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B-boy

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Break-boy, a dancer who practices breakdancing, a street dance style.

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B-girl

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Break-girl, a female dancer who practices breakdancing.

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Cypher

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A circle of b-boys or b-girls taking turns dancing in the center.

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Flow

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The rhythm and momentum of a dancer's movement and transitions.

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Freestyle

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Improvisational dancing to the rhythm and beats of the music.

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Popping

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A funk dance and street dance style based on the technique of quickly contracting and relaxing muscles.

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Locking

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A funk dance style characterized by freezing from a fast movement and 'locking' in a certain position.

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Breaking

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An energetic form of street dance that includes stylized footwork and athletic moves like spinning on the knees, hands, or head.

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Crumping

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A street dance characterized by expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement.

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Power Moves

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Physically demanding and acrobatic moves in breakdancing that require momentum, speed, endurance, and control.

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Toprock

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A major element of breakdancing, incorporating a series of foot movements performed from a standing position.

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Downrock

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Breakdance moves performed with the dancer's body touching the ground, more floor-oriented than toprock.

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Six step

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A foundational footwork pattern in breakdancing, involving six steps around oneself while in a crouched position.

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Uprock

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A type of dance battle where the dancers mime fighting each other using breakdancing footwork patterns.

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Headspin

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A breakdancing move where a dancer spins on their head.

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Windmill

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A breakdance move where the dancer spins continuously on their upper back and torso, with legs extended.

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Beat juggling

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Manipulating beats and breaks by a DJ to create music suitable for breakdancing.

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Swagger

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A confident style and walk that expresses pride and self-assurance.

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Battle

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A dance competition between individuals or crews to showcase skill, creativity, and style.

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Crew

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A group of dancers that perform together, often in battles and competitions.

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Mixtape

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A compilation of songs or beats typically produced by a DJ, used for practice or battles.

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808

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A drum machine famous for its deep, booming bass, widely used in hip-hop music.

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Glide

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A dance move that creates the illusion that the dancer is moving smoothly across the floor without taking steps.

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Hype

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Intense excitement or enthusiasm, often used to describe a crowd's reaction to music or dance.

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Ill

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An expression referring to something that is extremely good or impressive, especially related to skills in dance or music.

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Jookin

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A street dance style from Memphis, characterized by intricate footwork and smooth gliding movements.

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Turfing

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A form of street dance that combines elements of popping, locking, and miming, originated in the Bay Area.

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Flexing

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A street dance form from Brooklyn, characterized by pausing, snapping, gliding, and contortion.

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Fresno

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A dance move where the dancer swings one arm to the opposite leg and then switches to the other side, associated with Locking.

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Jerkin'

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A dance from Los Angeles involving fast leg movements combined with a laid-back upper body.

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King Tut

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A dance style where the dancer creates right angles with their arms to mimic Egyptian hieroglyphics.

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Krumping

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A style of street dance characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement.

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Labbing

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The process of choreographing or freestyling in the studio to develop new dance moves or routines.

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Litefeet

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An energetic dance style from Harlem incorporating dance moves like the 'Chicken Noodle Soup' and 'The Tone Wop'.

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Old school

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Refers to the original styles of hip-hop dance from the late 1970s to the 1980s.

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Snaking

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A wave-like movement that gives the illusion of the body moving like a snake, common in popping.

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The Robot

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A dance style imitating the motions of a robot, characterized by stiff movements and a mechanical demeanor.

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Toe Wop

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A simple hip-hop dance step that involves stepping from side to side and tapping the feet.

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Waving

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A movement that creates the illusion of a wave passing through the dancer's body.

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