Creating places of radical openness in Singapore

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Notes

1. Dancers prefer breakin’ to ‘breakdancing’ because it foregrounds the music – the ‘break’ refers to a musical segment where the DJ distills a song to its most fundamental beats allowing dancers to demonstrate more complicated moves (Schloss 2009, 59). A ‘b-girl’ (‘break’ girl) or ‘b-boy’ (‘break’ boy) (4).

2. Opening dance moves performed in a standing position.

3. Singapore's first prime minister from 1959 to 1990. All Chinese names in this article observe Chinese name conventions where one's surname precedes the first name.

4. Government subsidised housing estates.

5. A generic term for deft footwork performed with one's hands supporting one's body.

6. Singapore's official language.

7. Singapore's national language.

8. One of seven distinct Chinese dialects spoken in Singapore.

9. Acrobatic moves displaying agility and strength.