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Break! The Urban Funk Spectacular!

Sunday, February 16, 2025 @ 3:00pm



Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960

BREAK! The Urban Funk Spectacular traces the history of hip-hop dancing over the last thirty years. It is a tribute to this American urban art form. Cast members are supremely talented artists from the world of “Breakdancing,” “Locking,” “Electric Boogaloo,” or “Popping,” Power Tumbling, as well as DJ-ing and Drumming& beatboxing (vocal percussion). Many have been featured soloists in performances with such show-business legends as Madonna, Janet Jackson, B2K, 50 Cents, Ringo Star, Whitney Houston, Puff Daddy, and Luther Vandross.

A distinctive American art form with hazy African roots that run deep through the streets of inner cities, Hip Hop defies easy definition. Comprised of five elements – Dance, MC, DJ, Graffiti, and Fashion – each component is improvised and recombined in myriad rhythms and styles so that Hip Hop continually reinvents itself. Though the exact origins of hip-hop are unclear, dance elements hearken back to an African tradition involving a variety of footwork patterns, spinning, and gymnastic-type moves; Hip-Hop dancing has been heavily influenced by a number of sources. Some consider James Brown and his 1969 hit “Get on the Good Foot” to be one of the starting points. Inspired by his energetic, almost acrobatic dance on stage, many people began dancing on the “Good Foot,” often incorporating moves that involved dramatic drops and spins.

Martial arts films, which were extremely popular in the 1970s, contributed some of the more spectacularly muscular and acrobatic elements to this burgeoning urban dance phenomenon. The term “Breakdancing” actually arose with the growing recognition of this art form by the media. The early 80’s “battles” between dance crews attracted the attention of the public, and “Breaking,” “B-Boy-ing,” or “Breakdancing” became associated with other street dance styles such as “Locking” and “Popping”.




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