Forrest Webb’s nickname is Get ’em Gump.It’s a play on Forrest Gump, the movie character who broke free of his leg braces running as a child and rediscovered the skill when he ran clear across the country after his mom died.Like Forrest Gump, Webb ran as a kid, only to rediscover his love for running long distances when he moved back to Akron several years ago after the unexpected death of his mom.But that’s not how he earned his nickname.“Get ’em Gump” is what people would shout to him when he was on the floor dancing.Webb was a world-class competitive “b-boy,” or, in layman’s terms, break dancer — a term, he said, only used by people who know nothing of the high-energy hip-hop dance.His first exposure to breaking was in junior high when he saw people dancing competitively between classes.“I went home to try it that night and never stopped,” Webb said.Through the 1990s, Webb danced and battled in New York City nightclubs alongside some of the best b-boys in the city.From 1999 to 2011, breaking took Webb across the world as he performed shows with dance groups, some of which even won Bessie Awards for performance and choreography.
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