{"product_id":"9780195334067","title":"Foundation: B-Boys, B-Girls, and Hip-Hop Culture in New York","description":"\u003cp\u003eB-boying is a form of Afro-diasporic competitive dance that developed in the Bronx, NY in the early 1970s. Widely - though incorrectly - known as \"breakdancing,\" it is often dismissed as a form of urban acrobatics set to music. In reality, however, b-boying is a deeply traditional and profoundly expressive art form that has been passed down from teacher to student for almost four decades. \u003ci\u003eFoundation: B-boys, B-girls and Hip-Hop Culture in New York\u003c\/i\u003e offers the first serious study of b-boying as both unique dance form and a manifestation of the most fundamental principles of hip-hop culture. Drawing on anthropological and historical research, interviews and personal experience as a student of the dance, Joseph Schloss presents a nuanced picture of b-boying and its social context. From the dance's distinctive musical repertoire and traditional educational approaches to its complex stylistic principles and secret battle strategies, \u003ci\u003eFoundation\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates a previously unexamined thread in the complex tapestry that is contemporary hip-hop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022428979440,"sku":"9780195334067","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780195334067_p0.jpg?v=1763665634","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780195334067","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}