街舞是起源于美国，基于不同的街头文化或音乐风格而产生的多个不同种类的舞蹈的统称，早的街舞舞种为Locking，起源于20世纪六十年代。
相关词汇
backslide n. 后滑
B-boying n. 地板舞，霹雳舞
b-girl n. 跳地板舞的女孩
breaker n. 地板舞舞者
breaking n. 地板舞，霹雳舞
disco n. 迪斯科
electro n. 电子音乐
footwork 排腿
funk n. 放克音乐，乡土爵士乐
hip-hop n.嘻哈
jerk n. 突然的停止
kick n. 踢
locker n. 锁舞舞者
locking n. 锁舞
moo
nwalk n. 太空步
popping n. 机械舞
power move 大地板动作
street dance 街舞
style move 小地板动作
top rock 摇滚步
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情景对话:
A: Look at those b-boys and b-girls!
B: What are you talking a
bout? What b-boys?
A: I mean those breakers, those breaking dancers.
B: Oh, you mean those street dancers?
A: Yeah. Breaking or B-boying is a type of street dance.
Usually we call those breaking dancers b-boys and b-girls.
B: Get it.
A: Look at their power move and style move. They are really good at it!
B: Are there any basic techniques for this type of dance?
A: Yeah, like the foot work they just did and top rock like this. Oh, here come another group of lockers.
B: And they are doing locking?
A: That's right. Oh, listen to the music. Strong beats. It's funk and disco music mixed together.
B: I can see you really love street dance. Can you do some of the steps or kicks?
A: Well, I can do the jerks as they do in popping. Now look!
B: Not bad.
参考译文:
A:瞧瞧那些地板舞男孩、女孩们!
B:你在说什么?什么地板舞男孩?
A:我指的是地板舞舞者，专门跳地板舞的人。
B:哦，你说的是一种街舞的舞者吗?
A:是的。地板舞，也称霹雳舞，是街舞的一类。通常大家管跳地板舞的人叫地板舞男孩或地板舞女孩。
B:明白了。
A:瞧瞧他们跳的大地板和小地板动作，跳得真好啊!
B:这种舞有什么基本的技术要领吗?
A:有的，比方说他们刚刚做的排腿动作，还有像这样的摇滚步。哦，又来了一群锁舞舞者。
B:那他们现在跳的就是锁舞吗?
A:没错。哦，听听这音乐，节奏很强劲，混合了放克和迪斯科音乐.
B:能看出来你挺喜爱街舞的。你能跳一些舞步，或做一些踢腿的动作给我看看吗?
A:嗯，我能做这种机械舞里突然停止的动作。看着啊!
B:不错啊。