The Influence Of Breakdancing On American Culture

That funky music starts playing, and everyone in the building can’t help but to get down and groove. Breakdancing, like many other dance styles, is that type of dance that allows people to express themselves that words cannot. Breakdancing in particular started from the Bronx during the 70’s, but it has changed over the past 40 years. These moves have grown in difficulty, and new moves have emerged from the creativity of these athletic dancers, and the reason for this change is because of how American culture spreads so widely and quickly throughout the world. It all starts with a single step to get to the beginning, or maybe six steps. The Bronx is the birthplace of breakdancing. When it started, there were a good selection of moves in a dancer’s arsenal, but not as much as they do today. The moves that were most commonly done had a more structured, step by step way, to execute them. For example, the Six-Step was done by many b-boys and b-girls around; think of it as a foundational move that many dancers learn as they are starting off, that can be easily taught. B-boy Vincanity is one of the many breakdancers on Youtube who give dance tutorials for curious viewers, or novice breakdancers. Vincanity gives an easy to follow tutorial on how to do a full Six-Step in his video, How to Breakdance| 6 Step| Footwork 101. Starting in a push-up position, you move your left leg under your right leg. After, you bend your left leg, and at the same time, stepping behind that same leg with your

There is a reason as to why all of this happening, and that reason is because breakdancing has become somewhat like an international sport. The question is, how has this style of dance that started in the Bronx, that was substituted for gang fights, spread around the world so easily within these forty years? Well, the answer comes from where it all came from. The United States of