1980s breakdancing a - from our story 'You Don’t Stop: Photos From The Early Days of Hip Hop'

A breakdancer from Rock Steady Crew at the Venue in London, 1982 David Corio was covering one of the first hip-hop events in London, featuring Rock Steady Crew, and shot Wayne ‘Frosty Freeze’ Frost mid-air. He recalls: ‘This show was probably the first time almost anyone in the audience had seen people spinning round on their backs and heads and almost floating in the air. I love the look of wonderment on the faces in the crowd’ Photograph: David Corio/Redferns

A breakdancer from Rock Steady Crew at the Venue in London, 1982 David Corio was covering one of the first hip-hop events in London, featuring Rock Steady Crew, and shot Wayne ‘Frosty Freeze’ Frost mid-air. He recalls: ‘This show was probably the first time almost anyone in the audience had seen people spinning round on their backs and heads and almost floating in the air. I love the look of wonderment on the faces in the crowd’ Photograph: David Corio/Redferns

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