But surely no one wants to be defeated?
On the history of breakdancing, it has often been presented as a dance that replaced fighting between street gangs. This is true in that breakdance battles were used to act out conflicts and that some gang members went from fighting to dancing, but it did not, by far, put an end to gang violence.
then how did gang violence really end?
It was underneath the big pile of records on Disco Demolition Night, and was smothered.