Threading .

Thread, move, passage of part of the body through an opening also created with the body.

Threads entered breaking in the early 1980s. The name analogizes the moves to threading a needle. The earliest threads were arm threads, which were influenced by popping . An early example of a thread unique to breaking is the threaded track developed by Mr. Wiggles in 1982 or 1983 . Increasingly elaborate threads were being done in Europe by 1985 , and around this time breakers such as Nico, Freeze, Storm, and Swift developed threads in their footwork. In the late 1980s, a "leg hop" thread was popularized by hip hop dancers such as Kid 'N Play, Big Daddy Kane's dancers Scoob and Scrap, and Maestro's dancers , although the move predated these dancers .

Threading evolved rapidly in the 1990s, particularly in Toronto and California, influenced by a combination of Mr. Wiggles' style, Europeans' footwork, and the "leg hop" thread . Some important contributors to threading from this time period include Amigo, Benzo, Crumbs, Deadly Mike, Dyzee, Fever One, Gadget, Gizmo, Jayrawk, Lego, and Megus .