Breakin' (all of the rules)

As bad as the acting is in the movie Breakin', the film seems to serve a central point that Hip-Hop can be for anyone; white or black, male or female, young and older. It was great when the opposing breakers showed up with a girl, and that is what made them win the first battle. The film also showed that to be Hip-Hop you didn't necessarily have to be a B-boy or a B-girl, because the main character (the girl whose name i can't remember) was breakin' at Venice Beach using the ballet moves she was accustomed to. The fact that a white female and a black male can join as a team shows that times are changing and that is becoming acceptable for anyone to be Hip-Hop.

This film isn't the only one to show Hip-Hop themes. The recent movie "Step up" is about a white hip hop dancer who joins the ballet of some girl that he meets. I feel that this is just a newer version of Breakin' but in the reverse action. Once again Hip-Hop extends over all networks of people

Another show that was recently on television was all about hip-hop and Break dancing. This show was called "DANCE 360". The show featured B-boys and B-girls battling against eachother to see who could out do their opponent on the dance floor. They would draw the contestants out of the audience to do a certain move and then their opponent would have to copy it and the would be judged on who had the best style. This show also featured children who were learning the skills of being a b-boy or a b-girl. All styles of dance were competitive and even some middle aged people battled against the younger crowd.
Being a b-boy or b-girl is really awesome. The amount of work that goes in to accomplishing something like that must be crazy. I've even see a group of b-boys at our own university, usually bustin' their moves in the Will Rogers room late at night. It is awesome to watch the practice and pull off some amazing stuff. Hip-Hop is everywhere and we better start to accept it because it is here to stay.