While her unorthodox breakdance routine at the Olympics was widely ridiculed, it did win her some unlikely fans. She was spotted dining with Boy George, and Sir Richard Branson asked her to dance with him.

While the Sydney academic’s performance has divided the breakdancing community, it has also raised questions about its merits as an Olympic sport.

Although it made its debut in Paris, it is not scheduled to be included in the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028.

Zack Slusser, the vice president of Breaking for Gold USA, called into question the WDSF’s standing in the breaking community. He told the Associated Press that the federation had failed to organise events that would “contribute to creating an accurate world ranking”.

He claimed that breakers only performed in WDSF competitions to gain points to qualify for the Olympics and that they had “no incentive” to continue participating in the federation’s events after Paris.