Members of rock steady crew girl

As Hip Hop culture blossomed throughout the South Bronx in the late 1970s, B-boying became a crucial element that helped settle neighborhood disputes through dance battles instead of violence.[1] Various dance crews were formed throughout the South Bronx, but their popularity began to fade in 1977.[2]  Puerto Rican B-boy Jojo, a former hustler who had been battling since the age of 9, wanted to revive the art form and founded the Rock Steady Crew.

 Formerly known as The Untouchable Four B-Boys, EZ Mike, Peabody 170^th, Jimmy D and Jojo decided to expand their dance crew by making potential inductees battle for membership.[3][4]  Many tried, but the few that prevailed were Baby Love (Daisy Castro), Buck Four (Gabriel Marcano), Crazy Legs (Richard Colon), Kuriaki (Lorenzo Soto), Prince Ken (Kenneth Gabbert) and Devious Doze (Jeffrey Greene).[5]

The Rock Steady Crew soon developed and became known for groundbreaking and acrobatic dance