Hip Hop Dance History

Original Uprockers

Posted by admin on September 07, 2010
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Wow, talk about old old old school rockers.

You gotta wonder if King Uprock or Ken Swift got some ideas from these guys

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James Brown Best Dance Moves Ever

Posted by admin on August 30, 2010
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CypherStyles is the World’s #1 Source for Street Dance Videos!

Not sure what’s more impressive, young James Brown, or the fact that old James Brown could still dance that well.

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Detours Parallels Between Breakdance and Other Dance Styles

Posted by admin on August 11, 2010
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At first it’s kinda easy to dismiss Crazy Legs statement, like “oh what’s he talking about?”, but I think the clips cut together make a pretty compelling argument that BBoying isn’t exactly as new as you might think.

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Doing the Charleston to Daft Punk

Posted by admin on May 24, 2010
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“CypherStyles is the World’s #1 Source for Old School Dance Videos!”

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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Old School Russian Cossack BBoys Get Down

Posted by admin on April 30, 2010
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“CypherStyles is the World’s #1 Source for Street Dance Videos!”

It’s pretty crazy to see BBoy style moves waaaay back in the day, like these Cossack dancers.

Wonder if Top 9 got some of their moves from these guys.  Probably not, but still pretty impressive.

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