Young Vin Diesel Shows How to Breakdance

Breakdance, also known as breaking, b-boying or alternately b-girling is an dance style that originated in the streets and evolved as part of the hip-hop movement among African-American and Puerto Rican youths in the South Bronx of NYC during the early Seventies. It's normally danced to the backdrop of pop, funk or hip-hop music, often remixed to prolong the breaks, and is a well-known hip hop dance style. A breakdancer, breaker, b-boy or b-girl usually refers to a person who practices the art of breakdancing, or a member of a breakdancing crew. Since its rise, breakdancing has provided young people n urban settinmgs a proactive alternative to violent urban street gangs. Today, breakdancing culture is recognized as a unique and distinct discipline, somewhere between dance and athletics. Since acceptance and involvement centers on dance skills, breakdancing culture is usually free of the common race, gender and age boundaries of a specific subculture and has been accepted globally by people of different backgrounds and cultures.