breakdancing

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breakdancing

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From break + dancing.

Influenced by breakdown (the percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music) -- breakdancers were originally those who danced to a breakdown.

noun break dancing · break-dancing

uncountable An urban style of acrobatic street dance that originated in the hip hop culture of New York City in the late 20th century. Hollywood made movies about breakdancing, dancers performed at the White House and the sky seemed the limit.
Similar: b-boying, b-girling, breaking

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noun Style of dance

Español	breakdancing
한국어	브레이크댄스 beureikeudaenseu, 브레이크댄싱 beureikeudaensing
日本語	ブレイクダンス bureikudansu, ブレイキン bureikin
中文	霹靂舞 /霹雳舞 pīlìwǔ
Português	breakdance
Français	breakdance
Русский	брейк-да́нс brejk-dáns, брейк brejk

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@misc{breakdancing_2026,
  title = {breakdancing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/breakdancing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}