The B-Boy subculture is heavily influenced and centred around dance. A B-Boy is a dancer who practises breaking/breakdancing or b-boying.
Breaking/B-Boying is an acrobatic style of hip-hop dance. It developed in the 1970s amongst Black and Latino American youths, in the South Bronx. Breaking is usually danced to Hip-Hop. It is also danced to other genres of music that is often remixed, to prolong the musical breaks.
Popular songs associated with B-Boy include 'The 45 King- 900 number', 'Eric. B & Rakim- Don't sweat the technique', 'De La Soul- Me, Myself & I', 'Run DMC- It's Tricky' and 'The Sugarhill Gang- Rapper's Delight'.
B-Boys are most likely to be seen in sportswear like shell suits/tracksuits (most popularly the 'Adidas original' tracksuit), sneakers/trainers and baseball hats.
Although most subcultures appeared in direct opposition to mainstream, B-Boy nearly exploded into a mainstream trend.
The B-boy subculture has branched off into a female equivalent known as B-Girl.
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