#Innovation#TrendingNow#BloggingTips#BloggerLife#ReadMyBlog#BloggersCommunity#BloggingJourney#SmallBusiness#Entrepreneur#BusinessSuccess

If you want to <Share> a URL & especially a video, without L-I taking over the link for itself only, or to make it able to be <Shared> elsewhere, then keep it at 26 or fewer characters. This is most easily done with a URL shortener like bit.ly, but there are others. ~ Free Account Version (𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠) - https : // app . bitly . com / Bo4u2i2WIFa / links / create ... e.g. here is a bit.ly-condensed version of a video link that can be <Copy><Pasted> to other platforms for viewing, without any issues. This link shows my son Marc Garside's business's (www . EPICPercussion . com <-- 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑠) "𝑬𝑷𝑰𝑪 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒐𝒓 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒔", who won the KIDA Championships this year. ... If you ever wondered what it feels like to be in a Corps, this video is quite "immersive". Enjoy, & feel free to <Share> to other platforms. bit.ly/4dik4Yk

#society #unitedstates #nobelprize I was introduced to American tennis after I moved to University of Hawaii at Manoa for graduate school in 1990 just as Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, and boom boom Boris Becker were rising at the U.S. Open. It took a bit of getting used to watching power tennis on asphalt after growing up watching it at the hallowed Wimbledon on grass between Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, and Steffi Graf. Basketball was exhilarating with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the summer of 1991 when I skipped going to the campus and sat glued to the television watching the NBA finals. Golf came with Tiger Woods in 1996 at his debut in the historic Masters in Augusta, Georgia when a University of Hawai’i golf player, a Kenyan Indian student, asked me to watch history being made by the rookie Woods on Sunday when I accidentally walked into the common television viewing area of the graduate dorms at Hale Manoa on the campus. Even though I knew nothing about Golf living in Hawai’i, a Mecca for golfers, Woods’ extraordinary performance on the course was enough to get me interested to follow all the four Golf majors and play a bit myself. What I have experienced since then is a hyperbolically negative cultural degeneration in America, in 30 years, until I experienced it in my own life by 2010, aspiration for excellence giving way to mean spirited behaviors in the coarseness of language, dress code, public political discourse, and actions. There are no role models to look up to, and America itself has stopped being a role model as a nation. United States of America has become exhibitionist, ceased to be classy, and stopped appealing to the rest of the world anymore. American decline, as ironical as it may seem, also began with the end of the Cold War. Our revival requires renewal of our values, and war has never been one of them, just as money, which is only an enabler: 1. YOU https://lnkd.in/dbJ_2N8A. 2. 1776 https://lnkd.in/dCA--McE. 3. #OurCommonFuture https://lnkd.in/eaZe52sD.

Dance competitions are a multibillion-dollar industry. With each performer paying around $50–$60 for just a few minutes on stage, the revenue quickly adds up. These events often run from Thursday to Sunday, sometimes for up to 16 hours a day. As a former competition judge, I know how unsustainable this cycle can be. Winners receive trophies, pins, and ribbons, but most prizes are credits for future events, requiring even more investment. This cycle keeps the industry thriving, but at what cost? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below! #ChastaHamilton #DanceCompetition #BehindTheScenes #DanceLife #IndustryInsights

Form is greater than finish.   16 years ago (March 2, 2008), one of the greatest moments in track history took place. Heather Dornidan won her heat in the 600 meter Big 10 Championship, and placed second overall in the event.   If you haven't heard the story, Heather was poised to win the race after a strong finish the year before. The first minute of the race is relatively non-eventful, with the runners all bunched together, but everything changed at the 01:05 mark.   Dornidan trips over a competitors shoe and lands face first on the track.   You can sense the wind knocked out of the arena.   She immediately jumps to her feet, keeps running, and ultimately wins her heat! Here's the video for reference: https://lnkd.in/eey925WZ While there are a lot of life lessons to take from her story, one element stands out to me the most…Dornidan kept the same running form throughout the race.   If you were to edit the video only showing Dornidan, at no point in the race would you be able to tell what place she is in. Her form looks the exact same before and after the fall.   Why this strikes me is that Dornidan didn't let her potential finish in the race dictate her form. She was the same runner at the beginning and the end.   That says more about who she is than the fact that won the race.   Is this true of us?   "Form" for a runner is the method they use to achieve their desired result (winning the race).   As professionals, I believe our "form" is our personal values. Things like humility, empathy, curiosity, kindness, etc. that we want to be true of us.   They are how we aim to "run our race" and ultimately shape how people will experience us.   It's easy to keep our form when we feel ahead... The presentation goes well, we get a promotion, or are invited into a higher level meeting.   What about when we feel behind? Our idea isn't selected, we weren't invited to the meeting, or someone else gets the promotion.   Do we keep the same form in those moments?   That's the challenge I am processing this week. Are my core values on display when I feel behind in the same way as when I feel ahead, or do people experience me as a different person?   While falling behind might have cost Dornidan a first place finish in the overall event, keeping her form cemented her legacy in track history.   Here's to keeping our form in the highs and lows as well.