If you watched the Paris Olympics ceremony, you may have noticed a young dancer in yellow and white during the banquet scene. This is Adeline Kerry Cruz, a 10-year-old from Quebec who is a real star of krump, a very jerky urban dance! She appeared several times on screen with her mentor, Jr Maddripp. Adeline answered our questions about this completely crazy evening!
How does it feel to have participated in such a prestigious event as the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games?
I found it really cool and fun! It was exciting to be a part of it. There were a lot of people watching me and I was proud to show the world what krump is all about. Maybe because of this more people will start krumping now! I was so happy, because I got to meet a lot of amazing dancers and people. Plus, everyone was super nice to me. They were always there to help.
Were you stressed before the ceremony?
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It’s funny, because I wasn’t nervous at all during the day, but at the last second, I felt really nervous. I saw everyone doing such a good job. I wanted to do the same.
Have you used your famous calming technique, which is to imagine that everyone around you is a tomato or a potato?
Not really, because there was no audience in front of me. I was on a bridge and you couldn’t see anything, just the water. So, I couldn’t use my secret strategy!
It rained a lot during the show. Was it difficult to dance despite the downpour?
It was really hard! My fingers were wrinkled and frozen. I had trouble seeing because it was raining a lot, my feet were soaking wet… It was really not easy conditions. Just before our show, they gave me a different costume. It was better, because I had a jacket, but I was still cold.
It didn’t show at all, so congratulations! When you first started krumping, would little Adeline, aged 6 or 7, have imagined that she would one day participate in an event like this?
No! I don’t think I even knew what the Olympics were when I was 7 years old!
Emeric Epaud
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