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The purpose of this paper is to foreground the counterculture phenomenon that is provides the basis for street dance and the reasons why young people practise it, as well as to analyse the styles of dance developed within this type of dance. The study was made between February and May 2010 in Timisoara on a number of 149 people practising street dance, 46 girls and 103 boys. The results of the research emphasise that the dancers mainly come from an inferior social background (49.66%) or from a middle-class background (46.03%) and have been regularly practising breakdance (83.89%) for more than five years (32.88%). The effects of practising it can be observed on an overall basis as concerns physical condition, artistic sense, self knowledge, discipline but also culture and way of life. Conclusions show that people practise street dance due to its nonconformist and all alive style that continuously makes use of new moves, new trends but also due to it being a way of socialising within a group.
Keywords: breakdance, identity, nonconformity.
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Scopul lucrarii Îl reprezinta eviden:ierea fenomenului de contracultura care sta la baza street dance-ului si motivele pentru care tinerii Îl practica, de asemenea si analiza stilurilor de dans dezvoltate În cadrul acestui tip de dans. Studiul a fost efectuat În perioada februarie-mai 2010 În Timisoara pe un numar de 149 de practican:i de street dance, din care 46 de fete si 103 baie:i. Rezultatele cercetarii eviden:iaza ca dansatorii provin În cea mai mare parte dintr-un mediu social inferior (49,66%) sau mediu (46, 03%) si practica În mod regulat breakdance-ul (83,89%) de mai mult de cinci ani (32,88%). Efectele practicarii se observa În totalitate la nivelul condi:iei fizice, sim:ului artistic, a autocunoasterii, disciplinei, dar si a culturii si a modului de a trai via:a. Concluziile arata ca dansatorii practica street dance-ul datorita stilului nonconformist si plin de via:a care pe zi ce trece inventeaza miscari noi, stiluri noi, idei noi dar si ca o modalitate de socializare cu persoanele din grup.
Cuvinte cheie: breakdance, identitate, non-conformism.
Introduction
As a distinct stage in life, adolescence marks the transition from childhood to adulthood, characterised through coming-of-age and social integration, through more complex social and professional requirements and responsibilities. During this stage, familial...