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The '''New York City Breakers''' are an original [[]] group in early 1980s that was established in the [[Bronx]] borough of [[New York City]]. The group originally consisted of members from Wildstyle and "Floor Master Crew"<ref>{{ web|= |= |url=://www..com//}}</ref>
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The '''New York City Breakers''' are an original [[breakdance]] group pioneering the birth of [[Hip hop|hip-hop]] in early 1980s that was established in the [[Bronx]] borough of [[New York City]]. The group originally consisted of members from [[Wildstyle]] and "Floor Master Crew"<ref>{{cite web|title=The New York City Breakers|work=Old School Hip Hop|url=http://www.oldschoolhiphop.com/artists/bboys/nycbreakers.htm}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The New York City Breakers are a Breaking crew, formed by Michael Holman, originally known as the Floor Masters.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Price |first=Emmett George |url=https://archive.org/details/hiphopculture0000pric/page/172/mode/2up?q=%22New+York+City+Breakers%22 |title=Hip Hop culture |date=2006 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-85109-867-5 |location=Santa Barbara, Calif. |pages=114, 173}}</ref> Inspired by the Lincoln Center battle off San Juan Hills between the [[Rock Steady Crew]] and The Dynamic Rockers. The original members were: "Action" (Chino Lopez), "Kid Nice" (Noel Manguel), "Glide Master" (Matthew Caban), "Lil Lep" (Ray Ramos), "Mr. Wave" (Tony Droughan), "Icey Ice" (Cory Montalvo), "Powerful Pexter" (Tony Lopez) and Flip Rock (Bobby Potts).<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Blandford |first=Linda |date=1984-03-14 |title=A chill wind from the Bronx |pages=22 |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-a-chill-wind-from-the-bronx/129769605/ |access-date=2023-08-10}}</ref> Their first real exposure came in 1982, with an offer to battle Rock Steady Crew; in NYC at a club called Negril.<ref>Old School .com. (2010, August 12). The New York City Breakers. http://www.oldschoolhiphop.com/artists/bboys/nycbreakers.htm</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ogg |first=Alex |url=https://archive.org/details/hiphopyearshisto00ogga/page/56/mode/2up?q=%22New+York+City+Breakers%22 |title=The Hip Hop Years:A History of Rap |last2=Upshal |first2=David |publisher=Fromm International |year=2001 |isbn=9780880642637 |pages=56}}</ref>
The New York City Breakers are a breaking crew from the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx originally known as the [[Floor Masters]] Michael Holman an up-and-coming filmmaker who promoted Hip-Hop parties at a night club called Negril. He Grew bored of watching the same breaking crew dance and wanted to host a Breaking Battle. The '''Floor Master Crew''' accepted an invitation in 1982 offering to battle rival crew at club Negril. They combined footwork,style and power. FMC went on in 1982 to battle more rivals crews on ''[[That's Incredible]]'' ''[[Michael Holman (filmmaker)|Michael Holman]]'' saw the crews potential athleticism and soon after signed on to be their manager with the help of the legendary ''[[B-boy]]'' Lil Lep from the 7 Deadly Sins Crew same block where the famous ''[[Tracy 168]]'' ''[[Wildstyle]] crew lived a big influence on Uptown ''[[B-boys]]'', and with the help of writer [[PHASE 2]] renamed the crew New York City Breakers. Holman then took some of the Breakers from Floor Master Crew Action, Kid Nice, Glide Master.Holman worked with Chino Lopez founder of The Floor Masters a visionary himself to find and recruit new members to build The New York City Breakers. Chino told Holman about a one in a million ''[[B-boy]]'' who would really make the crew a force to contend with. This mystery dancer turned out to be Tony Lopez aka ''[[Powerful Pexster]]'' who was everything Chino promised as a dancer and more, with Powerful Pexster's [[power moves]] extraordinaire some credit Pex with being one of the greatest Old School ''[[B-boy]]''s who ever rocked a floor. Chino's aka ''Action'' the master of neck moves, Noel Manguel's aka ''[[Kid Nice]]'' unique head glides, Mathew Caban aka ''[[Glide Master]]'' unbelievable fist glides, ''[[Lil Lep]]'' the wise one a head spin and swipe master the original five NYC Breakers were born. Soon after Lil Lep introduced his friend Bobby Potts aka ''[[Flip Rock]]'' who's flips and footwork instantly put him into the crew then after adding Tony Draughon aka Tony ''[[Mr.Wave]]'' Wesley, the NYC Breakers became one of the most famous and influential [[B-boy]] and ''[[Hip Hop]]'' crews in the world.

