Breaking

Breaking or b-boying is a style of dance that evolved as part of hip-hop culture among Black and Latino American youths in the South Bronx during the 1970s. The term bboy came from the term beat boy, because they danced to a specific beat. It’s danced to both hip-hop and other genres of music that are often remixed to prolong the musical breaks. The term B-boy or B-boying was coined dj Kool Herc, who often played music at various street hangouts.The first who was able to stand out from the crowd and show their individuality, was the collective " Rock Steady Crew". They combined together all the directions and was able to give each dance elements of it's special distinguishing feature.Every year, Breaking became popular and fashionable, breakers began to be used in commercial projects (TV shows, ads, clips, etc.).



Four basic elements from the foundation of breaking.
The first – Toprock, a term which means to the upright dancing and shuffles. Toprock has a variety of steps which can each be varied according to the dancer's expression (. aggressive, calm, excited). Toprock can draw upon many other dance styles: popping, locking or house dance.




The second element – Footwork which refers to footwork dancing performed on the floor.



The third element is the Freeze, the poses that breakers throw into their dance sets to add punctuation to certain beats and end their routines.
























The fourth element is the Power Moves. The are the most impressive acrobatic moves normally made up of circular motions where the dancer will spin on the floor or in the air.



The term break dancing,isn't used among dancers and people who are interested in hip-hop culture. This term was created by the media to describe what was called Breaking or B-boying in the street.