The 'popping' style emerged in Oakland, California from the earlier boogaloo street-dance movement of the late 1960s, while Puerto Rican dancers in New York City were central to developing the b-boy and b-girl breakdance styles. Which dance form encompasses both?

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Hip-hop dance. Hip-hop dance covers popping, locking, breakdancing and later 'new school' styles, all born from Black and Puerto Rican street cultures in Oakland, Los Angeles and the Bronx from the late 1960s onwards.