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BREAK DANCING [3 records]

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Record 1 2025-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
CONT

Breakdance battles are head-to-head confrontations between individuals or groups of dancers who try to out-dance each other.

Key term(s)
  • break dancing battle
  • break-dancing battle
  • break dance battle
  • break-dance battle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse
DEF

Compétition de break lors de laquelle des danseurs ou des équipes s'affrontent et se mesurent en alternance, sous la forme de duels chorégraphiques.

OBS

défi : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 11 décembre 2022.

Key term(s)
  • défi de break dance

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
DEF

A street dance typically performed by a solo dancer to hip-hop, funk, and related styles of music, characterized by a combination of rhythmic footwork, floorwork, and stylized acrobatic moves ...

OBS

b-boying; B-boying: designations used only when the dance is performed by boys or men.

OBS

b-girling: designation used only when the dance is performed by girls or women.

Key term(s)
  • Bboying
  • Bgirling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse
DEF

Danse issue du hip-hop, intégrant notamment des mouvements énergiques et acrobatiques effectués au sol.

OBS

break : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République française le 11 décembre 2022.

Key term(s)
  • break dance

Spanish

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Record 3 2025-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
CONT

In battles in which a crew competes, the crew represents its home or community as much as itself.

Key term(s)
  • break dancing crew
  • break-dancing crew
  • break dance crew
  • break-dance crew

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse
DEF

Groupe de danseurs de break qui s'entraînent ensemble afin d'en affronter d'autres dans un défi.

OBS

équipe : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 11 décembre 2022.

Spanish

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