Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A form of urban dance originating in New York in the late 1970s, combining a Charleston-like step with bends, spins, and moves in which the body is briefly supported by the hands.
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Examples
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You know, break dancing was hugely - b-boying, as it's sort of more accurately called by the culture, it was very popular at the time so I was really, really into it.
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I just closed my door and got to work on that 64-track sampler, approaching it like I had with b-boying and MCing: a skill to be crafted come what may it would take a good two years of repetitive practice before I felt anywhere near capable.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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You know, break dancing was hugely - b-boying, as it's sort of more accurately called by the culture, it was very popular at the time so I was really, really into it.
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You know, break dancing was hugely - b-boying, as it's sort of more accurately called by the culture, it was very popular at the time so I was really, really into it.
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You know, break dancing was hugely - b-boying, as it's sort of more accurately called by the culture, it was very popular at the time so I was really, really into it.
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You know, break dancing was hugely - b-boying, as it's sort of more accurately called by the culture, it was very popular at the time so I was really, really into it.
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You know, break dancing was hugely - b-boying, as it's sort of more accurately called by the culture, it was very popular at the time so I was really, really into it.
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You know, break dancing was hugely - b-boying, as it's sort of more accurately called by the culture, it was very popular at the time so I was really, really into it.
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You know, break dancing was hugely - b-boying, as it's sort of more accurately called by the culture, it was very popular at the time so I was really, really into it.
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You know, break dancing was hugely - b-boying, as it's sort of more accurately called by the culture, it was very popular at the time so I was really, really into it.
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