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Mid shot of a breaker performing a freeze move \u003cbr/\u003e2. Various of breaker performing spinning and different styles and drops \u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Milad Ahmadi, Breakdancer: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Psychologically every person needs recreation and pleasure. The need for such recreation and pleasure can be totally met in this field. There are many sports like wrestling, swimming or martial arts sports that I might like. All these sports are perfect, but the violence embedded in such martial sports may cause some people to dislike such sports (martial arts). On the contrary, the beauty which this sport has (breakdancing), attracts many youths and they enjoy it.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of dancers clapping in time to the beat, then a breakdancer performing different drops and roofworks \u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Farzin Ansari, Breakdancer: \u003cbr/\u003e\"The title of our field is breakdancing. I have been doing this for about nine years. I started it from the basic level and I didn''t know anything about it at first but I gradually made progress.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Tilt down dancer \u003cbr/\u003e7. Mid shot breaker performing\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Farzin Ansari, Breakdancer: \u003cbr/\u003e\"It was Americans who introduced this sport and the United States is still the cradle of this sport, and the veterans of this sport are Americans. Various competitions are held in this field every year and even every day in different parts of the world. Unfortunately, because of some problems, Iran has not had any place in these competitions. It came to Iran very late. It was about nine or ten years ago that this sport was introduced in Iran, and it is only three or four years ago that this sport has been formally recognised in Iran under professional aerobics.\" \u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide shot of Tehran taken from top of Tehran''s Milad tower +++ MUTE +++\u003cbr/\u003e10. Mid of two rival breakdancer groups setting stage to challenge each other \u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide of a breakdancer performing drops on the floor as two groups challenging each other \u003cbr/\u003e12. Mid of two groups challenging each other in an open area, with a breaker from the opposite team taking over the stage \u003cbr/\u003e13. Close up of a breaker performing standing moves and foot drops \u003cbr/\u003e14. Pan from teammates to a breaker spinning on the floor \u003cbr/\u003e15. Wide of breakdancers challenging each other in an uptown park of Tehran \u003cbr/\u003e16. Mid of spectators clapping \u003cbr/\u003e17. Close up of female spectator cheering \u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Hooman (no last name given), Local resident and spectator: \u003cbr/\u003e\"If they were given permission to perform their sport (breakdancing) and dance in parks and open areas, it will be much more attractive and people will welcome it.\" \u003cbr/\u003e19. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Sepideh (no last name given) Local resident and spectator: \u003cbr/\u003e\"People love these kinds of things very much. In addition to being a dance, these moves include stretching and balancing exercises and in fact are combination of different moves. It is both sport and dance. It is a combined move. In many countries people feel free to come to the streets and challenge each other (by break dance competitions).\"\u003cbr/\u003e20. Wide of breakdancers performing with Milad tower in background \u003cbr/\u003e21. Mid of breakers performing various moves and styles one after another \u003cbr/\u003e22. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Farid Gorghin, Iranian break dancer: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Here is Iran and we are dancing. We are no different from other people. We love to dance as other people do. We want to enjoy our youth.\" \u003cbr/\u003e23. Various breakers performing different styles and roofwork moves \u003cbr/\u003e24. Tilt up from wide of breakdancers performing in the park to Tehran skyline \u003cbr/\u003eIn a country where all kinds of dancing in public is considered taboo, young Iranians are discovering breakdancing.\u003cbr/\u003eClassified by Iranian authorities as an aerobic sport, the youth dance culture is slowly breaking through to the streets.\u003cbr/\u003eThese young Iranian men practice their dance moves behind closed doors, so they don''t get in to trouble.\u003cbr/\u003eBreakdancing in Iran is an indoor sport.\u003cbr/\u003eAlthough it has been formally recognised in Iran, breakdancing is still frowned upon and, participants, called breakers, are not allowed to practice in public places and open areas.\u003cbr/\u003eThe government doesn''t use the term breakdancing, preferring to categorise it as a type of aerobic sport.\u003cbr/\u003eBreakdancing is locked away indoors because of its links with pop music and hip-hop culture, things that are hardly tolerated by the country''s clerical establishment.\u003cbr/\u003eIranian breakdancers complain that, although it has been recognised as a sport, the police does not tolerate it in public areas and open spaces.\u003cbr/\u003eMilad Ahmadi, a young Iranian ''breaker'', says he loves breakdancing because it''s fun, good exercise and a chance to express yourself through dance.\u003cbr/\u003e\"There are many sports like wrestling, swimming or martial arts sports that I might like. All these sports are perfect but the violence embedded in such martial sports may cause some people dislike such sports (martial arts). On the contrary, the beauty which this sport has, attract many youth to this sport and makes them enjoy it,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003eFrazin Ansari, another young Iranian breaker, regrets the lack of opportunities to take part in the international competitions.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Unfortunately, because of some problems, Iran has not had any place in these competitions. It came to Iran very late. It is about nine or ten years that this sport has been introduced in Iran and it is three or four years that this sport has been formally recognized in Iran under professional aerobics,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003eIn some upper-middle class neighbourhoods, breakdancers go to nearby parks and challenge rival teams to dance-offs.\u003cbr/\u003eAlthough it is illegal to practice breakdancing in public areas, sometimes authorities ignore it under the term \"illegal but tolerated\".\u003cbr/\u003eSepideh, a spectator, says that because of the jubilant, athletic and recreational nature of this sport, the government should let young people practice it in open areas.\u003cbr/\u003e\"People love these kinds of things very much. In addition to being a dance, these moves include stretching and balancing exercises and in fact are combination of different moves. It is both sport and dance. It is a combined move. In many countries people feel free to come to the streets and challenge each other (by break dance competitions),\" she says.\u003cbr/\u003eAnd Teheran''s youth goes on dreaming about a future where they can dance freely in the capital''s streets.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We are no different from other people. We love to dance as other people do. 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