#  Floor Lords at 45: Breaking as a Living Knowledge System 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **October 15, 2026** 

 06:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Harvard Dance Center, 66 Garden St.**  



 

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Explore how Breaking knowledge, lineage, cultural memory, and community practices are preserved and passed down across generations.

Boston-born and world-renowned dancer, DJ, and longtime member of the legendary Floor Lords Crew [Lino “Lean Rock” Delgado](https://www.leanrock.com/about/) and Hip-Hop scholar and cultural organizer [Paul Vincent Ruma](https://www.unlv.edu/people/paul-vincent-ruma) will lead a lecture and discussion on Breaking as a cultural art form and knowledge system. The discussion will include audience Q&A and be followed by a live performance.

Free and open to the public! Capacity is limited; [please register online](https://ofadap.fas.harvard.edu/).

Presented by the [Marcyliena H. Morgan Hip Hop Archive & Research Initiative](https://sites.harvard.edu/hiphoparchive/) and the [Office for the Arts (OFA) Dance Program](https://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/dance) at Harvard University.  
  
In partnership with student-led dance group [Harvard Undergraduate Breakers](https://soco.college.harvard.edu/257416/home/).

The event also coincides with the 45th anniversary of the Floor Lords, with events being celebrated September 11–13, 2026.

*This event is part of* [*ArtsThursdays*](http://www.harvard.edu/artsthursdays)*, a university-wide initiative supported by Harvard University Committee on the Arts (HUCA).*



 

 



 

 

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