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Order Number	00087581
Title	'Magic Wand', breakdancer
Photographer	Chinn, Paul.
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE_b081_f2_i28
Date	1984
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;25 x 35 cm. on sheet 29 x 36 cm.
Notes	Photograph used for articles dated May 18, 1984 and September 28, 1984.; Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	The term "breakdancing" refers to the breaks in music and the movements that can be associated with these breaks, although the term "breakdance" is frequently used, "b-boying" and "breaking" are the original (and proper) terms to use when referring to the dance. Elements of breaking may be seen in other antecedent cultures prior to the 1970s, but it was not until the 70s that breaking was introduced onto the New York street scene, developing as a street dance style most prominently in the Bronx. The dance includes moving the feet sideways and onto the toes, spinning on the knees, head, hands and elbows, mock fighting moves, and pantomime; it is danced to both hip-hop and other genres of music that are often remixed to prolonged musical breaks.
Description	Three-year-old 'Magic Wand' shows off what he's got as he and other members of the L.A. Breakers break dance troupe performed at Century City Tuesday. Photograph dated May 1984.
Subject	Dancers--California--Los Angeles. Break dancing--California--Los Angeles. Century City (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection