“Break dancing is the combination of gymnastics and free-style street dancing—the marriage of athletics and cool. The kids who break are old enough to have the power and strength necessary but young enough to take it. From Old Style to 1990 action, breaking sets the body up for moves from ballet smooth to high-stress acrobatics. And with the New York City Breakers, you know that the moves will be on and most definitely in check.” — ©1984 Michael Holman

If you have any ankle, knee, back or other physical problems, you should have a medical checkup before attempting the dances described in these materials. Parental supervision is advised for children who attempt these dances.

Freundlich Books will publish in September 1984 _Breakdance and the New York City Breakers_, which will be the complete guide to Break Dancing and the Hip-Hop culture.

The author Michael Holman is America’s leading choreographer and interpreter of Break Dancing.

GLOSSARY TERMS

• BITE-verb- to copy, duplicate or reproduce without consent; to steal ideas from others.
  Ex: “We were doing those steps way before them. They must have bit our moves.”
• CHILL-verb- to chill, chillout, chillin’, the act of calming down, keeping under control, staying cool.
  Ex: “You, chill out!” “I’m just chillin’!”
• DOG-verb- to overuse, abuse, spoil through excess.
  Ex: “He dogged his sneakers. They were all critical looking.”
• HOMEBOY, HOMEGIRL-pronoun-noun- comrade, companion, guys and girls from the neighborhood.
  Ex: “Yo man, let him in. He’s one of my homeboys.”

For the complete listing of glossary terms, please refer to poster enclosed.

Side 1: Music for Breaking

1. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five: Wheels of Steel (5:46)
   • Sugarhill Gang: 8th Wonder
   • Furious Five: Birthday Party
   • Spoonie Gee: Monster Jam
   • Chic: Good Times
   • Queen: Another One Bites the Dust
   • Blondie: Rapture
2. Twilight 22: Electric Kingdom (4:00)
3. Freeez: Pop Goes My Love (3:52)
4. B.T. & the City Slickers: Rockit (3:53)
5. Dazz Band: Joystick (3:54)
6. 10-Speed: Tour de France (3:52)

Side 2: Break Music & Instructional Rap

1. Alex & the City Crew: Electric Shocks (3:15)
2. Alex & the City Crew: Space Walk Action (3:20)
3. Alex & the City Crew: Rap-O-Tition (3:23)
4. Alex & the City Crew: Scratch Walk (3:12)
5. Alex & the City Crew: Shake Your Arm Up and Down With the Boogie Speed (3:36)
6. Alex & the City Crew: Boogie Head (3:03)
7. Alex & the City Crew: Let Electro Beat Make Your Body Move (3:20)
8. Michael Holman: The New York City Breakers (2:49)

K-Tel NU 3360

(I found this one going through the record bins at a local Goodwill, and just could not pass it up. Unfortunately, the “detailed poster” was long since gone.)