DANCE

Cypress Creek FACE, as part of their FREE Children's Series, present HaviKoro Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 10:00am.

Based out of Texas, HaviKoro crew formed in 1999. Individually, their performance experience dates back to the early 1990s where they grew up dancing on the streets of Houston. In 2005, they partnered with Houston’s Association of American Voices to perform in dozens of foreign countries ranging from Azerbaijan and Vietnam to Haiti and Argentina, as U.S. ‘Hiplomats’ representing the unique contribution of Hip Hop to American culture.”

What is a b-boy you say? A b-boy, or a b-girl, is a dancer who practices breaking, the acrobatic hip-hop dance style also known commonly as “break dancing.”

Breaking has a rich history in the United States. Emerging from the Bronx in the 1970s, breaking quickly took hold of the New York street dance scene. Breaking was particularly popular among the youth of South Bronx. Opposing gangs abandoned violence for break dancing battles, where the best breakers would demonstrate their skills in exchange for each other’s respect. In this way, break dancing crews, or groups of performers, began to form and the dance took on a life of its own. Breakers added more complex moves, increased their speed, and developed their form. Other dance elements, including capoeira (an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, sports, music, and dance), influenced the movement and added to its complexity and beauty.Breaking is one of the many elements of hip hop culture and has found considerable popularity among today’s youth. Today, four basic moves form the foundation of breaking: the toprock, downrock, freeze and power moves.