Break-dance or Break-dancing is a popular style of streetdance. It started in the very late 60’s and exploded in the 70’s and 80’s amongst large populations of city living youth. However, over the years break-dancing has borrowed freely from all types of dances and martial arts. You only need to watch a break-dancer for a few moments before you start to see resemblances of kung fu moves within the dance arsenal of a Bboy or Bgirl.
One of the first persons how started with break-dancing when it was upcoming was James Brown. In 1969 he enjoyed huge success with his smash hit ‘Get on the Good Hood’. Not longer after this point break-dancing was popularized with various musical changes with impactes the break-dancing community forever. By 1977 various break-dancing crews were formed around New York City.
From this time several crews came up with a new form of break-dancing which emerged can be recognized from the old style of break-dancing by an assortment of new aerobic moves. Head spins, hand spins and flips were now becoming common practice.
Today you can see break-dancing making its way into the mainstream. Popular artists are introducing the break-dancing elements into their hip hop and pop videos and more and more dance schools are offering it as a dance option since the dance has been further popularized by and assortment of Hollywood movies.
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