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snowboarding ,b-boyin, and firefighting is my life~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~history of breaking- A B-boy or B-girl is a person devoted to hip hop culture, more specifically, bboying/break-dancing. Crazy Legs of Rock Steady Crew explains the origin of the term - “the word b-boy originated from Kool Herc … b-boys and b-girls - break boys, break girls” [1]. Although numerous b-boys have suggested that the term refers to the 'breaks' on a record [1], Kool Herc says that this is not the case - “b-boy – boys that break, it didn’t come from breaks on the record, it comes from… this man he ‘broke’, he went to a point, a breaking point… we just used that exaggeration of that term to the dancing – the b-boys, break boys” [1]. The term quickly came to include any followers of hip hop, identifiable by attire, music listening preferences or lifestyle, but in recent years has reverted to its specific usage in connection with dance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Types of breaking- Power This style of breaking is what most members of the general public associate with the term "break-dancing". Power moves comprise full-body spins and rotations that give the illusion of defying gravity. Headspins, backspins, windmills, flares, airtracks/airflares, 1990s, 2000s, jackhammers, crickets, turtles, airflares, hand glide, halos, elbow spins, among others. Those b-boys who use "power moves" almost exclusively are referred to as "powerheads". ~~~ Abstract A very broad style of breaking which may include the incorporation of threading footwork, freestyle movement to hit beats, house dancing, broken link styles and "circus" styles (balance, tricks, contortionism, etc.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trick () A style of breaking which focuses on the "wow factor" of certain powers, freezes, tricks, and circus styles. Blowup-style consists of performing a sequence of as many difficult trick combinations in quick succession as possible in order to "smack" or exceed the virtuosity of the other b-boy's performance. This is usually attempted only after becoming proficient in other styles due to the degree of control and practice required in this type of dancing. The names of some of the moves are: airbaby, airchair, hollow backs, solar eclipse, reverse airbaby, among others. The main goal in blowup-style is the rapid transition through a sequence or back and forth between several moves. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flavor (Style or Foundation) A style that is based more on eleborate toprocks, footwork and/or poses. This style is focused more on the beat of the song than having to rely on "power" moves only. B-boys who base their dance on "flavor/style" are known as "styleheads". Most styleheads have their own distinctive flavor or style. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Burns A type of move intended to embarrass the opponent by creating obscene or comical moves during battles or cyphers