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Posted by l�cid on Apr-04-2008 19:30:

Breakdance Pioneer Dies in NYC

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Breakdance Pioneer Dies in NYC
By ULA ILNYTZKY � 6 hours ago

NEW YORK (AP) � Wayne "Frosty Freeze" Frost, a hip-hop pioneer whose acrobatic performance with the legendary Rock Steady Crew in the 1983 movie "Flashdance" helped set off a worldwide breakdancing craze, has died. He was 44.

Frost died Thursday at Mount Sinai Medical Center after a long illness, said Jorge "Fabel" Pabon, a senior vice president of the crew where Frost and other so-called b-boys (for beat or break boys) made their name performing complicated and daring dance routines.

"He was one of most charismatic b-boys that ever lived," said Benson Lee, director of the new documentary film "Planet B-Boy."

Breakdancing emerged from the Bronx and Harlem in the early 1970s, part of the hip-hop culture that also included graffiti, MCing or rapping, and disc jockeys scratching and mixing vinyl records on turntables.

During extended pauses, or breaks, in the music, b-boys would mimic James Brown's showmanship and footwork and Bruce Lee's martial arts, adding their own signature moves.

Frost was known for his energetic style, intricate choreography and fearless moves including back flips and head spins. One was even dubbed the "Suicide."

Frost got his start in 1978 with the Bronx-based Rock City Crew. In 1981, he became part of the Rock Steady Crew, joining such acclaimed breakdancers as Ken Swift and Lil Crazy Legs.

Frost toured the world with the Rock Steady Crew and other hip-hop artists, including Fab 5 Freddy, Futura 2000 and Kool Lady Blue.

Frost's appearance with Rock Steady Crew in "Flashdance" spread the breakdance phenomenon globally, said Joseph Schloss, a visiting scholar in the music department at New York University. "He was one of the first B-boys that most people ever saw," Schloss said.

Graffiti artist and close friend Zulu King Slone, who knew Frost for 15 years, said he was "like a walking hip-hop culture encyclopedia."

As a member of the Rock Steady Crew, Frost also appeared in several movies on hip-hop culture, including "Wild Style," "Beat Street" and "Style Wars." He also appeared on the cover of the Village Voice in 1981.

Funeral arrangements were incomplete.

this is terrible news. apparently breakdancing gives you AIDS.

Posted by RJT on Apr-04-2008 19:32:

Only gay breakdancing.

Posted by capo tutti di on Apr-04-2008 19:33:

give a n-i-g-g-e-r a fur coat and he thinks he's king kong

Posted by Ygrene on Apr-04-2008 19:37:

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Originally posted by Ygrene
*breakdances*

Posted by RJT on Apr-04-2008 19:41:

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Originally posted by Ygrene

Posted by Jarvmeister on Apr-04-2008 22:08:

I love how you do a search on YouTube for ULA ILNYTZKY and you get all of, ahem, ZERO matches.

Seems to me that arse bashers like this only get famous when they die, up until that point no one gives a fuck about them.

Posted by Lira on Apr-04-2008 22:30:

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Originally posted by RJT
Only gay breakdancing.

He got down with the king?

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Apr-04-2008 22:41:

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Originally posted by Jarvmeister
I love how you do a search on YouTube for ULA ILNYTZKY and you get all of, ahem, ZERO matches.

Why would you search for the author of the article on YouTube?

Posted by bas on Apr-05-2008 02:30:

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Why would you search for the author of the article on YouTube?

Posted by Lira on Apr-05-2008 02:33:

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Originally posted by Jarvmeister
I love how you do a search on YouTube for Frosty Freeze and you get all of, ahem, 48 matches.

Fixed!