Mourad Merzouki brings hip-hop dance to the Olympic stage with 'Dance of the Games'
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French-Algerian choreographer Mourad Merzouki guides his dancers as they rehearse for "Dance of the Games" at the concert hall in Creteil, east of Paris, Wednesday July 31, 2024. Merzouki is bringing hip-hop dance to the Paris Olympics. The French-Algerian choreographer is the creator of the Dance of the Games. Merzouki's showcase at the Trocadro Champions Park kicks off Monday Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)Dancers rehearse for "Dance of the Games" at the concert hall in Creteil, east of Paris, Wednesday July 31, 2024. Mourad Merzouki is bringing hip-hop dance to the Paris Olympics. The French-Algerian choreographer is the creator of the Dance of the Games. Merzouki's showcase at the Trocadro Champions Park kicks off Monday Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)French-Algerian choreographer Mourad Merzouki guides his dancers as they rehearse for "Dance of the Games" at the concert hall in Creteil, east of Paris, Wednesday July 31, 2024. Merzouki is bringing hip-hop dance to the Paris Olympics. The French-Algerian choreographer is the creator of the Dance of the Games. Merzouki's showcase at the Trocadro Champions Park kicks off Monday Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)French-Algerian choreographer Mourad Merzouki guides his dancers as they rehearse for "Dance of the Games" at the concert hall in Creteil, east of Paris, Wednesday July 31, 2024. Merzouki is bringing hip-hop dance to the Paris Olympics. The French-Algerian choreographer is the creator of the Dance of the Games. Merzouki's showcase at the Trocadro Champions Park kicks off Monday Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)Dancers rehearse for "Dance of the Games" at the concert hall in Creteil, east of Paris, Wednesday July 31, 2024. Mourad Merzouki is bringing hip-hop dance to the Paris Olympics. The French-Algerian choreographer is the creator of the Dance of the Games. Merzouki's showcase at the Trocadro Champions Park kicks off Monday Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)Dancers rehearse for "Dance of the Games" at the concert hall in Creteil, east of Paris, Wednesday July 31, 2024. Mourad Merzouki is bringing hip-hop dance to the Paris Olympics. The French-Algerian choreographer is the creator of the Dance of the Games. Merzouki's showcase at the Trocadro Champions Park kicks off Monday Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)French-Algerian choreographer Mourad Merzouki, right, guides his hip-hop dancers through a rehearsal for the "Dance of the Games", at the concert hall in Creteil, east of Paris, Wednesday July 31, 2024. Mourad Merzouki is bringing hip-hop dance to the Paris Olympics. The French-Algerian choreographer is the creator of the Dance of the Games. Merzouki's showcase at the Trocadro Champions Park kicks off Monday Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)Dancers rehearse for "Dance of the Games" at the concert hall in Creteil, east of Paris, Wednesday July 31, 2024. Mourad Merzouki is bringing hip-hop dance to the Paris Olympics. The French-Algerian choreographer is the creator of the Dance of the Games. Merzouki's showcase at the Trocadro Champions Park kicks off Monday Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)Dancers rehearse for "Dance of the Games" at the concert hall in Creteil, east of Paris, Wednesday July 31, 2024. Mourad Merzouki is bringing hip-hop dance to the Paris Olympics. The French-Algerian choreographer is the creator of the Dance of the Games. Merzouki's showcase at the Trocadro Champions Park kicks off Monday Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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French-Algerian choreographer Mourad Merzouki guides his dancers as they rehearse for "Dance of the Games" at the concert hall in Creteil, east of Paris, Wednesday July 31, 2024. Merzouki is bringing hip-hop dance to the Paris Olympics. The French-Algerian choreographer is the creator of the Dance of the Games. Merzouki's showcase at the Trocadro Champions Park kicks off Monday Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)