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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbreakdance
Pronunciation / Transliteration: breakdance
"El breakdance combina acrobacias y ritmo."
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A dynamic style of street dance consisting of four primary elements: toprock, downrock, power moves, and freezes.
"He has been practicing bboying for over five years, perfecting his complex power moves." - 2
Also known as breakdancing, a competitive athletic form of dance originating from hip-hop culture.
"Bboying made its official debut as a competitive sport at the international Olympic games."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the term 'B-boy' (break-boy), coined in the 1970s in the South Bronx of New York City during the early days of hip-hop culture. The 'b' originally stood for 'break', referring to the dancers who performed during the break sections of funk and soul records.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bboying" is said worldwide
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breakdance
Transliteration: breakdance
"Le breakdance est devenu une discipline olympique."
Breakdance
Transliteration: Breakdance
"Er zeigt unglaubliche Moves beim Breakdance."
breakdance
Transliteration: breakdance
"Il breakdance richiede molta forza fisica."
breakdance
Transliteration: breakdance
"El breakdance combina acrobacias y ritmo."
breakdance
Transliteration: breakdance
"O breakdance é uma parte essencial da cultura hip-hop."
ब्रेकडांस
Transliteration: brekḍāns
"ब्रेकडांस हिप-हाप संस्कृति का एक महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा है।"
街舞
Transliteration: jiēwǔ
"霹雳舞需要极高的身体协调能力。"
비보잉
Transliteration: biboing
"한국 비보이들은 세계 대회에서 자주 우승합니다."
ブレイクダンス
Transliteration: bureikudansu
"彼は素晴らしいブレイクダンスの技を披露した。"
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