Recently Dead

Hip-hop break-dancing pioneer Wayne Frost aka Frosty Freeze died yesterday at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York after a long illness. He was 44. Frost, who was a member of the fierce Rock Steady Crew and performed in the movies Flashdance, Wild Style, and Style Wars (all 1983), was known for his intricate choreography and fearless moves, which included back flips and head spins, two of which were called The Suicide and The Dead Man (above). "He was one of the most charismatic B-boys that ever lived," said Benson Lee, director of the documentary Planet B-boy. (LA Times; photo: Martha Cooper/AP)

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