breakdances
Does floor acrobatics
Breakdances is the verb form of breakdance, a style of street dancing that emerged from hip-hop culture in the 1970s.
It features acrobatic moves performed close to the ground—spins, freezes, and power moves: She breakdances every weekend at the community center.
Also called breaking or b-boying.
Standing breakdance footwork
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
- freezesHardens from cold
- power movesActions asserting dominance
- windmillRotating structure harnessing air
headspin · flare · six-step · backspin · swipe · turtle · jackhammer · 1990
Male street dancer
- cipherHidden writing system
- crewWorking team aboard
- battleArmed military engagement
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
Bronx · DJ Kool Herc · street · underground · old school · block party · cardboard · boombox
Sampled percussive rhythm pattern
- funkDepression or groove music
- soulInnermost animating essence
- James BrownHardest working singer
- samplingExtracting subset for study
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Standing breakdance footwork
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
- freezesHardens from cold
- power movesActions asserting dominance
windmill · headspin · flare · six-step · backspin · swipe · turtle · jackhammer · 1990 · coffee grinder
b-boy
Male street dancer
hip-hop · Bronx · DJ Kool Herc · street · underground · old school · block party · cardboard · boombox · graffiti
breakbeat
Sampled percussive rhythm pattern
- funkDepression or groove music
- soulInnermost animating essence
- James BrownHardest working singer
sampling · DJ · scratch · loop · drop · rhythm · tempo · beat · groove · Apache
battle
Armed military engagement
- judgeOne who decides
- roundCurved like circle
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
showcase · tournament · face-off · call-out · winner · versus · freestyle · routine · set · burn
breakdanceswaltzes
Triple-time ballroom dances
ballroom dances · minuets · foxtrots · tangos · line dances
breakdancesslow dances
Paired romantic movement to music
glides · floats · pirouettes · stands still
- breakdance crewTeam performing street acrobatics
- breakdance battleCompetitive street dance contest
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