Breakdancing in the 80s
Sep25

Breakdancing in the 80s

By Julie Anderson Breakdancing is one of the great gifts of the 80s. A good breakdancer’s moves are jaw-dropping, gravity-defying, and at times downright inhuman. They moved in ways that we didn’t even know the human body could bend. Here’s a great video clip about the history of the dance technique and its various types: Back in elementary school in the early 80s, a few of the boys would bring their jamboxes to school and show off...

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80s Rap Music
Oct29

80s Rap Music

It has often been said that Jazz music is one of the few truly American art forms, born and bred in the USA. This held true until the 1980s gave birth to one of the most compelling new forms of music that few people seemed to realize was destined to take over popular culture and work its way into the fabric of everyday life. Rap music and hip hop created and codified a new language that rose up from the streets first as a cipher for...

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