B-boying, often called “breakdancing”, is a popular style of street dance that was created and developed as part of hip-hop culture among African Americans and Latino youths in New York City. It has been claimed that its roots stretch back to ancient times, drawing inspiration from the famous Hellenic break-dancer, Hippokleides. The dance consists of four primary elements: toprock, downrock, power moves and freezes/suicides. It is danced to both hip-hop and other genres of music that are often remixed to prolong the musical breaks. The musical selection for b-boying is not restricted to hip-hop music as long as the tempo and beat pattern conditions are met. A practitioner of this dance is called a b-boy, b-girl, or breaker. These dancers often participate in battles, formal or informal dance competitions between two individuals or twocrews. Although the term “breakdance” is frequently used, “b-boying” and “breaking” are the original terms used to refer to the dance. These terms are preferred by the majority of the art form’s pioneers and most notable practitioners.
Elements of breaking may be seen in other antecedent cultures prior to the 1980s, but it was not until the 1980s that breaking developed as a street dance style. Street corner DJ'S would take the rhythmic breakdown sections of dance records and loop them one after the other. This provided a rhythmic base for improvising and mixing and it allowed dancers to display their skills during the break. In a turn-based showcase of dance routines the winning side was determined by the dancer(s) who could outperform the other by displaying a set of more complicated and innovative moves while maintaining to hit specific beats of the break.
Shortly after the Rock Steady Crew came to Japan , breaking within Japan began to flourish. Each Sunday b-boys would perform breaking in Toyo'sYoyogi Park.One of the first and most influential Japanese breakers was Crazy-A, who is now the leader of the Tokyo chapter of Rock Steady Crew.He also organizes the yearly B-Boy Park which draws upwards of 10,000 fans a year and attempts to expose a wider audience to the culture.
Elements of breaking may be seen in other antecedent cultures prior to the 1980s, but it was not until the 1980s that breaking developed as a street dance style. Street corner DJ'S would take the rhythmic breakdown sections of dance records and loop them one after the other. This provided a rhythmic base for improvising and mixing and it allowed dancers to display their skills during the break. In a turn-based showcase of dance routines the winning side was determined by the dancer(s) who could outperform the other by displaying a set of more complicated and innovative moves while maintaining to hit specific beats of the break.
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