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NPR's Scott Simon talk with legendary break dancer Richard "Crazy Legs" Colón about New York City's biggest break dancing competition and the early days of the dance form. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: If you're in New York today, lucky you. Watch out for the Fraggle Rock Felons, knucklehead Zoo and the Retro Gnomes. Let me explain. The city's biggest breakdancing competition is tonight. Those are just some of the groups who'll try to pop and lockdown a trophy. On hand to judge the dance off will be Richard Colon, best known as Crazy Legs - the legendary break dancer who at the age of 51 will be watching a lineup of rising stars in the sport that he helped elevate to the mainstream. Crazy Legs joins us now from our studios in New York. I've been waiting to say this - Mr. Legs, thanks so much for being with us. RICHARD COLON: Thank you for having me. I appreciate it. SIMON: Breakdancing has come a long way since the '70s when you star

There are sports that include running, vaulting, jumping, rolling, climbing and swinging, but only parkour brings them all together in one fluid dance through a technical obstacle course. Much like rock climbing, skateboarding and martial arts, it's a sport that was once considered "extreme," but is rapidly gaining acceptance in the world of fitness and physical education. This reality is signalled by the fact the City of Langley recently installed a 10,000-squarefoot parkour course where participants navigate obstacles using gymnastic moves. "I think it's slowly becoming more accepted in communities now," says Edmonton native Tyler Chassie, 25, who was recently at Delta Gymnastics to run parkour clinics. "It's seen as more of a positive thing now." Chassie began practising parkour in 2011 outside in the urban environment, which is the birthplace of the sport. Although the activity has roots in military training, parko