break-dancing

A form of breakdancing — An urban style of acrobatic street dance that originated in the hip hop culture of New York City in the late 20th century.

Meanings

nounbreak-dancing (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of breakdancing.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of break-dance
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