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Left: Demonstrating the worm is Freshman Bernie
Mahoney. Mahoney will be one of the members of the
group being formed. Possible names for the group
include Cool Guys, Millard North Breakers, and Floor
Shiners.

New breakers

take risks

in learning

ARNING: It started on the
W
coasts, then gradually moved
inland. Then it invaded the halls
of MN traveling under the alias of break
dancing.
Rumor had it that in the 1970's, New
York ghettos were the first to witness the
monster. A break would be called in a gang
fight for dance competitions to be held.
Others surmise that singer James Brown
invented it in the '60's.
Break dancers must be coordinated and
quick. However, according to Junior Mike
Silknitter, "anybody can do it" with
practice. Silknitter saw break dancers on
TV, liked what he was and decided to try
it himself. "It came easily for me."
Despite the relative ease Silknitter had,
breaking is not something everyone should
try. Senior Sterling Boyles said that it is
dangerous. "Even people who are good at
it can get hurt."
Boyles started waving, part of break-
ing, two summers ago when he was in New
York. "It was used as a way of gang war
fighting." Gangs would have a breaking
contest instead of a fight.
Chris Chiapetta from Boys Town
brought breaking into the school itself.
Once Chiapetta had displayed his talent
other breakers star appearing. Boyles,
Silknitter, Freshman Bernie Mahoney and
Junior Kyle Vanbrunt are four of these
people. Now they are discu~?sing forming a
group.
So the invasion continues. The monster
moves on. Where will it strike next?