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A breakdancer performing stabbed windmills into a back spin

Breakdance (also called breaking, b-boying or b-girling) is a type of dance that is done by people who are part of the hip hop culture. B-boy means boy who dances on breaks (breakbeats). Breakdancing was invented in the early 1970s in African-American and Puerto Rican communities in South Bronx in New York City. The dance style evolved during the 70s and 80s in big cities of the United States.


There are four categories in breakdance. They are power moves (windmill, tomas, airtrax and so on), style moves, strong moves, toprock, downrock, and freezes (chair, airchair and so on). Many of moves come from gymnastics and kung-fu.
