Breakaway (dance)

Breakaway (Break-A-Way) was a swing dance was originally a syncopated Two-step. In the Polka a step called the Coquette (Love Chase) is defined as "The lady escapes from her partner and polkas solo while the gent pursues her, arms akimbo."19th century POLKA variations {{cite web|url=http://socialdance.stanford.edu/syllabi/polka.htm |title=19th century POLKA variations |accessdate=2011-05-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725170128/http://socialdance.stanford.edu/syllabi/polka.htm |archivedate=2011-07-25 }} retrieved 05.05/2011

The Break-Away was the name of swing before being named the Lindy Hop by Shorty George in 1927. The Breakaway was a cross between the "Texas Tommy, Two-step, Apache Dance, Turkey Trot, Cakewalk and Grizzly Bear.{{Cite web |title=the BREAKAWAY Dance {{!}} pre Lindy Hop Swing Dance |url=https://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3brkawy.htm |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=www.streetswing.com}}