Hip-hop dance, like breakdance, is a term created by people outside the hip-hop scene to describe something they didn't fully understand. The name was used so often that it now sticks, even inside ...

As hip-hop turns 50 on Friday, one of its pillars, breakdancing, was on display last weekend in Phoenix at the World Hip Hop Dance Championship. The event featured 3,000 dancers from at least 37 ...

Though break dancing gained exposure because of hip-hop music's popularity, the inspiration and origins of the dance style date back to the 1950s. Today, hip-hop dance encompasses a variety of ...

Shake, shake, shake!” echoed like a chorus of empowerment Thursday as Dr. Hanan Hameen-Diagne led a packed room through the raw energy of hip hop ...

Lord Jamar said breakdancing isn’t an element of Hip-Hop on a podcast, provoking a response from acclaimed turntablist DJ Rob Swift. DJ Rob Swift spoke out against Lord Jamar, who claimed ...

This story about breakdancing in Paris is part of How Paris ... However, members of the breaking and hip-hop communities in Paris worry that this addition is yet another attempt at gentrifying ...

Logan Edra grew up learning about the four elements of hip-hop: rapping, graffiti, DJing and breakdancing. Now, she’s taking that knowledge and her love for the Bronx-born street dance style to ...

After social media backlash, including a confused reaction from Dr. Dre and legendary B-Boy Crazy Legs, the 37-year-old ...

On a hot spring Saturday in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, dancer Joy “Kuma” Gasaway is popping to “Don’t Stop the Rock,” a classic breakdancing hit from 1985. Kuma and her husband Anthony “Fyrefli” ...

For anyone who thinks hip-hop culture isn’t as strong as it ... forget about the lone new sport to debut in Paris in 2024: breakdancing. Breaking, as it’s officially called at the Olympics ...