Nick Power has been a "B*boy" for 25 years and is the choreographer for a new theatre production, Cypher, which will run at the Melbourne Arts Centre.
"A hip-hop jam is mostly improvised and you're reacting to the music and the moment," he told News Breakfast.
"As I've choreographed Cypher, I've used that style and feeling and taken it into a more traditional theatre context, but still keeping it true to the culture of hip hop."
Mr Power said most breakdancers were self-taught and honed their craft by practising with their "crew".