Step back, step back! Kid Flex 'bout to bust a move. In the 1970s, many said the Bronx was just a pile of rubble, but for a shy kid like Manolo, it was alive with rhythm and music.
He grew up with salsa dance parties at home and DJs battling on turntables on the street. Inspired by these new beats and the moves of James Brown, neighborhood boys and girls started dancing with a mix of twists, slides, and shuffles. The rhythm of the Toprock.
Drop of the Six-step. Wiggle of the Worm. A new dance style called breaking was on the rise, and Manolo wanted to be a part of it.
Debut author Linda J. Acevedo was inspired to write this story from the many b-boys and b-girls whose love of dance propelled them to create an innovative and groundbreaking new form of dance. Coupled with award-winning illustrator Frank Morrison's sinuous and pulsating art, Breaking to the Beat! is an energizing ode to the Boogie Down Bronx and to Hip Hop-a movement that would forever change the course of music, art, and culture.
| ISBN: | 9781643796390 |
| Publication date: | 25th May 2023 |
| Author: | Linda J Acevedo |
| Illustrator: | Frank Morrison |
| Publisher: | Lee & Low Books an imprint of Lee & Low |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |
Step back, step back! Kid Flex 'bout to bust a move.
Breaking to the Beat! features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
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Breaking to the Beat! was written by Linda J Acevedo and published by Lee & Low Books an imprint of Lee & Low
Breaking to the Beat! has 32 pages