breakdancing
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a variation of
break dancing.
break dancingnouna 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.
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Instead, they take turns to silently perform a series of moves and poses that look, to the untrained eye, as if they are playing charades or, as they writhe on the ground, breakdancing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
While the Olympics have recently added skateboarding, surfing and breakdancing, the Commonwealths - with India having a big say - look set to reintroduce cricket, shooting, archery and hockey.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
The System is inspired by randomness within nature and the somatic elements of breakdancing, which Jonas grew up doing in Venice Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
When he stole the show with the Spice Girls by showing off his breakdancing skills just before his third birthday, his mum declared him to be "the next Justin Timberlake".
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
But breakdancing wasn’t like ballet; it wasn’t something you could look up in the yellow pages.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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