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This "First Edition" release of "There's No Stopping Us: The Untold Story Of Breakin' From Australia to Venice Beach" is a FULL COLOR version that clocks in at a whopping 521 pages. To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the iconic 1984 dance flick Breakin’, authors Tony & Doug Pichaloff have dug deep to bring you, “There’s No Stopping Us: The Untold Story Of Breakin’ From Australia to Venice Beach”, an irresistible sequel to their 2018 hip-hop odyssey, “The Story Of Breakin’ From The Streets To Electric Boogaloo”. Told through an alternate lens, this 2nd Breakin’ book uniquely explores the fan’s connection to the Breakin’ franchise and in doing so becomes a compelling journey about how art travels and affects the world. On this enthralling voyage of artistic discovery, you’ll find yourself, learning about a creative sub-culture, connecting with a vibrant dance movement and embracing an exciting film franchise that bounces to the dynamic beat of the street. In addition to this, the book documents the video store explosion of the 1980s and dives head first into the peculiar world of Cannon Films to discover that “When video was king, Cannon was cool”. Along the way, Director Sam Firstenberg presents an exclusive Q & A that gives you the complete lowdown on the making of his hip-hop extravaganza, “Breakin’ 2 Electric Boogaloo” and his cult martial arts flick, “Ninja III: The Domination”. Firstenberg also reveals insight into his early life, his low-budget filmmaking exploits and delivers some intriguing behind the scenes tales about his hair-raising collaborations with Cannon Films mogul Menahem Golan. Throughout this book, you’ll find yourself travelling on many paths and in many directions, but in the end, you will find that all roads lead to Breakin’. Along this extraordinary Breakin’ highway, you will be introduced to some of the world’s biggest Breakin’ fans, including Andy Egan, a lifelong Breakin’ enthusiast who has the most extensive Breakin’ collection on earth