Where are the Black boys who were in dozens of videos in the 80's? Not all of them died

Breaking is created by Foundational Black Americans. There's an episode of Ed Sullivan show back in the 60's where Young Black dancers were breaking. Breaking goes back further than that. Trixie is the original B-Boy and he's still alive. Trixie is a Hip-Hop Pioneer and a key element in the culture. The New Documentary "Microphone Check" Covers all of this.

@sergiosandoval7955

4 күн бұрын

Yall created it, the rest of the world perfected it.

@DerpDerp27

4 күн бұрын

​@@sergiosandoval7955 nope, others will never outdo us in our own genres.

@sgm2463

4 күн бұрын

​@@sergiosandoval7955Grade A copium, you stole Jazz, RnR trying with HipHop then tell AA be quiet an pocket all the cash. Like South Park You turn it ...

@sergiosandoval7955

4 күн бұрын

@@DerpDerp27 sorry brotha. Hip Hop belongs to the world now. We will always acknowledge the originators, but nobody stole anything. It's art. Someone will always come along and do it better.

@sergiosandoval7955

4 күн бұрын

@@DerpDerp27 that's a matter of opinion.

Avoiding the black originators.....typical

@justsaying182

4 күн бұрын

Damn. That sucks. What are some names? give them a shout out!

@Jaiveer101

3 күн бұрын

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@sergiosandoval7955

3 күн бұрын

Some names, please.

What happened to the black men who created this and are still breaking. This is bull

@LindaC616

4 күн бұрын

NY. Thry chose to follow the athletes going to France, so they filmed in Cali

@EbsSeven

4 күн бұрын

@@LindaC616 They should pay homage to the originators. Seems like they always forget that part whenever it comes to Black American culture.

@LindaC616

4 күн бұрын

@@EbsSeven I know what you're saying, but I don't think that's the case this time. They were just in Cali and not in New York.

@EbsSeven

4 күн бұрын

@@LindaC616 Still doesn't matter and we are getting tired of it. In a few years this will be the next rock, jazz, pop, blues, country, just like what they're trying to do to hip hop. Also it's like saying NY is the only place that has Black breakdancers. This is the same dance they made fun of until white people started doing it.

Shame on you Sunday morning. NOW I guess Taylor Smith is the Queen of Soul.....ugh

Breakdancing originally was african circle dancing which turned into capoeria in the 1700s.. then eventually evangelical dancing hence the movie "beatstreet" and the end "do you believe" they didnt want african featured with whites on tv in alot if areas back then so Puerto rican and the like often portrayed and claimed alot of moves which were invented hundreds of years ago like the windmill in angli african martial arts etc..

@omnigeddon

4 күн бұрын

Angoli*

@justsaying182

4 күн бұрын

ok

@underestimated1171

4 күн бұрын

Dance of the panther, break dance 1964 video and the mills brothers video from the 1930s caravan song. breakdancing

@omnigeddon

3 күн бұрын

@@underestimated1171 yes the afro Caribbean dance style is a another good example

@omnigeddon

3 күн бұрын

@@underestimated1171 african tap dancing was important too like kzread.info/dash/bejne/d6Z8mcWRnK7Sgc4.htmlsi=uAHZiNT1RqxC3A8D the inventor of modern 1990s on film but was probably taught the popular African American style dance by someone else unknown.. publicly

Bboying/breaking is for the streets.. the neighborhood.. not the stage - ken Swift

I'll admit I was eye-rolling a bit when I first heard this was in the Olympics, but as a fitness instructor I can tell you you absolutely better be in top shape to not really hurt yourself doing this. Also, I'm sure there was eye-rolling when gymnastics was introduced. Let the kids do their thing.

Ok, as a self proclaimed B-Girl (lol) having grown up during the hype of break dancing, I was waiting & waiting for them to interview Crazy Legs. He's one of the most well known breakers from the 80's era! Fun fact: he recently revealed that he was the body double for Jennifer Beals during her dance audition in "Flashdance" when she does that spin on the floor. No slight to the other breakers they interviewed. I was just looking for Crazy Legs.🤷🏾‍♀️

@LindaC616

4 күн бұрын

I know what you mean, but they're focusing on those going to Paris, to show them support. They should have done Crazy Legs back when it was first announced that breaking would be adopted into the games. Also sounds like they stuck to Cali. Johnny Legs did a bit with him, though, the guy can still dance

@justsaying182

4 күн бұрын

Many in the breaking community cut ties with Crazy legs for being an abuser.

@angelacooper8973

3 күн бұрын

@@justsaying182 who cares he was still a pioneer. Y’all gotta learn to separate the person from the job.

I was an 80s teen. I remember living in Hollywood around '82 - '83 and as soon as I heard the album Thriller start playing I knew that the kid next door was out there breakdancing to it. He wasn't even a teenager yet but he had his moves down pat like a pro. He practiced every day on the concrete between out apartment buildings. It was so cool to watch.

Get that gold, Victor Montalvo!

Maybe you guys should go look back at history books, or even your own vintage news footage to see who ACTUALLY made it.

Well if they can have rhythmic gymnastics where the competitors throw a ball in the and wave a stick with a streamer; why not have this?

@makeitmakesense2616

4 күн бұрын

You foolish. This tickled me o😂😂😂😂 I mean you make a valid point. So Imma just leave this alone and appreciate the random diversity of sport of the Olympics Cause waving a stick and throwing a ball is wild 😂

@kwebster62

4 күн бұрын

They should have neither.

