- published: 29 Nov 2015
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B-boying or breaking, often called "breakdancing", is a style of street dance that originated as a part of hip-hop culture among African American and Latino youths in New York City during the early 1970s. Fast to gain popularity in the media, the dance style also gained popularity worldwide especially in South Korea, France, Russia, Japan, and Brazil. While extremely diverse in the amount of variation available in the dance, b-boying consists of four primary elements: toprock, downrock, power moves, and freezes. B-boying is typically danced to hip-hop and especially breakbeats, although modern trends allow for much wider varieties of music along certain ranges of tempo and beat patterns.
A practitioner of this dance is called a b-boy, b-girl, or breaker. Although the term "breakdance" is frequently used to refer to the dance, "b-boying" and "breaking" are the original terms. These terms are preferred by the majority of the art form’s pioneers and most notable practitioners.
The terminology used to refer to b-boying changed after promotion by the mainstream media. Although widespread, the term "breakdancing" is looked down upon by those immersed in hip-hop culture. Purists consider "breakdancing" an ignorant term invented by the media that connotes exploitation of the art and is used to sensationalize breaking. The term "breakdancing" is also problematic because it has become a diluted umbrella term that incorrectly includes popping, locking, and electric boogaloo. Popping, locking, and electric boogaloo are not styles of "breakdance". They are funk styles that were developed separately from breaking in California. The dance itself is properly called "breaking" according to rappers such as KRS-One, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, and Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC.
can a man be really sure of his spot
can he hold on to the little that he thinks he's got
can he look around him and trust what he sees
can a woman be sure she'll still have a hime
when the whole world leaves here all alone
will she wake up with the flood around her knees
is there one star falling?
one star falling
I see a man in a little back room
the shades are drawn and in the gloom
I see him on the floor with his head in his hands
now he rises up with a vacant stare
as the camera fades and leaves him there
but still the image remains of a broken man
needing one star falling
one star falling
so close your eyes and rest your head
turn off the tv and go to bed
will it still be there when you wake up
cause danger rides on the wind tonight
reason flickers like candlelight
so look up to the sky and wish for luck
wish for one star falling