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Breakdancing consists mainly of four kinds of movement—toprock, downrock, power moves, and freezes—and is typically set to songs containing drum breaks, especially in funk, soul, and hip-hop. Its modern dance elements originated among the poor youth of New York during the early 1980s. [ 5 ]
Breakin' (also known as Breakdance in the United Kingdom and Break Street '84 in other regions [4]) is a 1984 American breakdancing-themed musical film directed by Joel Silberg and written by Charles Parker and Allen DeBevoise based on a story by Parker, DeBevoise and Gerald Scaife about dancer Alysha Williams.
"Street Dance" is a song by American hip hop act Break Machine, released as their debut single in 1983, from their album Break Dance Party (released as Break Machine in the UK). It became an international hit, topping the charts in several countries as well as peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart .
The media followed suit by calling all represented styles "breakdancing", which caused a naming confusion among the general public. [27] [63] [78] This was problematic for two reasons. The first reason is that "breakdancing" became an inadvertent umbrella term among the general public for both breaking and the funk styles. The funk styles were ...
Newcleus was an American electro and old school hip hop group that gained popularity in the early 1980s. The group is primarily known for its 12-inch single "Jam-On's Revenge" (re-released as "Jam on Revenge (The Wikki-Wikki Song)" (1983)) and "Jam on It" (1984).
Celebs as varied as Cuba Gooding, Jr., Vin Diesel, Debi Mazar and Leonardo DiCaprio loved the sport, with a 9-year-old DiCaprio even placing second in a break-dancing competition in 1984. (He was ...
Some of the first hip hop musicians to achieve recognition combined American styles with Māori language and traditional songs. The music video for Dalvanius Prime's 1984 popular hit track "Poi E" incorporated hip hop dance elements, making it the first time New Zealanders viewed hip hop culture in association with a local recording.
Beat Street is a 1984 American dance drama film featuring New York City hip hop culture of the early 1980s. Set in the South Bronx, the film follows the lives of a pair of brothers and their group of friends, all of whom are devoted to various elements of early hip hop culture, including breakdancing, DJing and graffiti.