NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) --It's a dance craze with roots here in New York City. You may know it as breakdancing, "b-boying," or "breaking," but now some are turning to the hip-hop dance style as a fresh ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.--The music of Wu-Tang Clan fills the room, driving the movements of students in Pavan Thimmaiah's Breakin' 101 for Beginners class at PMT Dance Studio on 14 th Street in Manhattan.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Pavan Thimmaiah needs a big fat favor. The Staten Island native -- and founder of Manhattan's PMT Dance Studio -- is in the running for a high-profile performance slot on "My ...