If you've always wanted to be a b-boy, you'll love these breakdancing innovations. Turf dance battles, krumping and Stormtroopers bustin' a move are all represented above. This underground subculture first gained popularity in the 80s, and it's inspired every industry from fashion to marketing. See these and more breakdancing innovations above.
Implications - It would be all too easy for business leaders to dismiss something like breakdancing as a simple fad limited to young people, but those that ignore this misguided temptation are the ones that have made the most of an enduring cultural phenomenon. Consumers below the age of 21 make up an increasingly dominant portion of the marketplace, so any business that chooses to ignore the things that represent their interests do so at their own peril.
15 Breakdancing Innovations
From B-Boy Menswear Lookbooks to Mainstream Krumping:
Marissa Brassfield — Sep 12, 2010 — Pop Culture
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Underground Hip-Hop 'Krumping' Goes Mainstream
12
Age-Defying Yogis
At 83, Bette Calman Does ‘The Peacock' Like a Breakdancer
11
When Hip Hop and Ballet Collide
10
Suspending the Surreal
Jeremy Kohm Photographs Subjects Like Female Breakdancers
9
Disney Dance-Offs
Mickey Mouse Gets Down in Response to a B-Boy
8
Beautiful Break Dance Art
The New Justin Bua Gallery Set to Debut in New York
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Rapping Darth Vaders
The College Humor 'Galactic Empire State of Mind' Music Video
6
Digitalized Breakdancing Art
The Art of Aaron Campbell is Colorful
5
Kiddie Dance Battles
H & M Kids Flash Mob Invades Union Square in San Francisco
4
Mobile Hip-Hopvertisements
Gangster Gnomes Sell Brazil Telecom Mobile Phones
3
B-Boy Island Shoots
'New Caledonia' by Cameron Cope Explores Exotic Lifestyles
2
Break Dancing Robots
Mechanical B-Boys Who Can Really Bust a Move
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Pop-Locking Lookbooks
Extra Butter Use BREAKS KRU for Mishka's 2010 Lookbook
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