Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among African American and Puerto Rican youths in Manhattan and the South Bronx of New York City during the early 1970s. Ric SilverElectric Slide is credited with the inception of Breakdancing when he started Breaking at a 15th and 9th Disco in 1972. By infusing his Eurythmics training from Westminster Choir College with is extensive dance training at Connecticut College and The American Dance Festival - he put 5 counts or beats agains 4 (4/4) to created a syncopated step. It is normally danced to pop, funk or hip hop music, often remixed to prolong the breaks, and is a well-known hip hop dance style. A breakdancer, breaker, b-boy or b-girl refers to a person who practices breakdancing.
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