Why break dance called break dance....Why it should be pause dance...?

Question:Yeah because if you can't dance well or if you fall, you can break your bones. Haha.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Yeah because if you can't dance well or if you fall, you can break your bones. Haha.

It was shortened from break your neck dancing.

Breaking was born when street corner DJ's (in legend it is DJ Kool Herc who was first) would take the breakdown sections (or "breaks") of dance records and string them together without any elements of the song per se. This provided a raw rhythmic base for improvising and further mixing, and it allowed dancers to display their skills during the break.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_dance

Break is another word for pause. :)