Ranked No. 1 breakdancer by the World DanceSport Federation, Rachel Gunn, aka Raygun, who should be currently celebrating the win, is experiencing the biggest setback of her career. A lecturer by profession, Raygun’s Paris Olympics appearance gained quite some attention, but it was not for her performance. Failing to secure any score against her opponents, her dancing style gained quite criticism and bullying from fans.

Comparing her dancing skills to the likes of a kangaroo to being joked about, Raygun has since become a subject of negative trolling on social media, which led to a rumor of her possible retirement. Denying those claims while facing such criticism from her debut performance, Raygun emerges successful in coping with the tragedy faced. Fighting with social media trolls was no joke, and for our breakdancer, the journey was nothing short of inspiring.

Raygun’s fight over Olympics debut

It’s been over three months since our breakdancer Raygun last made her on-screen appearance after experiencing turmoil and backlash from fans following her Paris Olympics performance. Returning from the negativity, the breakdancer makes her appearance at an interview with 9 News Australia, giving an insight into her past and present life in detail. On being asked about her overcoming journey from the Paris Olympics scenario, Raygun’s story reflected both the positive and negative sides.

Speaking to 9NewsAustralia, Raygun says, “Yeah, look, I’m doing much better now. It’s been over three months since the big day in Paris. It was tough for a while there and getting used to this whole new world, this whole new reality, um, but I am doing much better, and honestly, the support has been amazing, and the positivity and people reaching out to me have been special, and that’s what I like to hold on to.”

The three-month return was a difficult one at the start, but with the negativity came some support that made her journey a bit easier to overcome. Sharing her breakdancing culture and the hate and love received from everyone, she says, “I seem to be a kind of polarizing. I think people either love me or hate me. I am not everyone’s cup of tea, and that’s fine. There’s a whole different approach in breaking, and that’s what I love about the dance and the culture.”

With the support received, Raygun has opened up a new journey, which she wants to hold onto for now. Coming out of the incident, Raygun found herself recovering and taking another step forward towards her passion for dancing. Gaining quite an attention from the Olympics performance, the breakdancer makes another headline with her viral dance video from a concert.

Raygun’s viral breakdance after Olympics backlash

Returning from a three-month recovery period, Raygun has come forward to gain attention with another spotlight performance at the Tones and I concert held on November 9 in Melbourne, Australia. Performed at Rod Laver Arena, the highlight of the concert came with the breakdancer performance on the singer’s single “Dance With Me” from her recent album ‘Beautifully Ordinary‘.

Sharing her views on the video, Raygun thanks for the overwhelming experience and opportunity given out by the singer. “Watching that it was such an amazing experience, the crowd was amazing, the energy in the room and Tones and I was such a kind of supportive person, and it was just amazing.”

Going viral, the video shared on social media showcased some of the similar dance moves from her Olympic performance. The surprise dance for the fans later made it to Instagram, posted by both Raygun and the concert artist. Despite the negative criticism and bullying faced from the Paris Olympics, seeing Raygun emerge impressively reflects her strength and positivity going ahead and returning to the spotlight.