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Raygun offers surprise performance days after announcing his retirement
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Raygun offers surprise performance days after announcing his retirement

  • Raygun performed with Australian star Tones and I after announcing his retirement.
  • Rachael Gunn faced criticism for her Olympic routine, which she says affected her decision to step away.
  • His new performance sparked speculation about a possible return to breakdancing.

Australian breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn performed her viral Olympic routine on stage days after announcing it retirement.

Gunn, 37, appeared on stage with the Australian singer. tones and me while the star sang “Dance With Me” at her concert in Melbourne on Saturday.

Tones and I, whose real name is Toni Watson, is best known for her 2019 single, “Dance Monkey.”

in a video In the routine posted to Watson’s Instagram, Gunn showed off some of the same moves that received criticism following his elimination from the round-robin stage of the breaking competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

“Raygun, the most beautiful, kind, full-of-life human being I have ever met. It was an honor to celebrate you last night,” Watson wrote in the video’s caption.

“Thank you for sharing the stage with me and bringing smiles to so many faces. You always have a friend in me. Tones,” he added.

In another video shared to Gunn’s Instagram Story, she appears to teach Watson’s dancers some of her viral moves, including one that Olympic fans compared to a kangaroo jump.

The performance came days after Gunn said he was now simply dancing “in my living room.”

“I was going to keep competing, for sure, but now I find it very difficult to approach a battle,” Gunn told 2DayFM, a Sydney radio station, on Wednesday. “I still dance and I still break, but that’s like in my living room with my partner.”

“The level of scrutiny that there will be, and people will film it and it will be posted online, it will not mean the same, it will not be the same experience because of everything that is at stake,” he added.

However, Gunn’s recent performance has left fans wondering if he has changed his mind about retirement.

Gunn reposted a video of an audience member writing that the Olympian is “not retiring.”

“She’s loud, proud and what a routine,” they added.

Gunn’s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, which was sent outside of normal business hours.