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Breakdancing

By heather0277
  • 1983 BCE

    Breakdancing Mainstream

    Breakdancing Mainstream
    Wildstyle 1983
    Flash dance 1983
    Beat Street 1984
    Breaking 1984
    Breaking 2 Electric Boogaloo 1984
  • 1973 BCE

    Pioneers

    Pioneers
    1.Herculoids-----DJ Kool Herc's Bronx, NY Crew
    2.Rock Steady Crew--S. Bronx breakdancers
    3.The Zulu Kings----B-boy crew from the Zulu Nation
    4.New York City Breakers--originally know as the Floor Masters from the Kingsbridge section in NY
    5.Crazy Commandos Crew---Bronx, NY Crew
  • 1970 BCE

    Break Dance Terms

    1. Pop locking--- uses a quick continuous movement of contracting & relaxing the muscles to cause a jerk
    2. Freeze--- Holding or balancing a pose while dancing
    3. Windmill--- Originally borrowed from Kung Fu
    4. Backspin--- Continuously spinning on your back
    5. Electric Boogaloo--- West Coast moving the body and the head in two different directions
    6. Moonwalk-- A dance where one walks sliding backwards
    7. Head Slide--- Sliding across the floor on your head
  • 1970 BCE

    Cultural Terms

    1. Call out-- To challenge a B-boy to a battle
    2. Battle-- Competition between two B-boy
    3. Dope-- Someone who is very good
    4. Downrock-- Footwork
    5. Foundation-- Basic B-boy moves

  • Capoeira

    Capoeira
    Capoeira is martial art infused dance, which is thought to have originated in the 16th century. Using combat styles in the former of dance while surrounded in a crowd