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Karina Bradley's B-Boy (Breakdance) Crew Kills it at Club Dusk, Caesars Palace in Atlantic City

The breaking documentary The Freshest Kids: A History of the B-Boy presents two reasons of why the b stands for break. The first is that it is a reference to the musical breaks on the record.[1] Crazy Legs, the president of Rock Steady Crew explains the origin of the term: the word b-boy originated from Kool Herc b-boys and b-girls — break boys, break girls.[2] His colleague Mr. Freeze of Rock Steady Crew states, the break of the record b break, we are the b-boys.[2] Mr. Wiggles of Rock Steady Crew and Electric Boogaloos says, the DJs used to cut breaks, and the b-boys would break to what? The breaks. So you know, its just common sense.[2]

An alternative theory is that it comes from the street slang terms 'break' and 'breaking' which at the time meant to fight or to lose control.[1] Grand Mixer DXT says, breaking boys — because people would be breaking at the party, starting trouble when somebody would get mad — 'yo hes breaking, stop breaking man,' and when Kool Herc says it, its official.[2] DJ Kool Herc himself (billed as The Father of Hip-Hop in the documentary) says, b-boy — boys that break, it didnt come from breaks on the record, it comes from this man he broke, he went to a point, a breaking point we just used the exaggeration of that term to the dancing — the b-boys, break boys.[2]

Breaking or b-boying, commonly called breakdancing, is a style of dance that evolved as part of hip-hop culture among Black and Latino American youths in the South Bronx during the 1970s.[3][4]:125, 141, 153 It is danced to both hip-hop and other genres of music that are often remixed to prolong the musical breaks.

There are four basic elements which form the foundation of breaking. The first is Toprock, a term referring to the upright dancing and shuffles. The second element is Downrock which refers to footwork dancing performed on the floor. The third element is the Freeze, the poses that breakers throw into their dance sets to add punctuation to certain beats and end their routines. The fourth element of b-boying is the Power Moves. These are the most impressive acrobatic moves normally made up of circular motions where the dancer will spin on the floor or in the air.

Though widespread, the term breakdancing is looked down upon by those immersed in hip-hop culture. This is because the word breakdance is a term created by the media[2][5][6][7] to describe what was called breaking or b-boying in the street. The majority of the art forms pioneers and most notable practitioners refer to the dance as breaking or b-boying.[