VIDEO: Break dancers breaking the law?

PHILADELPHIA - When it comes to break-dancing on buses and trains, Philadelphia's transit police are putting their foot down.

CBS Philly reports police with SEPTA (the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) are cracking down on a wave of break-dancing that has generated a number of recent complaints.

Transit police say they are not entertained.

"At least you can walk away from somebody on a platform or on a street corner. You can can't walk away when you're sitting in a train car and when people are flying by doing gymnastic moves. It's dangerous," said Chief Thomas Nestel of the SEPTA Police.

Police say the soliciting for tips is illegal and makes some riders uncomfortable.

"We've warned before, we've cited before, now we're taking it up to the next level," Nestel said.

SEPTA Police say it's a misdemeanor offense and they have made two arrests in this particular case. They say they want break-dancers to promote something positive, just in a safe setting.

Damon Holley, a member of Project Positive, says they meant no harm, but told CBS Philly he won't be dancing on SEPTA trains anymore.

"I know they're concerned about the safety. I totally understand that issue, but as far as taking it to where we're threatening people and making people give us money it's not like that at all," Holley said.

Passengers appear to be giving the break-dancing transit riders mixed reviews.

"They shouldn't be doing it at all. And normally when they're doing it, cops are nowhere around. And they get off the stop before the cops actually come. They can get aggressive, but if you ignore them they kind of go away," one SEPTA passenger said.

Another passenger said,"It's freedom of speech. Why not? It's just dancing."