Australia's first Olympic breaker is a PhD-qualified university lecturer, while her male counterpart is a high school student 20 years her junior.

This fact might come up in a trivia question someday.

Raygun, considering herself an underdog, aimed to make her mark with a 'different and creative' performance but unfortunately did not win a single point in any of her three contests.

Australia's first Olympic b-boy, Jeff 'J-Attack' Dunne, who is 16 years old, will follow Raygun tonight, competing against Kuzya from Ukraine, Dany Dann from France, and Phil Wizard from Canada.

If you decided to tune in after seeing Raygun's performance on social media, here's what you need to know about the sport.

For first-time watchers, there's a lot to understand about the elements of breaking, let alone the competition.

Breakers are divided into groups of four for a round-robin style phase where competitors face off in one-on-one battles.

It then progresses to knockout rounds for the quarterfinals, semifinals, and eventually the gold medal match.

The breakers won't know what songs or music they'll compete to—the element of surprise is as much a part of their experience as it is for the audience.

Breaking has its own judging structure—the Trivium judging system—which allows judges to evaluate breakers on their technique, vocabulary or variety, execution, musicality, and originality.

It's an introduction to the dancer and their style before they launch onto the floor into their footwork and other moves.

Also known as 'downrock,' these are moves done on the ground, with support from hands, as the breaker moves their legs through a variety of steps.

Dynamic moves that highlight acrobatics and strength, using repetitive, circular movements, including headspins, airflares, and windmills.

Breaking was popular at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires in 2018 and drew enthusiastic crowds at its Asian Games debut in China last year.

However, its addition to the Olympic program has had its detractors, with cynics dismissing it as a desperate ploy by the International Olympic Committee to attract a younger audience.

Some dancers are also skeptical about how breaking's underground roots and street culture fit the commercialized Olympic movement.

Breaking has long held an underground appeal, which some fear could be lost in its commercialization at the Olympics.

The organizers of the Los Angeles games in 2028 decided against keeping breaking, so all eyes after tonight shift to the potential of Brisbane in 2032.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work.

This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN, and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.