Meaning & use
breakdance
To perform an energetic style of street dance featuring spins, freezes, and acrobatic floor moves, usually to hip-hop music.
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Teenagers gathered in the plaza to breakdance to music from a portable speaker.
He learned to breakdance by watching videos and practicing in his garage.
A note on using this word
As a noun, "breakdancing" or "breaking" names the dance style itself, which grew out of hip-hop culture in 1970s New York.
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