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Foundation: B-boys, B-girls and Hip-Hop Culture in New York

Author Schloss, Joseph G.
Publisher Oxford University Press
Category Music
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ISBN / ASIN019533406X
ISBN-139780195334067
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CategoryMusic
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B-boying is a form of Afro-diasporic competitive dance that developed in the Bronx, NY in the early 1970s. Widely--though incorrectly--known as "breakdancing," it is often dismissed as urban acrobatics set to music. In reality, b-boying is a traditional and profoundly expressive art form. Some b-boys display their skill at "popping"--rapid movements followed by short freezes. In Foundation, Joseph G. Schloss walks you through the history of b-boying and his personal relationship to the music and the artists who bring hip hop to life.

Meet the B-boys and B-girls of New York's Hip Hop Scene



B-boy and Popper, Geomatrix
relaxing in the South Bronx

Tiny Love popping in Union Square, NY
with boomboxes from his collection

Dancer and teacher, SeoulSonyk, a.k.a. MiRi Park


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