Breakdancing crew offers locals a chance to showcase their style

The Brief

  • A local dance crew is hosting an event to get the breakdancing community together.
  • Bay Rockerz invites anyone interested to check out the high-energy activity.
  • “Rockin the Bay” Volume 2 takes place Sunday, July 6 in St. Petersburg.

ST PETERSBURG Breakdancing as an activity began in New York City in the 1970’s as hip-hop culture was growing. The moves and actions took on a style of one dancer versus another in a competition of floorwork, freezes and power moves.

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50 years later, breakdancing debuted in the Olympics and has been on the national stage in multiple variations, from music videos and television to the concert stage and music festivals.

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