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Meanings of break dance in English

Russian
брэйк
Portuguese
b-girl
Spanish
break-dance
Catalan
break dance
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Style of street dance.

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        брэйк

        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.

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              Do a break dance.

                    Usage of break dance in English
                    1
                    I seen people in a business suit break dance, pop and lock.
                    The new yorker
                    2
                    Changes in hip-hop's tastes dealt break dance, better known as breaking, a pretty rough body blow.
                    Wired
                    3
                    Before, prayer had involved bouncing on and off my knees so fast it resembled a break dance move.
                    Lit: a memoir
                    4
                    From soundsystems to DJs and repurposed vinyl to graffiti, insurrection and break dance, it attacked the mainstream using a variety of invigorating elements.
                    Wired
                    5
                    She never danced with a mop or did break dancing in her good jumper.
                    The Irish Times
                    6
                    Across the street, two muscular guys were break dancing on a sheet of cardboard outside Central Park.
                    Sloane Sisters
                    7
                    They were even break dancing to the nation's own politically correct, cleaned-up version of hip-hop music in Lenin Square.
                    The lost girls: three friends. four continents. one unconvention...
                    8
                    Jamie Kennedy break dances as he arrives at the Warner Music Group Grammy after-party in Los Angeles February 11, 2007.
                    Reuters