The Birth of Breaking av Dr. Serouj "Midus" (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign USA) Aprahamian

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<b>The untold story of how breaking ¿ one of the most widely practiced dance forms in the world today ¿ began as a distinctly African American expression in the Bronx, New York, during the 1970s.</b> Breaking is the first and most widely practiced hip-hop dance in the world, with around one million participants in this dynamic, multifaceted artform ¿ and, as of 2024, Olympic sport. Yet, despite its global reach and nearly 50-year history, stories of breaking¿s 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. <i>The Birth of Breaking </i>challenges numerous myths and misconceptions that have permeated studies of hip-hop¿s evolution, considering the influence breaking has had on hip-hop culture. Including previously unseen archival material, interviews, and detailed depictions of the dance at its outset, this