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B-boying

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"Breakdance" redirects here. For other uses, seeBreakdance (disambiguation).

"B-girl" redirects here. For other uses, seeB-girl (disambiguation).

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Breakdancing (originally B-boying or breaking) is a style of street dance that originated

primarily among African American but also 0uerto 1ican youth, many former members

of theBlack #pades , the 'oung #pades, and the Baby #pades during the mid *+s.

Breakdancing as further de&eloped by 0uerto 1ican youth in e 'ork /ity in the late

*+s to the early 2+s.345he dance spread orldide due to popularity in the media,especially in regions such as the nited 6ingdom, /anada, 7apan, $ermany, France,

1ussia, and #outh 6orea. While di&erse in the amount of &ariation a&ailable in the dance,

b-boying consists of four kinds of mo&ement8 toprock , donrock ,poer mo&es , and

free9es . B-boying is typically danced to hip-hop ,funk music , and

especiallybreakbeats , although modern trends allo for much ider &arieties of music

along certain ranges of tempo and beat patterns.

A practitioner of this dance is called a b-boy, b-girl, or breaker. Although the term

"breakdance" is fre:uently used to refer to the dance in popular culture and in the moremainstream entertainment industry, "b-boying" and "breaking" are the original terms.

5hese terms are preferred by the ma;ority of the pioneers and most notable practitioners.

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5he terminology used to refer to b-boying (break-boying) changed after promotion by themainstream media. Although idespread, the term "breakdancing" is looked don upon

by those immersed in hip-hop culture. 0urists consider "breakdancing" an ignorant term

in&ented by the media3ploitation of the art is used to sensationali9ebreaking. 5he term "breakdancing" is also problematic because it has become a diluted

umbrella term that incorrectly includespopping ,locking , and electric boogaloo ,

3?48+3@4hich are not styles of "breakdance", but are funk styles that ere de&elopedseparately from breaking in /alifornia.345he dance itself is properly called "breaking"

according to rappers such as 61#-ne ,5alib 6eli , !os ef , and arryl

!caniels of 1un-!/ .3*4
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breakdancing,


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present these urban dance forms to e>ample of this misnomer. !ost pio

hip-hop re;ect this term and hold fa

origin. %n the case of break dancing

Ben;amin "B-5ek" /hungI

7abbaWockeeL "When someone says break dancing

5imothy "0opin 0ete" #olomonI

Electric Boogaloos

"An important thing to clarify is thamany maga9ines but that is a media

are B-Boys and B-$irls. 5he term B

&ocabulary."

E>cerpt from the book e 'ork 1icans from the ip op

Lone

"With the barrage of media attentiochanging. Breakdancing became th

referred to as burning, going off,

many of hip hops pioneers acceptedreclaimed the original terminology

that symboli9es the bastardi9ation a

ip-op ance /onser&atory

"Breaking or b-boying is generally Breakdancing is a term spaned fro

naM&etN at that time. With no true kn

ineradicable need to define it for the!ost breakers take great offense to

7eff /hang

"uring the *+s, an array of danc

inner cities of e 'ork and /alifo

in Brooklyn, locking in Cos Angelin #an Francisco and akland. Whe

of their geographic conte>ts, the di&

dancing.

American eritage ictionary

O"b-boy (bPQboiQ) n. A man or boy

B1EA6 (from the danceable break

breakbeat music to hich b-boying

istory3edit 4

A b-boy practicing donrockat astudioin

!osco.

!any elements of b-boying can be seen in otherantecedent cultures prior to the *+s. B-boy

pioneers 1ichard "/ra9y Cegs" /olon and 6enneth

"6en #ift" $abbert, both of 1ock #teady /re,cite 7ames Bron and 6ung Fu films as
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influences to b-boying.343cept for some &ery specific mo&es adopted by breakers ho use it as a

&ariation for their toprock.3


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breaking".3*4A6orean-American hip hop promoter named 7ohn 7ay /hon as

&isiting his family in #eoul and hile he as there, he met a cre named E>pression

/re in a club. e ga&e them a D# tape of a Cos Angeles b-boying competition called

1adiotron. A year later hen he returned, /hon found that his &ideo and others like his

had been copied and dubbed numerous times, and ere feeding an e&er-groing b-boy

community.%n panded in /anada from there,

ith cres like /anadian Floormasters taking o&er the 2+s scene. Ceading into the +s,

cres like Bag of 5ri>, 1akun9, %ntrikit, /ontents nder 0ressure, #upernatural9, BoogieBrats and 1ed 0oer #:uad, led the scene throughout the rest of the past to decades and

counting.
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ance elements3edit 4

$ra&ity Benders cre shocasing the four elements of b-boying Stoprock,donrock,free9es, andpoer mo&esS some cre choreography, and a short battle.

