Breakdance

Throughout my research, the question that I wanted to answer is, Has the breaking subculture has been absorbed into mainstream culture? I thought about this question when considering if the fact that hip hop’s popularity might have affected this subset of the subculture. I also thought this question was very important for the continuation as well as the preservation of the b-boy subculture. That’s why I found fieldwork to be so imperative to my study of such a hidden subculture. I felt that I needed to know how does one get into this culture? where does one go to participate? does this subculture still have events? what type of people usually are successful at b-boying, do the members know the history of their subculture? has the subculture branched out to different races and financial background? and do they think the subculture has gone mainstream? I felt that these would help me get to know the heart and soul intent of this subculture. I chose to interview some active B-boys on Temple University 's campus. They have their own crew here as an extracurricular group. I choose them because they are active in the subculture and they are trying to pass down the technique that goes with the subculture. They are all young and this made me wonder where they learn about it if it’s not that popular. Also on their owlnet bio, they mention that they also accept the non- temple student as well as their alumni. But the major reason I chose to observe and interview them is because their…

Well if you did not notice, having a good community creates a society in which people choose the right decisions in life. I, personally have experienced and helped people through tough decisions. As a leader of the Del Norte Breakdance Club, I am solely responsible of the physical and social environment of the club. Being a club leader allows me to get to know members in a way others do not. Through my experiences during highschool, I believe I have positively affected the community in which I…

hip-hop culture, made him become a pioneer of Hip-hop culture. He was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1965. He left home at 16 to become an MC, coming to live at a homeless shelter in the south Bronx. Hip-hop become more famous since 1960’s and went around the world, but also not only the music but the hip-hop culture become wider and wider. The streams of hip-hop are consist of MC/ Emcee, Graffiti, Breakdance, and beat-box. These are the element of hip-hop and the foundation of hip-hop culture.…

All in all, the research I conducted throughout this project has dramatically changed my perspective on hip-hop entirely. I now know how each of the four pillars of hip-hop originated and how they all tie into each other. I have a better understanding of the scene during hip-hop’s early years and the difference between hip-hop then and now. I had a pleasant experience learning about this subject and was more interested in it than I thought I’d be. I got to connect with around a dozen new people…

In 1970, the hip-hop music began in a small community in New York City at South Bronx, where drugs, violence, and poverty were common things. During the time, African- Americans are living as subordinate members in society. Basically, hip- hop music represents African Americans’ forms of music including jazz, soul, gospel, and reggae. DJ Kool Herc, was an inventor of the hip- hop music, he started music in his small apartment with young unemployed community members. There was no set of rules…

Swerving around a mass sea of students while quickly glancing at my schedule and the classrooms around me, I was a new student trying to find my classes at the large campus of Neuqua Valley High School. Even though it was my junior year, I was a new student after transferring schools and was unfamiliar with the campus and with many of the students there, until I found out about a hip-hop/breakdancing club called Urban Arts Club (UAC). Since I was ten years old, I have always been interested in…

Breaking was originated in South Bronx of New York City in the mid 1970's. Breakdance is a type of dance that is done by people who are part of the hip hop culture. Breaking is a high-energy acrobatic dance, mixture of complex footwork, spins, kicks and 'freezes' - holding a position balanced on hands, head or shoulders. Kung Fu and the African-Brazilian martial art referred to as Capoeira where major influences on the breaking culture. Originally gangs used breakdancing as a method to battle…

At my old school, we constantly judged other people and ourselves based upon “unspoken laws” and made-up stereotypes. Such as: Koreans did Key Club, Filipino boys did breakdance, taking Geometry as a freshmen meant you weren't smart, and JROTC kids were awkward weirdos who were unathletic but still needed that PE credit. Coming to the ZAMHS community for me was extremely refreshing in the lack of these type of societal norms. And thanks to that, I was able to become friends with different types…

They involve the kind of topics where fans would breakdance, and wave their hands in the air like they don't care about the world around them for the present moment. Especially with mainstream artist music, ties with underlying agendas that include fame, as well as monetary and materialistic ideals and gains rather than the passion, expressionism, and love for the art, in which both rap and hip-hop have been founded upon are commonplace. For every one popular rapper or hip-hop artist that sings…

The Fifth Element of Hip Hop - Knowledge In addition to the four elements of hip-hop – breakdancing, graffiti, emceeing, and DJing - The Zulu Nation places emphasis on a fifth element of hip-hop being knowledge. Bambaataa and members viewed knowledge to the link that connects the other elements together to form hip-hop culture. Without knowledge, an individual would not be able to be a respectable emcee, effectively DJ, constructively tag graffiti, or safely breakdance. Therefore, one of the…