Logan “Logistx” Edra was 7 years old when she started break dancing, inspired by local breakers in San Diego.
Her father approved. He came up with the Chula Vista native’s B-Girl name, “Logistx.”
Now, at 21, Edra has fulfilled an important goal – being part of the first-ever breaking competition at the Olympics. Her event begins at 7 a.m. PST Friday.
Edra and Jeffrey Louis secured their spots in Paris in June at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest. Logistx fell in the quarterfinal round to France’s B-girl Syssy, finishing in fifth place for the competition.
The pair join Sunny Choi and Victor Montalvo to form the breaking quartet that will represent the U.S.
“My relationship with breaking is very spiritual and also very tough,” she said in her Red Bull bio. “There were a lot of traumas and hardships I had to get through as a kid, but when I’m breaking, it helps me find release from those and balance. Breaking was born out of struggle, so I feel at home and like I belong when I’m dancing. When I break, I feel like a superhero. I feel empowered.”
Edra is no stranger to major events, having taken titles at the 2018 Silverback Open in Philadelphia, the 2020 Junior Breaking 7-to-Smoke Radikal Forze Jam in Singapore and the 2021 Red Bull BC One World Final in Poland.
She is credited with high-level power moves and integrating several genres into her rock and dance style. Edra also has worked with choreographers throughout the state honing her hip-hop and street dances. She pays it forward now by running classes in South Florida to guide other dancers.