5here are four primary elements that form b-boying. 5hey include toprock, donrock,poer mo&es, and free9es.

5oprock generally refers to any string of steps performed from a standing position. %t is

usually the first and foremost opening display of style, though dancers often transition

from other aspects of b-boying to toprock and back. 5oprock has a &ariety of steps hich

can each be &aried according to the dancers e>pression (i.e. aggressi&e, calm, e>cited). Agreat deal of freedom is alloed in the definition of toprock8 as long as the dancer

maintains cleanliness, form, and the b-boy attitude, theoretically anything can be toprock.

5oprock can dra upon many other dance styles such aspopping , locking , tap dance ,

Cindy hop , or house dance . 5ransitions from toprock to donrock and poer mo&es

are called "drops".3==4

onrock (also knon as "footork" or "floorork") is used to describe any

mo&ement on the floor ith the hands supporting the dancer as much as the feet.onrock includes mo&es such as the foundational -step , and its &ariants such as the

=-step. 5he most basic of donrock is done entirely on feet and hands but more comple>

&ariations can in&ol&e the knees hen threading limbs through each other.

0oer mo&es are acrobatic mo&es that re:uire momentum , speed, endurance,

strength, and control to e>ecute. 5he breaker is generally supported by his upper body

hile the rest of his body creates circular momentum. #ome e>amples are the indmill ,

sipe , back spin, and head spin. #ome poer mo&es are borroed from gymnastics and

martial arts. An e>ample of a poer mo&e taken from gymnastics is the 5homas Flair

hich is shortened and spelled flare in b-boying.

Free9es are stylish poses that re:uire the breaker to suspend himself or herself off the

ground using upper body strength in poses such as thepike . 5hey are used to emphasi9e

strong beats in the music and often signal the end of a b-boy set. Free9es can be linked

into chains or "stacks" here breakers go from free9e to free9e to free9e in order to hit

the beats of the music hich displays musicality and physical strength.

B-boy styles3edit 4

5here are many indi&idual styles used in b-boying. %ndi&idual styles often stem from a

dancers region of origin and influences. oe&er, some people such as b-boy 7acob

"6u;o" Cyons feel that the %nternet inhibits indi&idual style. %n an pressed his frustration8
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B-boys performing on #an Franciscos 0oell #treet in pressed asimilar frustration in a separate inter&ie three years earlier ith "5he #uper B-Beat

#ho" about the top fi&e things he hates in b-boying8

h yeah, the last thing % hate in breakin... 'o, all yall mOOOOOOOOOOn %nternet b-boys...

%m an %nternet b-boy too, but %m real about my shOt. E&erybody knos ho % am, %mout at e&ery fOOOOOO ;am, %m in a different country e&ery eek. % tell my story dancing...

%&e been all around the orld, yall been all around the orld ide eb... 3my friend4Bebe once said that sOOO, and % co-sign that, Bebe said that. 5hat asnt me but thats the

realist sOOO % e&er heard anybody say. %&e been all around the orld, you&e been allaround the orld ide eb.3=@4

Although there are some generalities in the styles that e>ist, many dancers combine

elements of different styles ith their on ideas and knoledge in order to create auni:ue style of their on. B-boys can therefore be categori9ed into a broad style hich

generally shocases the same types of techni:ues.

0oer8 5his style of b-boying is hat most members of the general public

associate ith the term "breakdancing". 0oer mo&es comprise full-body spins androtations that gi&e the illusion of defying gra&ity. E>amples of poer mo&es include

head spins, back spins, indmills, flares, air tracksGair flares, +s, clusi&ely in their sets are referred to as "poer heads".

Abstract8 A &ery broad style of b-boying hich may include the incorporation of"threading" footork, freestyle mo&ement to hit beats, house dance, and "circus"

styles (tricks, contortion, etc.).
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Blo-up8 A style of b-boying hich focuses on the "o factor" of certain poer

mo&es, free9es, and circus styles. Bloups consist of performing a se:uence of as

many difficult trick combinations in as :uick succession as possible in order to"smack" or e>ceed the &irtuosity of the other b-boys performance. 5he names of

some of these mo&es are air baby, hollo backs, solar eclipse, and re&erse air baby,

among others. 5he main goal in blo-up style is the rapid transition through ase:uence of poer mo&es ending in a skillful free9e or "suicide". Cike free9es, a

suicide is used to emphasi9e a strong beat in the music and signal the end to a routine.

While free9es dra attention to a controlled final position, suicides dra attention tothe motion of falling or losing control. B-boys or b-girls ill make it appear that they

ha&e lost control and fall onto their backs, stomachs, etc. 5he more painful the suicide

appears, the more impressi&e it is, but breakers e>ecute them in a ay to minimi9e

pain. Fla&or8 A style that is based more on elaborate toprock, donrock, andGor free9es.

