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Topic: Break dancing


In the News (Sat 11 Oct 08)

  
  The history of Break Dancing part 1
That was the year that James Brown recorded "Get on the Good Foot," a song that inspired an acrobatic dance based on the high energy moves that Brown performed on stage.
When the Zulu Kings were challenged by a rival street gang, Bambaataa, they called for a break in the usual street warfare and suggested that the two groups fight with steps rather than weapons.
Meanwhile, another dance was catching on...one which would lead to the development of the Electric Boogie.
www.jam2dis.com /j2dbreakdancehist1.htm   (532 words)

  
  Break dancing - Uncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Break dancing takes its name from the time period during which it is usually performed, the coffee break.
Break dancing was first introduced in Detroit in the early 1950's by a British author working part-time in the same building as Dilbert.
Today, break dancing in its truest form can still be found in offices everywhere around the globe, where starch-shirted men and women gather around the water cooler and celabrate their heritage by gyrating their bodies in time to a beat only they can hear.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Break_dancing   (468 words)

  
 historyofbreakdancing
B-boys, as break dancers were called, would dance two at a time and try to come up with a group of moves that would prove their skills to be better than their opponents, thus these battle dances became the (occasional) substitute for violence between the gangs.
Many of the early pioneers of hip-hop culture claim that break dancing was one of the original foundations of hip-hop because the dance was present in the early gang cultures of the Bronx whereas the musical elements were not.
Break dancing also fell into the sidelines as the many of the originators of this dance style got older and felt that break dance was "played" or not as interesting anymore.
www.uwm.edu /~dosemag2/historyofbreakdancing.htm   (453 words)

  
 Breakdancing
After performing a 6-step to begin the dance, and then performing a power move, the breakdancer will usually end the dance with a 'freeze' which is when he contorts his body to a strange position and literally freezes, stopping all dance motion.
The era of break dancing was replaced in the Hip Hop culture by dance moves known as the electric boogiemoves.
Some of the most popular moves of this style of dance were the Tick, the Mannequin or Robot, the King Tut, the Wave, the Pop, the Float, and the Moonwalk.
www.uic.edu /orgs/kbc/hiphop/break.htm   (813 words)

  
 Breakdance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Breakdance, breaking or b-boying is a street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement that originated among African American youths in the South Bronx of New York City during the early 1970s.
Breaking is one of the four elements of hip hop, the others being MCing, DJing, and graffiti.
In particular, street dances are living and evolving dance forms, while folk dances are to a significant degree bound by tradition.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Breakdancing   (3068 words)

  
 Break Dancing :: informBank   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The rap music, break dancing, DJ and the graphics - this is the hip hop culture.
Generally speaking, the break dancing is a teen sport and every teenager can go and start practices if he is interested in that.
This might be because of the plastic moves, which are requested in that type of break dancing.
www.informbank.com /art_63_Break-Dancing.htm   (489 words)

  
 Break dancing makes a dynamic return   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Break dancing in its early years was especially popular with youth and street gangs in the South Bronx, N.Y. Often, the best break dancers in each gang would try to settle their disputes by dancing rather than fighting.
Break dancing is one of four elements of the hip-hop culture - a movement that began among urban youth in New York and has since spread around the world.
And though most breakers generally dance to highly syncopated hip-hop music, they're quick to develop variations in their dance routines to set them apart from other dancers.
www.azcentral.com /ent/pop/articles/0520breakdancing20.html   (892 words)

  
 Break Dancin Breakdown
His particular skill, later copies by legions of others, was to meld the percussion breaks from two identical records, playing the break over and over, switching from one deck to the other.
When he performed to Breaks at crowded venues, such as the Hervalo in the Bronx, he would shout loudly 'B-Boys go down!' and this was the cue for dancers to cut and jump their gymnastics.
Breaking was dictating the clothes people wore, with name-brands thriving on the craze.
www.daveyd.com /breakin.html   (2427 words)

  
 Vista High School Break Dancing Club - Styles
B-Boys means break boys and they were called so because they dance to the break part of music.
Breaking is the most popular style of hip hop dancing and it has been spreading all over the world while new school dancing such as hip hop and house limited to big cities in the US and Japan.
This means that house dance is more free style than hip hop and its emphasis is on footwork.
vhs.vusd.k12.ca.us /studentweb/breakdancing/styles.html   (1405 words)

