Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. An urban style of acrobatic street dance that was part of the hip hop culture of New York City in the late 20th century
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a type of solo dancing in which the dancer performs elaborate footwork, pantomime, and various acrobatic movements, such as spinning head stands or spinning on the back, and usually containing much improvization. It was first performed by male teenagers in the 1970's, in small informal groups on the streets, and is often performed to the accompaniment of rap music or other rock music with a rapid, strong beat.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music
Examples
“Adult classes started forming across the country and people were trying to learn about this new "breakdancing" craze that was sweeping the nation.”
“In this edition of NAME-DROPPING, the Oscar-winning head of Creative Monster Productions, Inc., discusses his current project -- a live-action, 3D remake of director Benton Lee's acclaimed breakdancing documentary Planet B-Boy!”
The Huffington Post: Pollo Del Mar: Name-Dropping with Pollo - Sept. 30, 2011
“From the breakdancing troupe in Uganda and predictions that the Street Art bubble is due to burst, to a Tony Awards ceremony with hardly a Hollywood star to be found and the sudden death of a celebrated photojournalist, the past several days have been anything but business as usual in the art world.”
“Mercifully, 20-year-old footage of Prince Charles breakdancing has resurfaced.”
The Guardian: Viral Video Chart: Royal breakdancing, Fox News declares Obama dead
“Compiled by Unruly Media and edited by Josh1 Prince Charles breakdancing in the 80sThis video should be elevated to internet legend.2 One way to celebrate Osama bin Laden's deathWhat a lovely garden.3 Giant water balloon explodesThey should have both jumped from the tree.”
The Guardian: Viral Video Chart: Royal breakdancing, Fox News declares Obama dead
“He told Aaron Zelin, a Brandeis University research assistant who interviewed him by e-mail two weeks before his arrest, that there might still be videos on the Web of him breakdancing.”
“But Chesser was playful, too, dressing up as Buzz Lightyear for Halloween, participating in powder puff cheerleading, and joining Oakton's breakdancing club.”
“By the time federal agents arrested him in July for trying to travel to Somalia and join the Islamic insurgent group al-Shabab, he'd gone from breakdancing high school kid to bearded radical in little more than two years.”
“Mr. Weckert, who says he wasn't aware of the U.K. game, says planking began in 2008 when he and his friends began doing the "worm" dance, a breakdancing move popularized in the 1980s, at local bars.”
The Wall Street Journal: How Planking Became the Internet's Latest Bored Game
“There's a bunch of kids breakdancing and playing street football while a VJ throws gang signs in slo-motion and some models pretend to enjoy barbecue chicken.”
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