Break dancing

Ana “Rokafella” Garcia-Dionisio remembers glass on the floor and piss in the staircases of the 1970s Harlem and Bronx apartments where she grew up. “You had to be tough to survive,” she says. It was at that moment in the Bronx when we witnessed the birth of hip-hop. From the sparks of hardship, struggle and adversity, an entire underground culture emerged, encompassing music, dance, art and style. And while hip-hop’s men have received most of the attention, women such as Rokafella have been…

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Break dancing poses can give energy to any portrait photos. These poses are great for showing the models physical appearance and the clothes they wear. Here are some examples of break dancing poses used in the studio and outdoors. {photolicense} 21 Professional Break Dancing Photos Dancer | Serguei Kovalev Dancer…

Graphic text documenting posturing, break dancing and cool pose. Precedents also demonstrate an understanding into the ways in which hip hop space is constructed and deconstructed.

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Pose reference drawing hip-hop break dance pose

Capoeira and breakdancing contain similarities in their footwork, groundwork, and upside-down movements, leading some to theorize that capoeira gave birth to breakdancing. Capoeira arrived in New York City with Mestres Jelon Viera and Loremil Machado in the 1970s, around the time of breakdancing's origin. However, the earliest bboys had little to no contact with capoeira. ...