break dancing

or breakdancing

noun

1. a style of acrobatic dancing originating in the mid-1970s, often performed to rap music usually by teenage males in the streets, and characterized by intricate footwork, pantomime, spinning headstands, tumbling, and elaborate improvised virtuosic movements.

Other Words From

• break dancer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of break dancing¹

The sense of break is unclear; breakdown ( def )

Example Sentences

He wanted to be lithe and smooth and lightly airborne, working on his break dancing until he could make himself appear to flow.

From The Daily Beast

West has even created a stop-frame video of North that makes it look like she is break-dancing.

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