{"product_id":"foundation-b-boys-b-girls-and-hip-hop-culture-in-new-york-0195334051","title":"Foundation: B-boys, B-girls and Hip-Hop Culture in New York","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0195334051\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Schloss, Joseph G.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB-boying is a form of Afro-diasporic competitive dance that developed in the Bronx, NY in the early 1970s. Widely - though incorrectly - known as \"breakdancing,\" it is often dismissed as a form of urban acrobatics set to music. In reality, however, b-boying is a deeply traditional and profoundly expressive art form that has been passed down from teacher to student for almost four decades. Foundation: B-boys, B-girls and Hip-Hop Culture in New York offers the first serious study of b-boying as both unique dance form and a manifestation of the most fundamental principles of hip-hop culture. Drawing on anthropological and historical research, interviews and personal experience as a student of the dance, Joseph Schloss presents a nuanced picture of b-boying and its social context. From the dance's distinctive musical repertoire and traditional educational approaches to its complex stylistic principles and secret battle strategies, Foundation illuminates a previously unexamined thread in the complex tapestry that is contemporary hip-hop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51666766037280,"sku":"NEW0195334051","price":60.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61AhkUv45sL.jpg?v=1778947445","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/foundation-b-boys-b-girls-and-hip-hop-culture-in-new-york-0195334051","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}