Breakdance

Arriving on the scene in the late 1970s straight from the streets of New York City and LA, breakdance has recently enjoyed a surge in popularity, due in part to the mainstream acceptance of rap and hip-hop. An extremely physical form of dance, break is also highly individualised and freeform in style. It borrows and transforms moves from areas such as acrobatics, gymnastics, hip-hop, capoeira and modern dance.Break classes at Studio 24 are always major fun - with students often staying on afterwards for freestyle sessions where the beats are put on endless rotation with everyone getting a chance to get into the mix.the oldest known hip-hop style of dance, it originated in the Bronx, New York in the 1970\'s.A street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement It is normally danced to funk or hip hop music, often remixed to prolong the breaks, and is arguably the best known of all hip hop dance styles.