break dance

American  

verb (used without object)

1. to perform break dancing.

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break dance British  

noun

1. an acrobatic dance style originating in the 1980s

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verb

1. (intr) to perform a break dance

Other Word Forms

• break dancer noun
• break dancing noun

Example Sentences

The show combines music, poetry, break dancing and beatboxing as it follows two teens navigating adolescence in the confines of a hospital room.

From Seattle Times

If you type in “Jesus Christ on-fire break dancing,” it gives you just that.

From New York Times

For something no partner required, there’s break dancing.

From Seattle Times

Still others, like Charles’s attempt at break dancing, did happen, if not when the series said they did.

From New York Times

The Radiotron youth center gave kids and teens a chance to get together, sing hip-hop and show off their break dance moves.

From Los Angeles Times