Breakdancing
noun
A style of street dance that includes energetic moves, often on the hands, feet and head, with elements of gymnastics and acrobatics.
Breakdancing is considered one of the core elements of hip hop culture.
Often appears as...
- competitive breakdancing
- professional breakdancing
noun
A style of street dance that includes energetic moves, often on the hands, feet and head, with elements of gymnastics and acrobatics.
Breakdancing is considered one of the core elements of hip hop culture.
Often appears as...
- competitive breakdancing
- professional breakdancing
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Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Origin
Breakdancing originated in the 1970s among African American and Puerto Rican youths in New York City.
I'm studying the cultural origin of breakdancing for my thesis.
Pro Tip 2/3Hip Hop Connection
As part of hip hop culture, breakdancing often accompanies rap music and DJing.
At the club, they had a breakdancing competition during the hip hop night.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Activity
Breakdancing is informal and commonly seen in social gatherings, battles, and street performances.
They threw down a mat for an impromptu breakdancing session at the block party.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Origin
Breakdancing originated in the 1970s among African American and Puerto Rican youths in New York City.
I'm studying the cultural origin of breakdancing for my thesis.
Pro Tip 2/3Hip Hop Connection
As part of hip hop culture, breakdancing often accompanies rap music and DJing.
At the club, they had a breakdancing competition during the hip hop night.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Activity
Breakdancing is informal and commonly seen in social gatherings, battles, and street performances.
They threw down a mat for an impromptu breakdancing session at the block party.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Origin
Breakdancing originated in the 1970s among African American and Puerto Rican youths in New York City.
I'm studying the cultural origin of breakdancing for my thesis.
Pro Tip 2/3Hip Hop Connection
As part of hip hop culture, breakdancing often accompanies rap music and DJing.
At the club, they had a breakdancing competition during the hip hop night.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Activity
Breakdancing is informal and commonly seen in social gatherings, battles, and street performances.
They threw down a mat for an impromptu breakdancing session at the block party.
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What Makes a Great...
photographers can spend their life trying to photograph flickers and woodpeckers never come across that moment of one bird catching the other birds by the top that's just that's like it's one in a bazillion the soldier is breakdancing and all his friends are
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See Yemen through my...
story that even surprised me hip-hop that there are Yemeni young give any men who express themselves through dancing and rap breakdancing yeah I'm not I'm just not in touch actually that's a documentary that's so online videos
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How the Afghan youth are...
members of Afghan Dream breakdancing crew practice and rehearse in the French school auditorium a Ponte it was attacked and blown up ital upon this year most forms of dance are seen as morally corrupt why photography was a
Video examples
What Makes a Great...
photographers can spend their life trying to photograph flickers and woodpeckers never come across that moment of one bird catching the other birds by the top that's just that's like it's one in a bazillion the soldier is breakdancing and all his friends are
Video examples
See Yemen through my...
story that even surprised me hip-hop that there are Yemeni young give any men who express themselves through dancing and rap breakdancing yeah I'm not I'm just not in touch actually that's a documentary that's so online videos
Video examples
How the Afghan youth are...
members of Afghan Dream breakdancing crew practice and rehearse in the French school auditorium a Ponte it was attacked and blown up ital upon this year most forms of dance are seen as morally corrupt why photography was a
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Vanilla Ice
American Musician
My breakdancing crew used to go to the mall and squat a piece of cardboard there; we had our jam box, and I'd spin on my head and make about forty bucks a day, which was pretty good back then. I was only 14 years old, so I would chase the girls around the mall and eat some pizza and have some change left over.
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Bjork
Musician
I do love one-upmanship sometimes, like when you see kids breakdancing and who can do the best tricks. It's common, it's in our nature as animals, like the birds of paradise who've got the best feathers and that sort of stuff. But it's fun when it's impulsive and it's about fun.
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Flavor Flav
American Musician
Hip-hop is when you have crowd participation; when you chant at the audience and they chant back at you; when you wave your hands in the air like you just don't care; or some breakdancing. Everything today is just low-beat, real bass-y, bass-y, good rap records.
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John Morrison
American Athlete
I watch other wrestlers. I watch movies with Jackie Chan and Jet Li and Tony Jaa. Then there's breakdancing and Capoeira - just anything I see that looks awesome that I think I could adapt in the ring. Just your typical Kung Fu, breakdancing, Capoeira moves.
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Jay Park
American Musician
I would see b-boys breakdancing in the hallway, I thought it was cool. I started practicing in my living room, then started battling, and then I joined a crew, and we started getting into competitions. In fact, we still battle - for fun now.
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Chris Frantz
American Musician
I remember going for the first time to a place called The Roxy in New York because you can see people breakdancing there. That's the only reason I went! It's amazing, kids are still doing that.
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Abbie Cornish
Australian Actress
I got into DJing and making beats when I was about 17. I was always fascinated by the four elements of hip-hop: you know, writing, rhyming, breakdancing and graffiti.
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Kurtis Blow
American Musician
I started DJing, breakdancing and MCing in the '70s and I got my record deal in 1979 with 'Christmas Rap.
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Norman Cook
British Musician
I think English people were a lot better at breakdancing than they were at making records.
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Vanilla Ice
American Musician
My breakdancing crew used to go to the mall and squat a piece of cardboard there; we had our jam box, and I'd spin on my head and make about forty bucks a day, which was pretty good back then. I was only 14 years old, so I would chase the girls around the mall and eat some pizza and have some change left over.
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Bjork
Musician
I do love one-upmanship sometimes, like when you see kids breakdancing and who can do the best tricks. It's common, it's in our nature as animals, like the birds of paradise who've got the best feathers and that sort of stuff. But it's fun when it's impulsive and it's about fun.
Quote examples
Flavor Flav
American Musician
Hip-hop is when you have crowd participation; when you chant at the audience and they chant back at you; when you wave your hands in the air like you just don't care; or some breakdancing. Everything today is just low-beat, real bass-y, bass-y, good rap records.
Quote examples
John Morrison
American Athlete
I watch other wrestlers. I watch movies with Jackie Chan and Jet Li and Tony Jaa. Then there's breakdancing and Capoeira - just anything I see that looks awesome that I think I could adapt in the ring. Just your typical Kung Fu, breakdancing, Capoeira moves.
Quote examples
Jay Park
American Musician
I would see b-boys breakdancing in the hallway, I thought it was cool. I started practicing in my living room, then started battling, and then I joined a crew, and we started getting into competitions. In fact, we still battle - for fun now.
Quote examples
Chris Frantz
American Musician
I remember going for the first time to a place called The Roxy in New York because you can see people breakdancing there. That's the only reason I went! It's amazing, kids are still doing that.
Quote examples
Abbie Cornish
Australian Actress
I got into DJing and making beats when I was about 17. I was always fascinated by the four elements of hip-hop: you know, writing, rhyming, breakdancing and graffiti.
Quote examples
Kurtis Blow
American Musician
I started DJing, breakdancing and MCing in the '70s and I got my record deal in 1979 with 'Christmas Rap.
Quote examples
Norman Cook
British Musician
I think English people were a lot better at breakdancing than they were at making records.
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