The first performance the original five NYCBs was on the nationally televised show called ''The Merv Griffin Show''.Soon after, the NYCBs began appearing on everything from music videos [[Gladys Knight]] Flash and the Furious Five to Madonna(entertainer) live shows all around the world ''[[Soul Train]]'', ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]'', ''[[P.M. Magazine]]'', ''[[CBS Evening News]]'', ''[[Good Morning America]]'', ''Amnesty International Gala'', ''[[That's Incredible!]]'', and ''[[NBC's Salute to the Olympics]]'' just to name a few. ''[[Sixteen Candles]]'', ''[[Beat Street]]'', ', and are some of the noteworthy feature films they appeared in as well a cameo in ''[[Body Rock]]''.

The NYCBs appeared on the first ever Hip Hop TV show called ''[[Graffiti Rock]]'' they were featured in the book entitle "Breaking and The New York City Breakers" published in the fall of 1984 by Freundlich Books, and released an Album Break-Master Featuring New York City Breakers that went gold with Posters and array of how to break steps and how to judge a breaking competition battle. But are best known as the first ever Hip Hop group or artists to perform in Washington D.C for a sitting President, specifically Ronald Reagan, during the 1984, "[[Kennedy Center Honors]]." The performance was broadcast nationally on CBS, and is considered a landmark for the acceptance of Hip Hop culture in America mainstream While performing in tribute to legendary choreographer and Kennedy Center Honoree [[Katherine Dunham]] at the Kennedy Center Honors, the NYC Breakers befriended [[Frank Sinatra]], also an Honoree that year who was so impressed by the NYCB's performance.After ''[[Beat Street]]'' world tour finished ''[[Glide Master]]'' crashed on a motorcycle that's when Chino Action Lopez found Lil Alex next generation of [[B-boy]]s. Then [[Frank Sinatra]] wrote a letter to Chino invited NYCB to perform again at the 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala for ''[[Ronald Reagan]]'' and ''[[George H. W. Bush]]'' where Lil Alex performed his first and last show right after this show NYC Breakers officially broke up to never perform all together again.

The N.Y.C Breakers were one of the first Hip Hop/[[B-boy]] crews that helped spread Hip Hop culture around the globe.Touring and performing for Presidents, world leaders and royalty (including England's ''[[Duke of York]]'' Prince Andrew and the King and Queen of Norway), they will always be remembered as crucial pioneers of the [[B-boy]] and ''[[Hip Hop]]'' Culture.


Their first performance was on the nationally televised talk show ''[[The Merv Griffin Show]]'' in 1983.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=October 14, 1983 |title='New' dance craze blends acrobatics, mime, and inventiveness |work=The Christian Science Monitor |issn=0882-7729 |id={{ProQuest|1037927784}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1983-06-19 |title=Television schedule |pages=171 |work=Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-television-schedule/129768217/ |access-date=2023-08-10}}</ref> Soon after, the NYCBs began appearing in live performances with [[Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five]] in Boston. They were featured in the 1984 film ''[[Beat Street]]'' where they battled the Rock Steady Crew<ref>{{Cite book |last=Driver |first=Ian |url=https://archive.org/details/centuryofdance0000driv/page/232/mode/2up?q=%22New+York+City+Breakers%22 |title=A century of dance |publisher=Cooper Square Press |year=2001 |isbn=9780815411338 |pages=232}}</ref> and appeared on the first [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] television show ''[[Graffiti Rock]],'' created by Holman.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1984-06-28 |title='Graffiti Rock' Tunes In On the Hip-Hop Culture |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/28/arts/graffiti-rock-tunes-in-on-the-hip-hop-culture.html |access-date=2023-08-10 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> They also made appearances on various other television programs such on [[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]], NBC's TV Special The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Teams,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rajakumar |first=Mohanalakshmi |title=Hip hop dance |date=2012 |publisher=Greenwood |isbn=978-0-313-37846-1 |series=The American dance floor |location=Santa Barbara, Calif. |pages=n15}}</ref> [[CBS Evening News]] and [[PM Magazine|P.M. Magazine]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marlow |first=Curtis |date=1984 |title=The New York City Breakers |pages=82-83 |work=Breakdancing |url=https://archive.org/details/breakdancingelec00shar/page/82/mode/2up?q=%22New+York+City+Breakers%22}}</ref> and the film [[Sixteen Candles]].<ref name=":0" />


The New York City Breakers also became the first B-boys to release an instructional video and album (Break-Master) which went gold and broke down steps on how to hold a competition. They performed in Washington D.C for sitting [[Ronald Reagan|President Ronald Reagan]], during 1983 at the [[Kennedy Center Honors]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Portilla |first=Alberto de la |title=From Queens to Hialeah: The Incredible Story of Miami’s Original B-Boys |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/oz-rock-and-flex-led-miamis-breaking-dance-revolution-12637799 |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Miami New Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Joshua |date=2003-03-22 |title=`8 Mile' not the first film to travel the hip-hop road |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-03-22-0303220279-story.html |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>
=== Original Five Members ===
*Chino "'''Action'''" Lopez
*Noel "'''Kid Nice'''" Mangual
*Matthew "'''Glide Master'''" Caban
*Tony "'''Powerful Pexster'''" Lopez
*Ray "'''Lil Lep'''" Ramos


