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Breakdancer 'Frosty Freeze' performed in 'Flashdance'
By Ula Ilnytzky
Associated Press
Published on Saturday, Apr 05, 2008
Wayne ''Frosty Freeze'' Frost, a hip-hop pioneer whose acrobatic performance with the legendary Rock Steady Crew in the 1983 movie Flashdance helped set off a worldwide breakdancing craze, has died. He was 44.
Frost died Thursday at Mount Sinai Medical Center after a long illness, said Jorge ''Fabel'' Pabon, a senior vice president of the crew where Frost and other so-called b-boys (for beat or break boys) made their name performing complicated and daring dance routines.
''He was one of the most charismatic b-boys that ever lived,'' said Benson Lee, director of the new documentary film Planet B-Boy.
Breakdancing emerged from the Bronx and Harlem in the early 1970s, part of the hip-hop culture that also included graffiti, MCing or rapping, and disc jockeys scratching and mixing vinyl records on turntables.
During extended pauses, or breaks, in the music, b-boys would mimic James Brown's showmanship and footwork and Bruce Lee's martial arts, adding their own signature moves.
Frost was known for his energetic style, intricate choreography and fearless moves including back flips and head spins. One was even dubbed the ''Suicide.''
Frost got his start in 1978 with the Bronx-based Rock City Crew. In 1981, he became part of the Rock Steady Crew, joining such acclaimed breakdancers as Ken Swift and Lil Crazy Legs.
Frost toured the world with the Rock Steady Crew and other hip-hop artists, including Fab 5 Freddy, Futura 2000 and Kool Lady Blue.
Frost's appearance with Rock Steady Crew in Flashdance spread the breakdance phenomenon globally, said Joseph Schloss, a visiting scholar in the music department at New York University. ''He was one of the first b-boys that most people ever saw,'' Schloss said.
Graffiti artist and close friend Zulu King Slone, who knew Frost for 15 years, said he was ''like a walking hip-hop culture encyclopedia.''
As a member of the Rock Steady Crew, Frost also appeared in several movies on hip-hop culture, including Wild Style, Beat Street and Style Wars. He also appeared on the cover of the Village Voice in 1981.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
Wayne ''Frosty Freeze'' Frost, a hip-hop pioneer whose acrobatic performance with the legendary Rock Steady Crew in the 1983 movie Flashdance helped set off a worldwide breakdancing craze, has died. He was 44.
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