Ayumi Fukushima is a world-class break dancer (or "b-girl" if you're a cool kid down with the slang), traveling the world and in various competitions for solo and group performances.
She is also a kindergarten teacher.
Fukushima is so successful that the website Deadspin lets us know she's going to be a coach when "breaking" becomes a sport at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.
Here's Fukushima in action with her sister in a two-versus-two event:
And here is a 4-minute documentary by filmmakers Daniel Zhu and Jennifer Whalen of Stance detailing the backstory:
This reminds me of my arthritic, overweight, elderly kindergarten teacher who was an elite beatboxer. It was her side hustle when she wasn't dishing out Teddy Grahams to us for snacktime.
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