==Film==
*''[[Sixteen Candles]]''
*''[[Beat Street]]''
*''[[Body Rock]]''


==Television==
=== Additional Members ===
*''[[That's Incredible!]]''
*Bobby "'''''Flip Rock''''''" Potts
*''[[The Merv Griffin Show]]''
*Dennis"'''''Kid Romance''''''" Deleon
*''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]''
*Tony "'''Mr. Wave'''" Draughon
*''[[PM Magazine]]''
*Corey "'''Icey Ice'''" Montalvo
*''[[CBS Evening News]]''
*London "'''B-Boy London'''" Reyes
*''[[Good Morning America]],'' [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
*Alex "'''Lil Alex'''" Roman
*''[[Graffiti Rock]]''
*Mitchell "'''Speedy Dee'''" Martinez
* [[Kennedy Center Honors]]
*Takahiro "'''ENGIN#9'''" Fujita


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://wn.com/new_york_city_breakers The WorldNews (WN) Network New York City Breakers 80's footage]
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHYPQEdr5Lw
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcQmRKBLzzs


[[Category:American breakdancing groups]]
[[Category:American breakdancing groups]]

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The New York City Breakers are an original B-boy group in early 1980s that was established in the Bronx borough of New York City formed by Michael Holman. The group originally consisted of members from Wildstyle and "Floor Master Crew"[1]

History

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The New York City Breakers are a Breaking crew, formed by Michael Holman, originally known as the Floor Masters.[2] Inspired by the Lincoln Center battle off San Juan Hills between the Rock Steady Crew and The Dynamic Rockers. The original members were: "Action" (Chino Lopez), "Kid Nice" (Noel Manguel), "Glide Master" (Matthew Caban), "Lil Lep" (Ray Ramos), "Mr. Wave" (Tony Droughan), "Icey Ice" (Cory Montalvo), "Powerful Pexter" (Tony Lopez) and Flip Rock (Bobby Potts).[2][3] Their first real exposure came in 1982, with an offer to battle Rock Steady Crew; in NYC at a club called Negril.[4][5]

Their first performance was on the nationally televised talk show The Merv Griffin Show in 1983.[6][7] Soon after, the NYCBs began appearing in live performances with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five in Boston. They were featured in the 1984 film Beat Street where they battled the Rock Steady Crew[8] and appeared on the first hip-hop television show Graffiti Rock, created by Holman.[9] They also made appearances on various other television programs such on Ripley's Believe It or Not!, NBC's TV Special The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Teams,[10] CBS Evening News and P.M. Magazine[11] and the film Sixteen Candles.[6]

The New York City Breakers also became the first B-boys to release an instructional video and album (Break-Master) which went gold and broke down steps on how to hold a competition. They performed in Washington D.C for sitting President Ronald Reagan, during 1983 at the Kennedy Center Honors.[12][13]

Film

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ Portilla, Alberto de la. "From Queens to Hialeah: The Incredible Story of Miami's Original B-Boys". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  2. ^ a b Price, Emmett George (2006). Hip Hop culture. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. pp. 114, 173. ISBN 978-1-85109-867-5.
  3. ^ Blandford, Linda (1984-03-14). "A chill wind from the Bronx". The Guardian. p. 22. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  4. ^ Old School .com. (2010, August 12). The New York City Breakers. http://www.oldschoolhiphop.com/artists/bboys/nycbreakers.htm
  5. ^ Ogg, Alex; Upshal, David (2001). The Hip Hop Years:A History of Rap. Fromm International. p. 56. ISBN 9780880642637.
  6. ^ a b "'New' dance craze blends acrobatics, mime, and inventiveness". The Christian Science Monitor. October 14, 1983. ISSN 0882-7729. ProQuest 1037927784.
  7. ^ "Television schedule". Daily News. 1983-06-19. p. 171. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  8. ^ Driver, Ian (2001). A century of dance. Cooper Square Press. p. 232. ISBN 9780815411338.
  9. ^ "'Graffiti Rock' Tunes In On the Hip-Hop Culture". The New York Times. 1984-06-28. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  10. ^ Rajakumar, Mohanalakshmi (2012). Hip hop dance. The American dance floor. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood. pp. n15. ISBN 978-0-313-37846-1.
  11. ^ Marlow, Curtis (1984). "The New York City Breakers". Breakdancing. pp. 82–83.
  12. ^ Portilla, Alberto de la. "From Queens to Hialeah: The Incredible Story of Miami's Original B-Boys". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  13. ^ Klein, Joshua (2003-03-22). "`8 Mile' not the first film to travel the hip-hop road". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
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