{"product_id":"the-birth-of-breaking-hip-hop-history-from-the-floor-up-hardcover","title":"The Birth of Breaking: Hip-Hop History from the Floor Up - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSerouj Midus Aprahamian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eToyin Falola\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAbimbola Adelakun\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of Breaking \u003c\/i\u003echallenges 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 book brings to life this buried history, with a particular focus on the early development of the dance, the institutional settings where hip-hop was conceived, and the movement's impact on sociocultural conditions in New York City throughout the 1970s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By featuring the overlooked first-hand accounts of over 50 founding b-boys and b-girls alongside movement analysis informed by his embodied knowledge of the dance, Aprahamian reveals how indebted breaking is to African American culture, as well as the disturbing factors behind its historical erasure.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSerouj \"Midus\" Aprahamian \u003c\/b\u003eis Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, and a long-time practitioner\/scholar of underground hip-hop dance styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100620022067,"sku":"9781501394317","price":169.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/jHn2-DgkKV9781501394317.webp?v=1772486402","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-birth-of-breaking-hip-hop-history-from-the-floor-up-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}