About Hip Hop Hip Hop Class Schedule
In the 1970s, kids brought their beat boxes to the street corner and engaged in public dance-offs that had them spinning on their heads, slamming their backs against the pavement and popping their joints in and out, a series of improbable moves that they called breaking.
This street dance scene provided fertile ground for hip hop dance, especially in African-American and Latino neighborhoods. By the 1980s, hip hop music gained in popularity and dance steps characterized with bouncing and jumping sprang up.
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