Social dance styles have many accompanying steps and foundations, created organically from a culture, a moment in time, a way of life, influenced by natural social interaction.
[2] Vernacular dances are often improvisational and social in nature, encouraging interaction and contact with spectators and other dancers.
These dances are a part of the vernacular culture of the geographical area that they come from.
This is partly due to African Americans who created the style were generally not accepted into dance studios because of their race.
Breakdance originated in the Bronx and Lite Feet emerged in Harlem, both in New York City,[4][3][5] while popping and locking developed during the 1970s funk era in California, USA.