[PDF] The Birth Of Breaking eBook

Author : Serouj "Midus" Aprahamian
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 35,72 MB
Release : 2023-07-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 1501394320

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The untold story of how breaking – one of the most widely practiced dance forms in the world today – began as a distinctly African American expression in the Bronx, New York, during the 1970s. Breaking is the first and most widely practiced hip-hop dance in the world, with around one million participants in this dynamic, multifaceted artform – and, as of 2024, Olympic sport. Yet, despite its global reach and nearly 50-year history, stories of breaking's origins have largely neglected the African Americans who founded it. Dancer and scholar Serouj "Midus" Aprahamian offers, for the first time, a detailed look into the African American beginnings of breaking in the Bronx, New York. The Birth of Breaking challenges numerous myths and misconceptions that have permeated studies of hip-hop's evolution, considering the influence breaking has had on hip-hop culture. Including previously unseen archival material, interviews, and detailed depictions of the dance at its outset, this book brings to life this buried history, with a particular focus on the early development of the dance, the institutional settings where hip-hop was conceived, and the movement's impact on sociocultural conditions in New York City throughout the 1970s. By featuring the overlooked first-hand accounts of over 50 founding b-boys and b-girls alongside movement analysis informed by his embodied knowledge of the dance, Aprahamian reveals how indebted breaking is to African American culture, as well as the disturbing factors behind its historical erasure.

Author : Serouj "Midus" Aprahamian
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 33,61 MB
Release : 2023-07-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 1501394339

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The untold story of how breaking – one of the most widely practiced dance forms in the world today – began as a distinctly African American expression in the Bronx, New York, during the 1970s. Breaking is the first and most widely practiced hip-hop dance in the world, with around one million participants in this dynamic, multifaceted artform – and, as of 2024, Olympic sport. Yet, despite its global reach and nearly 50-year history, stories of breaking's origins have largely neglected the African Americans who founded it. Dancer and scholar Serouj "Midus" Aprahamian offers, for the first time, a detailed look into the African American beginnings of breaking in the Bronx, New York. The Birth of Breaking challenges numerous myths and misconceptions that have permeated studies of hip-hop's evolution, considering the influence breaking has had on hip-hop culture. Including previously unseen archival material, interviews, and detailed depictions of the dance at its outset, this book brings to life this buried history, with a particular focus on the early development of the dance, the institutional settings where hip-hop was conceived, and the movement's impact on sociocultural conditions in New York City throughout the 1970s. By featuring the overlooked first-hand accounts of over 50 founding b-boys and b-girls alongside movement analysis informed by his embodied knowledge of the dance, Aprahamian reveals how indebted breaking is to African American culture, as well as the disturbing factors behind its historical erasure.

Author : William Cane
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 41,76 MB
Release : 2008-02-12
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1600940412

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Studies show the most reliable scientific predictor of personality is birth order-your place among your siblings. The Birth Order Book of Love is the first guide to consider this factor when finding the perfect mate. Why do firstborns often find romance with lastborns? Who's the worst match for an only child? Cane examines the 12 personality/birth order types (older brother of brothers, younger sister of sisters, etc.), revealing why certain birth orders are more compatible and which ones can present communication challenges (and how to overcome them). Cane has analyzed the birth order of 6,000 celebrities, historical figures, and modern couples. Readers will learn what birth order says about them, which celebrity they'd be most compatible with, and who their best match is in real life.

Author : GEOFFREY PECKITT
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 47,48 MB
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1984508733

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We have a ‘Relationship’ with each person we interact with each day on a Personal Basis. Be it at Work, in a Business, Social situation, at the Store Checkout, or at home in our Close Personal life. And for their success each of our relationships depend on our ‘Self Perception’, and whether we unconsciously perceive ourselves to be Acceptable, Loveable and Worthwhile to the person we are relating to at any given point in time. This book is a product of the Authors personal life Journey, the personal courses and studies he has undertaken, and all the people he has had the privilege work with along his journey. And still, there is more to learn about Human Relationships.

