The Birth of Breaking by Dr. Serouj Midus Aprahamian PAPERBACK 9781501394300
The untold story of how breaking \u2013 one of the most widely practiced dance forms in the world today \u2013 began as a distinctly African American expression in the Bronx, New York, during the 1970s.
Breaking is the first and most widely practiced hip-hop dance in the world, with around one million participants in this dynamic, multifaceted artform \u2013 and, as of 2024, Olympic sport. Yet, despite its global reach and nearly 50-year history, stories of breaking\u2019s origins have largely neglected the African Americans who founded it. Dancer and scholar Serouj \""Midus\"" Aprahamian offers, for the first time, a detailed look into the African American beginnings of breaking in the Bronx, New York.
The Birth of Breaking challenges numerous myths and misconceptions that have permeated studies of hip-hop\u2019s
The Birth of Breaking
Hip-Hop History from the Floor Up
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The untold story of how breaking \u2013 one of the most widely practiced dance forms in the world today \u2013 began as a distinctly African American expression in the Bronx, New York, during the 1970s.
Breaking is the first and most widely practiced hip-hop dance in the world, with around one million participants in this dynamic, multifaceted artform \u2013 and, as of 2024, Olympic sport. Yet, despite its global reach and nearly 50-year history, stories of breaking\u2019s origins have largely neglected the African Americans who founded it. Dancer and scholar Serouj \""Midus\"" Aprahamian offers, for the first time, a detailed look into the African American beginnings of breaking in the Bronx, New York.
The Birth of Breaking challenges numerous myths and misconceptions that have permeated studies of hip-hop\u2019s
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Hip-Hop History from the Floor Up
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The untold story of how breaking \u2013 one of the most widely practiced dance forms in the world today \u2013 began as a distinctly African American expression in the Bronx, New York, during the 1970s.
Breaking is the first and most widely practiced hip-hop dance in the world, with around one million participants in this dynamic, multifaceted artform \u2013 and, as of 2024, Olympic sport. Yet, despite its global reach and nearly 50-year history, stories of breaking\u2019s origins have largely neglected the African Americans who founded it. Dancer and scholar Serouj \""Midus\"" Aprahamian offers, for the first time, a detailed look into the African American beginnings of breaking in the Bronx, New York.
The Birth of Breaking challenges numerous myths and misconceptions that have permeated studies of hip-hop\u2019s
The Birth of Breaking
Hip-Hop History from the Floor Up
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This brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tra;
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Brand | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
format | trade paperback |
Language | english |
series | black literary and cultural expressions ser. |
type | textbook |
age level | adults |
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