  
 Break! The Urban Funk Spectacular
The company of BREAK was presented at The 2000 Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, and has gone on to tour performing arts centers throughout the United States.
Although the exact beginning of break dance is unclear, it seems to have emerged as a style of street dance during the 70's.
The term, "break dancing" actually arose with the growing recognition of this art form in the media.
arthurshafman.com /artists/nyexpress/break.html   (310 words)

  
 Dancing - Uncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Dancing is the art of moving one's limbs to music in radically authentic ways.
Dancing on the Moon is a lot harder than it looks.
Dancing should not be confused with walking, running, or convulsions which are forms of locomotion.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Dancing   (178 words)

  
 Break-Dancing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
It shows that with break dancing you can have a serious side of dancing to having fun.
Dancing is always changing from an early form of ballet to a new form of style called break dancing.
The aspect of the youth today is that breaking is a style that is related to them and just to have fun battling, meaning a group of breaker crews compete each other to see who’s best.
www.ac.wwu.edu /~svanns/cs102   (176 words)

  
 Break Dance, Breakdancing Instuctional Videos. Learn to breakdance
This is the primary basis from where most break dancing maneuvers begin.
This video breaks this move down into easy to follow steps and exercises so you to will be mastering this move.
A high-energy video and DVD that breaks down the basics of break dancing and “fuzes” together today’s latest Hip Hop and Funk moves.
securesearch.org /break_dance/index.html   (1400 words)

  
 B-BOYING
B-boying is a form of hip hop dancing which is popularly known as breaking.
The Good Foot was the first freestyle dance that incorporated moves involving drops and spins, and resembled the beginning s of breaking.
After the "Flashdance", many breaking movies were made such as "Breakin'", "breaking'2", and "Beat street." "Beat Street" also had a great impact because it had a scene of battle between Rock Steady Crew and New York City Breakers.
www.msu.edu /user/okumurak/styles/breaking.html   (874 words)

  
 Break Dancing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Breakdancing is a form of acrobatic dance that is part of hip hop culture.
Breakdancing is one of the four elements of hip hop.
While crews from the USA have won in the past, the claim is that they are not often winners of BOTY, because competitions in the USA are almost exclusively battles, rather than dance routine competitions as are common in the rest of the world.
virginiabeats.net /cms_view_article,aid_51.html   (1428 words)

  
 Break - The Urban Funk Spectacular - Reviews
From break dancing and the Electric Boogaloo ('locking and popping'), to 'freestyling' and power tumbling, these dances are as much about improvisation and just plain 'showing off,' as they are about technique and style.
The term "break dancing," for instance, is misleading: Breaking is actually only one of four basic moves that also include locking, popping and freestyle.
Break!'s dancers make every move look effortless: Headspins, windmills, flares, freezes, crazy legs, backflips and frontflips, spiders, locking and popping — plus other eye-popping tricks you don't see that often, such as the devilish 2,000 (a spinning, one-handed handstand).
www.breakshow.com /reviews.html   (4684 words)

  
 Jessie Dye - Break Dancing
This warfare, while somewhat bloody, was warfare between men of different tribes and involved great magic, wonderful dress, vigorous dancing and chanting, the stealing of pigs, and the taking of some life.
The dancing is precise, vigorous, aggressive, and fierce.
It is a bit trite sometimes, I admit, but the music, break dancing, and costumes are great.
www.context.org /ICLIB/IC07/Dye.htm   (1290 words)

  
 Break Dancing - Enthuse Entertainment
The rap music, break dancing, DJ and the graphics - this is the hip hop culture.
Generally speaking, the break dancing is a teen sport and every teenager can go and start practices if he is interested in that.
These tricks are very difficult even after three months practices, even the "spiders" which are very important in the break dancing culture, can make someone to leave the stage if he doesn`t have the wanted motivation.
enthuse.informbank.com /articles/dance/break-dancing.htm   (621 words)

