Definition of break dancing
: dancing in which solo dancers perform acrobatics that involve touching various parts of the body (such as the back or head) to the ground
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Other Words from break dancing
break-dance
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ˈbrāk-ˌdan(t)s 
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verb
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verb
break-dancer
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ˈbrāk-ˌdan(t)-sər
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James Van Doren tried to compete with companies like Nike and Adidas by expanding into different sports — running, basketball, wrestling and break dancing among them — only to bankrupt the company by 1984, Mr. Van Doren wrote.
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New York Times, 20 May 2021
But Diesel had also discussed his break dancing past with Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan the year prior to that.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 May 2021
Arizona is great for jam skating, which is kind of like break dancing on skates.
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Michelle Ailport, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2021
In the meantime, real-life sports added in recent years with an eye toward attracting a younger audience include skateboarding, surfing and, debuting in 2024′s Paris Games, break dancing.
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Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2021
There were rumors that former Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome was break dancing in the press box during that game.
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Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 13 Apr. 2021
Now, kids and adults alike learn how to do headstands and windmills through organizations like 1520 Arts, which aims to pay respect to hip-hop’s roots and revive the popularity of break dancing.
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The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Mar. 2021
Created by Black and Latino youths in the 1970s on NYC streets, break dancing has its own history in Utah — and is now an Olympic sport.
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The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Feb. 2021
These pictures reveal a city whose inhabitants engage in such near-universal adolescent pursuits as DJing, break dancing and pouting for the camera.
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Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2020
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“Break dancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20dancing. Accessed 1 Aug. 2021.
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