Author : Stephenie Meyer
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 32,38 MB
Release : 2008-08-02
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0316032832

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In the explosive finale to the epic romantic saga, Bella has one final choice to make. Should she stay mortal and strengthen her connection to the werewolves, or leave it all behind to become a vampire? When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved? To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs. This astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic. It's here! #1 bestselling author Stephenie Meyer makes a triumphant return to the world of Twilight with the highly anticipated companion, Midnight Sun: the iconic love story of Bella and Edward told from the vampire's point of view. "People do not want to just read Meyer's books; they want to climb inside them and live there." -- Time "A literary phenomenon." -- The New York Times

Author : DK
Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 12,70 MB
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1405357266

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From preconception to birth - expert advice from the world's leading website for parents, Babycentre Produced with Babycentre - the world's leading parenting website - this up-to-the-minute guide to preconception, pregnancy, birth and the first few weeks with your baby, combines expert advice from health professionals with shared experience, suggestions and tips from parents, taken from the Babycentre online community. Information on what to expect at every stage of your pregnancy will help you make informed choices - from preconception to getting to know and look after your newborn. And a trimester-by-trimester guide tracks all the important milestones of pregnancy, covering antenatal care, maternal and foetal development. With top tips on practical care, understanding your emotions and a host of suggestions from other Babycentre mums who have been there too!

Author : Jane Dwinell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 36,27 MB
Release : 1992-08-24
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0313067368

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Jane Dwinell has written an important book using real-life scenarios to illustrate her unique philosophy of childbirth, one that can only inspire women to take greater control over how and where they give birth. From her vantage point as a birth attendant, Dwinell recounts the moving birth experiences of twenty different women. Thus the reader learns that there are no right or wrong ways to give birth. In fact, the author shows how satisfying it can be for women to exercise their own strength, power and choice in the birth process instead of yielding to unnecessary technological and medical interventions. Birth, she says, is a process of wellness, not illness. Hence, most women don't need medication to help them deal with normal birth pains if they have the proper empowering support during labor. When women give birth in a comfortable setting of their choice, the medical wrongs against them, committed in hospitals in the name of safety and technology, are prevented. In the face of opposition from an entrenched segment of the medical establishment, Dwinell dares the view that hospital care should not be routine but should be given only with good reason and the women's permission. For pregnant women and their partners, Birth Stories makes a convincing argument that under normal circumstances wach women's intuitive knowledge and individual resources can help her to labor and deliver successfully in her own way. Nurses, midwives, doctors, and birth educators will find it useful to realize that there are many ways to give birth . . . that it is important for the family to be together and make their own choices . . . and that pregnant women can have safe births without excessive medical intervention. This book can also serve as a guide for professionals who want to develop this type of birthing model within their own institution.

Author : Pip Davies
Publisher : Random House
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,61 MB
Release : 2024-04-04
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1529918553

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‘An empowering birth book for every mum-to-be’ DR ZOE WILLIAMS Midwife Pip is on a mission to help every parent-to-be to feel informed and prepared for birth. With the right education and support, she firmly believes that all births - whether planned or unplanned, assisted, caesarean, waterbirth or hypnobirth - can be positive. Midwife Pip's Guide to a Positive Birth will take you through every stage of preparation for pregnancy, labour, birth and beyond. Packed with evidence-based information and insider tips and tricks from a practising midwife, this book is your personal antenatal class. You'll discover: - How to harness the connection between your mind and body - The importance of the birth environment and how to influence it - The best positions for labour and birth - How your birth partner can best support you - Breathwork and visualisations to help you relax - How to make an informed decision about birth, including VBAC - The key questions to ask your midwife - What you need to know about postpartum aftercare, and much more! Whether you're having your first or your fifth baby, this honest and reliable guide will equip you with everything you need to know to embrace the exciting journey of parenthood.