When you heard that a sport called breaking was making its debut at the Paris Games, your first thought might’ve been, What’s that? In fact, you probably know it by another name: breakdancing, a.k.a. busting out flips, handstands, headspins, and other tough moves to hip-hop songs. Now, four years after the sport was first featured at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, it will come to the bona fide Olympic stage for the first time in Paris.

Since breaking is a whole new Olympic sport—and because you might not be familiar with it to begin with—you probably have a lot of questions. For all the important intel like when and where competition will take place, how it’ll be scored, and what performers will be battling it out, keep on reading. And get psyched to catch lots of brand-new action at the Paris Games.

First off, what exactly is breaking?

The Olympics organization describes breaking as an urban style of dance rooted in hip hop culture. (In fact, breaking isn’t just a dance style, either: It’s one of the four pillars of hip-hop, along with DJ’ing, MC’ing, and graffiti.) It originated in the 1970s in the Bronx and later expanded internationally, with the first global breaking competitions held in the 1990s.

It’s essentially a dance-off-style competition where athletes showcase a combo of acrobatic moves, fancy footwork, and stylized improv. A big component of breaking competitions is the DJ, who is in charge of the music. Athletes must adapt their dance moves on the fly to whatever beat the DJ drops, which brings an element of novelty and surprise to each showdown.

What are B-boys and B-girls?

The terms B-boys and B-girls refer to the breaking performers themselves—male and female performers, respectively. The appropriate title can be used before a performer’s stage name—as in “B-girl Logistx hopes to medal at the Paris Games.” But you can also use the gender-neutral “breaker” instead.

How is breaking scored?

Breaking competitions involve athletes going up against each other in a one-on-one battle format. Basically, they take turns performing their moves in what’s known as a throw down. These are brief—roughly 60 seconds—and each athlete usually executes about two to five of them in a competition.

Dancers perform three types of movements: top rock (standing moves), down rock (floor moves), and freeze (held poses).

A panel of judges, who are usually breakdancers themselves, evaluates the throw downs and rates them on six criteria: creativity, personality, technique, variety, performativity, and musicality. After every round, the judges share their scores. In the end, the dancer with the most points wins.

At the 2024 Games, 16 B-boys and 16 B-girls from around the world will compete for medals, with separate competitions held for the men and women.

Who’s competing in breaking at its very first Olympics?

Out of the 32 total athletes competing, four dancers (two men and two women) are from the US. They include Victor Montalvo, Jeffrey Louis, Sunny Choi, and Logan Edra.