Breaking

The term "break beats" was coined in 1973 by DJ Kool Herc of the Bronx. Throughout the 1970s he threw dance parties at his house in which he was the DJ and his dancers were called "b-boys" and "b-girls" with "b" standing for "break." He extended instrumental breaks in songs by using the same record on two turntables and "looping" the break sections together.