Definition of Break dancing

1. Noun. A form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music.

Exact synonyms: Break Dance
Generic synonyms: Dance, Dancing, Saltation, Terpsichore
Derivative terms: Break Dance

Definition of Break dancing

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of breakdancing) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Break Dancing

break-evens
break-in
break-ins
break-up
break a law
break a leg
break a sweat
break apart
break away
break bad
break bread
break bulk
break camp
break cover
break dance
break dancing (current term)
break down
break even
break free
break ground
break in
break into
break it down
break loose
break new ground
break of dawn
break of day
break of serve
break of the day
break off

Literary usage of Break dancing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. What Holds Us Together: Social Cohesion in South Africa by David Chidester, Philip Dexter (2004)
"... and creative skills through group activities like break-dancing and spraycan painting, normally under the tutelage of highly respected role models, ..."

2. Letters of a Prussian Traveller: Descriptive of a Tour Through Sweden by John Bramsen (1818)
"... we generally heard them every evening till three in the morning, and not unfrequently till day break, dancing in the market to the sound of a tabor, ..."

3. A Fandom of Magical Proportions: An Unauthorized History of the Harry Potter by Erin A. Pyne (2007)
"He gave us break dancing lessons. His metal band rules." EVIL WIZARD ROCK-DRACO AND THE MALFOYS http: ..."

4. Art Works! Prevention Programs for Youth and Communities by Paula Randall (1998)
"For example, according to Nakasako, "a video on break dancing ended up being about friendship, ..."

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