  
 ::Break Dancing::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
I chose break dancing for my topic because its a great art form which shows off the fluidity of the human body while incorporating some pretty impressive stunts and flips, all in time with a catchy beat.
Whether its hip-hop, pop, RandB, etc., almost anything with a great beat and rhythm, is perfect for break dancing.
Break dancing, in general, however, is not an easy task by any means.
www.ac.wwu.edu /~gudmunr/cs102   (88 words)

  
 Break Dancing - Nostalgia Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
A major component of the budding hip-hop culture of the early 80s, break dancing was a physically demanding youth-oriented dance activity involving complex, improvisational manoeuvres like bizarre gymnastic floor exercises.
It evolved from the street corners of urban areas in the USA (like New York City) and was ideally a creative expression that allowed gangs to let off some steam and avoid fisticuffs (as depicted in Michael Jackson's Beat It video) which doesn't mean that fights didn't occur.
) to moonwalks and backspins, break dancing had all the moves.
www.nostalgiacentral.com /pop/breakdance.htm   (184 words)

  
 NPR : Breakdancing, Present at the Creation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Louis Angel Matteo, the dancing began, in its earliest formal stages, as a way for rival gangs to mediate differences and set the location for upcoming rumbles.
Crazy Legs and other members of the Rock Steady Crew kept breaking, but the public's attention was turned elsewhere when economics entered the equation.
Unable to find a way to sell the dancing, the burgeoning hip hop industry embraced the music as its primary focus.
www.npr.org /programs/morning/features/patc/breakdancing   (1107 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Heels over head for break dancing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Rather, the success of You Got Served — plus recent break dancing turns from Star Search to the Vatican — simply spotlights hip-hop planting its urban flag on suburban soil.
The practice of defying both gravity and physiology through dance dates to the mid-'70s, when rival New York gang leaders would match moves.
But recently, rappers such as Missy Elliott have put break dancing in their acts.
www.usatoday.com /life/lifestyle/2004-02-04-breakdancing_x.htm   (324 words)

  
 Early Break Dancing
These days the dancing we see on MTV is usually hip-hop, soul, and funk.
A lot of dancing borrows many moves from gymnastics.
In this film, a performer called Hadji Cheriff, of the Cheriff troupe of Arabs, performs a gymnastic routine with a series of one-armed cartwheels.
www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/jp/dance/break_1   (118 words)

  
 Break Dancing ? - ClanTemplates Forums
Break dancing refers to the breaks in music....
Breakdancing includes moving the feet sideways and onto the toes, spinning on the knees, head, hands and elbows, mock fighting moves, and pantomime, an element introduced in California in the 1980's.
:) indeed both are break dancing if you want to find out more about break dancing just type in google something like history of break dancing etc
www.clantemplates.com /forums/showthread.php?p=1055887#post1055887   (239 words)

  
 Break Dancing News, Forums, Shopping and Supplies: DanceScape
Break dancing is alive and well at Boston Olympics (Boston Herald)
More than two decades have passed since break dancing burst into the living rooms of mainstream America, only to be just as quickly dismissed as a fad.
Krumping is a type of street dancing that includes elements of hip-hop, break dancing and other urban and African styles.
www.dancescape.com /dances/breakdance   (336 words)

  
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www.superbreak.com /go/IN209/theatre-breaks.htm   (296 words)

  
 Break Dancing - Reviews on RateItAll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In my opinion, break dancing is one of the hardest things to learn if no...
The 80s didn't give us much that we can be proud of, but break dancing i...
I am glad this dance form is not around for my kids to watch.
www.rateitall.com /i-3955-break-dancing.aspx   (289 words)

  
 LiveDigital: Break Dancing
Some guy break dancing in front of a crowd
I used to break dance when I was little, it sure has changed now days.
Amazing feats of strength and agility at break dance.
livedigital.com /AH3tGQC8NQ/content/382/c9   (219 words)

  
 A Break Dancing Game? Yep. - News and Siteseeing
The game is based on the increasing worldwide popularity of break dancing and will give a realistic representation of its dance moves and actions.
Two 'B-Boys' — break dancers - at a time will stand face to face in battle in the dance arena.
Had a break dancing game for the C64 back in the day.
www.firingsquad.com /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=9555   (1017 words)

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