Rachel Gunn, one of the most popular break dancers in the world, has announced her retirement from competitive dancing. Her performance at the Paris Olympics was severely trolled and ridiculed by the users on social media, which is the main reason behind her decision. While she will still dance in her home and with her partner, Raygun won't take part in competitive events.
In one of the recent interviews, she confirmed her decision. Raygun confirmed that her decision was due to the opinions of the fans. Gunn was claimed unfit for breakdancing at the highest level by fans who did not know how Breakdancing works. It did not sit well with the talented dancer who tried to bring the Aussie flavour to the big event.
"I still break, but I don’t compete. I’m not going to compete anymore, no. … I was going to keep competing, for sure, but that seems really difficult for me to do now to approach a battle. But that’s like in my living room with my partner," said the Breakdancer in the interview.
'The conspiracy theories were totally wild' - Raygun
The Australian was treated badly after her performance at the Paris Olympics. After winning the QMS Oceania Championships in Sydney, she became an automatic representative of Australia at the Olympics. However, she was unhappy with the fact that people who did not know what breakdancing was, commented on her.
She claimed the conspiracy theories that she seemed to be unaware of dancing were wild. Raygun felt she had no control over what the people felt about her. She felt people did not understand her struggles and ridiculed her without knowing the rules of the event. Raygun hoped to bring positivity in her capacity.
"The conspiracy theories were totally wild. And it was really upsetting because I felt like I didn’t have any control over how people saw me or who I was, who my partner was, my story. And so it was really upsetting for a number of different reasons," added Raygun in the interview.