@jeffpetrie7744

4 күн бұрын

You made me laugh out loud, jjj! I concur. Thank you. - From a former gymnast of 12 years 😆

@MoonlightGrahamCracker

4 күн бұрын

Why not ballrrom dancing, why not salsa dancing, why not beer pong, etc…

I gave up on the Olympics around 1996. The events exist only so there is something between Coke, McDonald’s, and Nike commercials.

@DeannaAllbrittin

Күн бұрын

With streaming it's a much better viewing experience because you can just watch streams of events live without commercials

@christinacascadilla4473

Күн бұрын

@@DeannaAllbrittin I remember I used to get so excited for the Olympics. I just can’t care anymore. With age I think that I realized winning an event is just having the luck of being at your peak whenever the games are held. Of those games were held two years earlier or two years later, there would be different winners. Look at all the great marathoners in 1982. By the time the games were held in 1984, they were all past their peak and some guy we never heard of won. And then there is the fact that the International Olympic Committee is basically a bunch of criminals.

wow excited for this!! 🤩🤩🤩😎

What happened to interviewing Turbo and Ozone. I know Adolfo Quiñones passed away. But, what about TKO!?

Love it!

Since I'm younger, I'll admit that I didn't know much about breaking at all until recently. A movie came out in China called One and Only, and that actually exposed me to the world. These people are so talented and I'd love to see breaking be an olympic sport for years to come!

Love this. I've been watching videos from other countries with their breakers, and I think the break dancing debut at the Olympics is going to be lit

Is the Olympic no longer a sporting event?

@redpillras3456

3 күн бұрын

This basically a type of gymnastics

@IAmAlmightyGod

3 күн бұрын

is flipping an actual sport?

So, when does Pole Acrobatics get recognized? Or do Women's activities still get treated as 2nd class?!

@makeitmakesense2616

4 күн бұрын

Rhythmic gymnastics

@makeitmakesense2616

4 күн бұрын

Rhythmic gymnastics

@LauraCoe-ub3bs

3 күн бұрын

women break as well

Keeping it Funky

Cool. Truly athletic, truly a sport of its own. I like when breaking is done to techno, house music, not hip hop. ; )

It's breaking something all right.

'd like to know why THIS has been accepted as an Olympic sport but roller skating has been rejected--and I don' t mean speed skating.

I appreciate this art form of dancing in competition but I have to add I don't think in any way it's an Olympic sport

@kwebster62

4 күн бұрын

Completely agree. While it's a great skill, it has no place in the Olympics.

@MaineSWH

4 күн бұрын

ok boomer

Why not. Men's gymnastics has several breakdancing elements required in the floor routine. Has been for decades.

These folks are super talented, but the Olympics needs FEWER "judged' events, not more.

When I travel overseas, snobbish Europeans often say to me, “America has no culture.” 🤔 And I reply, “Hold my beer.” 🇺🇸

I didn't know this was still a thing!

@redpillras3456

3 күн бұрын

It never stopped around the world

Amazing! 🤩

This must be the ART Segment

@LindaC616

4 күн бұрын

Yes, bc dancing is an art

Given to the world from the AA community. Always gotta take away credit.

Dance battles hip hop’s Corrugated cardboard box Concrete Olympic

Complete bs. Break dancing is from Black Americans! We're it's origins.

@IAmAlmightyGod

3 күн бұрын

too late! you voted to let them in your country. didn't you know they came to replace you?!?

@TheLightShines

3 күн бұрын

@@IAmAlmightyGod I don't vote

@IAmAlmightyGod

2 күн бұрын

@@TheLightShines not voting is still a vote.

@UserName-pi9no

13 сағат бұрын

Nobody disputes that. What's your point?

@IAmAlmightyGod

13 сағат бұрын

@@UserName-pi9no You know his point! that's why you are here in his response.

I am so happy to see breaking in the Olympics. I hope Victor wins the gold medal.

Microphone check movie

Modern break dancing was created by NYC blacks in the mid 70's, not by these guys.

Having the “origins” title in the video and then purposefully leaving out mentioning Black Americans for the creation of breakdancing is a “diss”-disingenuous and more disinformation. 🙄

At this point, why not? Might as well.

I always wished I could have done it! At 72, I am so excited for the breakers at the Olympics.

YES ❤

Breaking should stay in the Olympics for at least 1 or 2 rounds. Give it a chance to grow.

Good grief

Breakin hell yeah 💯

4 decades to late

This is a joke. The Olympics already are but to say breakdancing is a sport. Why not horse shoes...

What’s next??!! Olympic mosh pitting??? Olympic Pokémon???😂

@christinacascadilla4473

4 күн бұрын

How about crowd surfing? Build a stage like the one at CBGB. The team is two parts-the person who jumps off the stage, and his/her support team who move him/her around.

Misinformation. Bad journalism.

Disinformation...Breakdancing comes from Black American Hip Hop Culture prior to 1970...Nobody in this interview is a pioneer.

FBAs ain’t gonna like this 🤣🤣🤣

How embarrassing

Dance is art and not athletic 😮

@gathrightcrystal

4 күн бұрын

Dancing is art but the breast stroke is a sport 😏 😎🥃

@gathrightcrystal

4 күн бұрын

Get me some water so I can turn my dance into the breast stroke for the life guard then 😎🥃

@LindaC616

4 күн бұрын

Synchronized swimming? Ice dancing?

@gathrightcrystal

4 күн бұрын

@@LindaC616 if you ice dance long enough you will be swimming 😏

@gathrightcrystal

4 күн бұрын

@@LindaC616 or fishing 😎🎣