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Breakdancing Basics

Breakdancing is a sport, an exercise, a past time loved by many, especially those in the younger generation.  You can see many people breakdancing, may it be on TV, on the streets, in the schools, in basically any area where there is free space to dance on.

Some breakdancers refer to themselves as b-boys, b-girls or breakers. Sometimes, breakdancing is referred to as breaking or b-boying. These are just some basic slang to introduce you the Basics of Breakdancing.

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Learn Breakdance

The popularity of break dancing   has swept all over the world since it was introduced in the early 70s by African Americans in the Bronx. There are annual, national, regional and local competitions for break dance which draws thousands of young people to learn this amazing dance style.

It is a dance that combines creativity, power, and agility that never fails to attract audience. Even adults are interested to learn break dance since it is challenging and artistic. However, there is a need to be cautious in learning the steps all by yourself since the moves have to be executed properly to minimize risk.

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Terms In Breakdancing

Breakdancing started as a culture of hip-hop among the African Americans young ones and was later on followed by the Latin Americans teenagers.

Everything started and developed in the Bronx of  New York during the 1970s. Some even say that during the late 60s, breakdancing was already taking off. This dance was eventually called breakdancing due to the breaks in the remixed music used for dancing.

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Physics of Breakdance

Break dancing  is a popular form of street dance that evolved in  the early 70s. The moves are artistic, creative, full of power and simply amazing. Nevertheless, beyond these basic steps of  break dance is a firm foundation on the principles of physics.

There are different break dance  steps that are considered basic such as top rock, power rock, freeze, power moves and suicides. Each of the dance steps have their own unique moves that when executed involves basic principle of physics.

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Midget Breakdance

When break dance was introduced more than 3 decades ago by African Americans in the Bronx, it was immediately adopted by Latinos who immersed themselves in hip-hop culture.

Break dancing has its own genre of music and culture. This dance has its own attitude which reflects its origin as a way of settling fights between fighting groups commonly known as gangs. It is also a very interesting dance style that involves not only strength and power but also creativity.

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Breakdancing Styles

Breakdancing is a type of dance founded in the Southern Bronx of New York in the 1970s. Break dancing was first done by the African Americans and was later on followed by the Latino Americans.

Some say that this was started to provide an alternative lifestyle for those living in the Bronx. This type of dancing is called breakdancing because of the breaks in the remixed music.

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History of Breakdancing

Breakdancing is a popular form of dance often seen executed in street dance competitions. Originally, it was called as B-boying or breaking since the dance was executed based on the breaks in records that were connected together by street DJs.

The breaks provided the DJs a chance to bring their creativity in mixing good rhythms which the dancers could use to exhibit their breakdancing skills. The history of breakdancing goes way back some 30 years ago at that time that hip hop culture was flourishing among African Americans.

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Breakdance Steps

“Breaking” become popular worldwide and different type of remixes can be used to perform this dance. DJs across the world remixed different music genres which can serve as a platform in executing this dance step.

There are two main considerations in choosing the music : rhythm and tempo. As long as the breaker can synchronize the dance moves with both elements, then performance would surely be applauded by breaking enthusiasts.

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Breakdance Classes

Since breakdance became popular worldwide, many young people wanted to learn the steps which are not only entertaining but physically challenging as well.

Most b-boys or b-girls (technical term for breakdancers) learned the steps from their own peer groups that belonged to hip-hop culture. Nevertheless, many breakdancers also enrolled themselves into breakdance classes to ensure that they would acquire all the fundamental steps in learning this unique learning style. Where does one enlist for a break dance class anyway? Here is the list of suggestions that would lead you to break dance classes:

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Battles in Breakdance

Breakdance battles are very common these days. Breakers, b-boys and b-girls usually join together to form a crew and different crews compete with each other in battle, it can also be two individuals who just want to battle it out.

Battles simply mean doing a dance off between the two crews or two individuals. A battle is merely just a showdown between crews in order to showcase their talent and skills. Battles have existed since the 1970s. Breakdance battles started in South Bronx of New York where Latino Americans used to battle it out against African-Americans.

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