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B-boying

Also known as breakdancing, it is the first hip-hop dance style that originated among black and Puerto Rican youth in New York City during the early 1970s.

Popping

A dance technique popularized by Samuel 'Boogaloo Sam' Solomon, involving quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in the dancer's body.

Locking

A dance style created by Don Campbellock Campbell in 1969, performed by stopping fast movement, locking the body into a position, holding it, and then resuming the movement.

Krumping

A dance style that originated in the African-American community of South Central Los Angeles, used as an expressive form to release anger.

Tutting

A dance style that creates geometric shapes and right angles using body parts, derived from poses of Ancient Egyptians.

Shuffling

The Melbourne Shuffle is a club dance that originated in the late 1980s, with dancers often referred to as rockers.

Waacking

An African American street dance from the 1970s disco era, characterized by stylized posing and fast synchronized arm movements to the beat.