Breakdancing History
“B-Boys go down!” (Frenando 123) This quote, said by Kool DJ Herc, is the quote that almost literally, started breakdancing into the main stream as we know it. The life of breakdancing: how it started, where it’s at now, and where it possibly may go, is purely one of urban origin. Breakdancing was originally a way for gangs to settle conflicts. (Fluent-C) When breakdancing first started it was not called breakdancing, nor was it dancing. It was actually a self-taught version of Brazilian Kung-Fu, called Capuwada. (Fluent-C) In the beginning it was done without music and was very violent. (Fluent-C) The gangs used this dance-like Kung-Fu to fight each other, or “battle” as the gangs would say. (Fluent-C) The actual word breakdance comes from the phrase “B-Boy,” coined by Kool DJ Herc in 1969, which means br
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Approximate Word count = 552
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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