so at this point, the "what" has been established. just for re-clarification and to bring this study around full circle and back to home, DJ Mane One (a local San Diego DJ) defines a breakbeat as "any part of the record where its like a drum solo ... where the drummer gets a solo ... you can find breaks (breakbeats) on any type of record - rock, soul, jazz, whatever ..." why is the breakbeat important? because it led to the creation and evolution of bboying and rapping. how is it extended? through the use of turntables. if you have two copies of the same record it is possible to perpetually loop and shift between the two - thus extending and emphasizing the break part of the record ... when was it first used? for the purpose of this particular study, it began in the late 1970s during DJ Kool Herc's block parties in the bronx, when he saw that dancers particularly enjoyed getting down and "breaking" to the break portions of records ... so its origins are tied directly to dance and the first "bboys" ... my search now is for the break and its relationship with the bboy, not only historically, but in community and local culture. how is the breakbeat relevant in san diego scene?