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As breaking makes its Olympic debut, an Anchorage dancer is focused on growing the sport in Alaska

Jeremy Viray, better known as B-Boy Icey Ives in the dance world, warmed up for a breaking set in his dance studio in Midtown Anchorage. He showed off some classic breaking moves — including one where his legs swoop under him in just a few steps while crouched and supported by his hands.

Ives started breaking in 2007 at a local recreation center.

“There were these kids that were just like, ‘Hey, you should just try this out. You guys look cool. We’re breakdancing. I think you’d be really good at it.’ And ever since that day, we never stopped. We were just inspired,” he said.

Breaking is making its Olympic debut in Paris this summer. Ives missed qualifying for Paris, but is still committed to the sport. He said Alaska’s dance scene is flourishing, but it needs more leaders to grow.

Ives began competing nationally when he was a freshman in high school and has since competed in events in over 20 countries. In 2019, he was the first Alaskan to win Red Bull BC One, which is billed as the world’s largest one-on-one breaking championship.

“Just to be a part of those competitions. It’s just everything I dreamed of when I was a kid,” he said.

That following year, breaking became an Olympic sport when it was added to the 2024 summer Olympics. Ives said the addition is significant for the dance community because it offers an international platform. He was excited for an opportunity to be on Team USA and to represent Alaska.

But he fell short at the Olympic qualifiers last year, placing in the top eight.

“I made it to Nationals, which was cool,” he said. “An even cooler story is that I lost to the gold medalist who’s representing the U.S.”

Despite not making the Olympic team, he’s training harder than ever. Ives said Alaska has a tight-knit dance scene that’s welcoming to all skill levels.

Dance studios in Anchorage occasionally host jams and battles, which are freestyle competitions where dancers improvise to the music. Ives and dancer Billy Fuller introduced Sahvanna Thompson to the battling-scene when she was in eighth grade.

Known by her dance name ‘shakT’, Thompson is from Anchorage and has been dancing for 15 years. She moved to Arizona in 2017 to pursue a degree in dance. Thompson flew to Anchorage in June to judge a jam hosted by a local dance studio.

“It’s really awesome what is happening right now in terms of more jams more consistently and with battles as well,” she said.

She said Alaska’s hip-hop dance community is a safe and supportive space to be creative and it’s grown over the years.

“Sometimes it feels like I never left. But there are a lot of new faces, like of the newer generation that I do see once in a while when I come back,” she said. “It’s nice to see them, see their growth.”

Ives co-owns a dance studio called Flow Zone, which opened in 2022. Ives said it was challenging as a dancer growing up in Alaska due to limited resources compared to the Lower 48. There were fewer competitions, dance studios and coaches.

He said he’d have more opportunities in the Lower 48, but he’s committed to growing the sport in Alaska.

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