ien ces ▁maintained ▁the ▁films ’ ▁popular ity ▁well ▁after ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁lost ▁interest . ▁Urban ▁youth ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁were ▁still ▁going ▁from ▁every ▁bor ough ▁to ▁Time ▁Square ▁every ▁night ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁latest ▁mov ies . ▁ ▁Among st ▁these ▁individuals ▁were ▁those ▁coming ▁from ▁the ▁Bron x ▁where , ▁during ▁this ▁time , ▁hip - h op ▁was ▁beginning ▁to ▁take ▁form . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁pione ers ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁found ational ▁aspects ▁of ▁hip - h op ▁was ▁DJ ▁K ool ▁Her c , ▁who ▁began ▁creating ▁this ▁new ▁form ▁of ▁music ▁by ▁taking ▁rh yth mic ▁break down s ▁of ▁songs ▁and ▁looping ▁them . ▁From ▁the ▁new ▁music ▁came ▁a ▁new ▁form ▁of ▁dance ▁known ▁as ▁b - bo ying ▁or ▁break dan cing , ▁a ▁style ▁of ▁street ▁dance ▁consisting ▁of ▁impro vised ▁ac rob atic ▁moves . ▁The ▁pione ers ▁of ▁this ▁dance ▁credit ▁k ung ▁fu ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁influ ences . ▁Mov es ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁cr ouch ing ▁low ▁leg ▁swe ep ▁and ▁“ up ▁rock ing ” ▁( standing ▁combat ▁moves ) ▁are ▁influenced ▁by ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁k ung - fu ▁f ights . ▁The ▁d anc ers ’ ▁ability ▁to ▁improv ise ▁these ▁moves ▁led ▁way ▁to ▁batt les , ▁which ▁were ▁dance ▁compet itions ▁between ▁two ▁d anc ers ▁or ▁cre ws ▁jud ged ▁on ▁their ▁cre ativity , ▁skills , ▁and ▁musical ity . ▁In ▁a ▁document ary