With moves that send the body spiraling onto the floor into head spins and convoluted pretzel-like twists, breaking (break dancing) is known as a young person’s game. But at age 50, Philadelphia ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio —Dancer and choreographer Raphael Xavier is bringing his newest creation ... Today, he teaches about the art form at Princeton University and continues to dance.

Sure, the Raphael Xavier creation has hit the Philly ... of influences he's collected over his 45 years. The Philly-based artist's unique, ever-evolving form of dance theater has garnered him ...

When Raphael Xavier started break dancing 34 years ago ... He considered careers as a photographer, a visual artist, an actor— "all these other things that I thought I was supposed to become ...

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Raphael Xavier, professional breakdancer and professor of hip-hop dance at Princeton, about break dancing becoming an Olympic sport. Forget ice skating ...

Raphael Xavier feels that he’s taking break ... He’s also a writer, photographer and recording artist. Xavier was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for choreography in 2016.