5his style is focused more on the beat and musicality of the song than ha&ing to rely

on poer mo&es only. B-boys ho base their dance on "fla&or" or style are knon as

"style heads".

onrock styles3edit 4

%n addition to the styles listed abo&e, certain footork styles ha&e been associated ith

different areas hich populari9ed them.3=4

5raditional e 'ork #tyle8 5he original style of b-boying from the Bron>, based

around the krainian 5ropak dance. 5his style of donrock focuses on kicks called

"//s" and foundational mo&es such as -steps and &ariations of it.

Bron> #tyle8 5his style is characteri9ed by the energy put into the footork, alsoknon as "$oing-off". 5his style focuses more on sporadic footork steps such as

"shuffles" and "//s". Catin #tyle8 5he Catin style is the bron> style ith some Catin dance influencesuch as #alsa ancing. n the floor, this style focuses more on circular steps such as

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classify ones skill, hoe&er, the sub;ect has been knon to disrupt competiti&e e&ents

here ;udges tend to fa&or a certain techni:ue o&er the other.

5his debate hoe&er is somehat of a misnomer. 5he classification of dancing as "style"in b-boying is inaccurate because e&ery b-boy or b-girl has their on uni:ue style

de&eloped both consciously and subconsciously. Each b-boy or b-girls style is the certain

attitude or method in hich they e>ecute their mo&ements. A breakers uni:ue style doesnot strictly refer to ;ust toprock or donrock. %t is a concept hich encompasses ho a

mo&e is e>ecuted rather than hat mo&e is done.

!usic3edit 4

5he musical selection for breaking is not restricted to hip-hop music as long as the

tempo and beat pattern conditions are met. Breaking can be readily adapted to different

music genres ith the aid ofremi>ing . 5he original songs that populari9ed the dance

form borro significantly from progressi&e genres of;a99 ,soul , funk , electro , and

disco . 5he most common feature of b-boy music e>ists in musicalbreaks , or

compilations formed from samples taken from different songs hich are then looped

and chained together by the 7. 5he tempo generally ranges beteen + and =@ beatsper minute ith shuffled si>teenth and:uarter beats in the percussi&e pattern.

istory credits 7 6ool erc for the in&ention of this concept3


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the 6 B-Boy /hampionships.3?4 /helles Battle 0ro as created in perts. A past

participant of the competition is orld record holder !auro "/ico" (pronounced/EE-co) 0eru99i. B-boy /ico holds the orld record in the +s. A + is a mo&e

in hich a breaker spins continuously on one handSa hand spin rather than a head

spin. /ico broke the record by spinning


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orking ith someone they ha&e not trained ith. World B-Boy /lassic takes place

during 1otterdams annual #treet #cience Festi&al.3@=4

Female presence3edit 4

#imilar to other hip-hop subcultures, such as graffiti riting ,!/ing and 7ing , men

are the pre&ailing figures in breaking, but this is not to say that omen breakers, b-girls,are in&isible or none>istent. Female participants, such as aisy /astro (also knon asBaby Co&e of 1ock #teady /re), attest that females ha&e been breaking since its

inception.3@?4

/ritics argue that it is unfair to make a seeping generali9ation about these ine:ualities

because omen ha&e begun to play a larger role in the breaking scene.3@@43@4Both b-boys and b-girls practice the art together, and are ;udged on their skill and personal

e>pression rather than their gender.

#ome people ha&e pointed to a lack of promotion as a barrier, as full-time b-girl Firefly

stated in a BB/ piece8 "%ts getting more popular. 5here are a lot more girls in&ol&ed. 5he

problem is that promoters are not putting on enough female-only battles."3@*43@24$roing interest is being shon in changing the traditional image of females in hip-hop

culture (and by e>tension, b-boy culture) to a more positi&e, empoered role in the

modern hip-hop scene.3@43+434

!edia e>posure3edit 4

5his section needs additional citations for &erification. 0lease help imp

sources. nsourced material may be challenged and remo&ed. (o&em

Film3edit 4

%n the past ?+ years since b-boyings creation, &arious films ha&e depicted the dance. %n

the early 2+s se&eral films depicted b-boying including Wild #tyle , Flashdance ,Breakin, Breakin


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philosophy of B-Boying.

Dideo gaming3edit 4

5here ha&e been only fe &ideo games created that focus on b-boying. 5he main

deterrence for attempting to create games like these is the difficulty of translating the

dance into something entertaining and fun on a &ideo game console. !ost of theseattempts had lo to a&erage success.

Break ance as an 2-bit computer game byEpy> released in 2?, at the

height of breakings popularity.

B-boy is a


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