For those of you who don’t know Dr Rachael Gunn, better known by her stage name Raygun, she was selected to represent Australia in breakdancing at the Paris 2024\u00a0Olympics<\/a>.<\/p>\n No, she didn’t pick up her doctorate in the sport but as a lecturer in the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature at Macquarie University Faculty of Arts, Sydney.<\/p>\n Her performance was hailed as ‘hilariously ridiculous’ by viewers, with her act involving jumping like a kangaroo and slithering like a snake, and the\u00a0Australian<\/a>\u00a0competitor went on to receive\u00a0a score of zero from the judges<\/a>.<\/p>\n After her face became recognized across the globe, Raygun appeared on the\u00a0Jimmy & Nath Show<\/em>\u00a0on November 5 and reflected back on the experience.<\/p>\n She then announced that she’s decided to stop breakdancing competitively.<\/p>\n Raygun said: “I’d still break, but I’m not going to compete anymore. I was going to keep competing, for sure, but that seems really difficult thing for me to do now, to approach a battle … I mean, I still dance and I still break but, that’s like in my living room with my partner.”<\/p>\n Raygun catapulted to stardom for her performances at the Paris 2024 Olympics (Rene Nijhuis\/BSR Agency\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n Although she confirmed she isn’t retiring from dancing, she’s not going to participate in another elite competition again.<\/p>\n Her story encouraged the Aussie comedian Steph Broadbridge, who created\u00a0Raygun: The Musical<\/em>\u00a0that was scheduled to debut in Sydney this month but it has been pulled after Raygun’s team sent several letters to iD Comedy Club, the show’s promoter, threatening\u00a0legal<\/a>\u00a0action if they went through with the performance.<\/p>\n Now, Gunn’s legal team have issued the following statement: \u201cWhile we have immense respect for the credible\u00a0work<\/a>\u00a0and effort that has gone into the development of the show, we must take necessary steps to safeguard Rachael\u2019s creative rights and the integrity of her work.<\/p>\n \u201cThis action is not intended to diminish the contributions of others, but rather to ensure her brand is properly represented and protected in all future endeavours.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Raygun](\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&quality=70&width=3840&fit=contain&gravity=auto&url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltaafa4d9157304141\/6755bb2b87239c6da9b8c827\/Raygun-breakdancing.jpg\")
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