Break-Dancers Perform For The Pope, Get His Blessing
Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II looks at a performance of Polish break-dancers at the Clementine Hall at the Vatican (news - web sites), in this photo taken by the Vatican's Osservatore Romano, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004 . (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano,
VATICAN CITY - In an unusual spectacle at the Vatican, Pope John Paul II presided Sunday over a performance of break-dancers who leaped, flipped and spun their bodies to beats from a tinny boom box.
The 83-year-old pontiff seemed to approve, waving his hand after each dancer completed a move, then applauding for the entire group. He watched the performance from a raised throne.