Showing posts with label Break dance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Break dance. Show all posts
Monday, August 30, 2010
Learn To Breakdance:The Baby Freeze
Buy The DVD breakdancedvd.com HeyYou! This is a lesson from the totally dope, amazingly random, stupendously good TOP 20 BREAKDANCE MOVES DVD. But hey, don’t trust us! Check out the reviews on Amazon. Search “How To Do The Robot” or go there directly: www.amazon.com So this lesson is for the turtle freeze, one of the most important and most basic freezes in the entire dance known as bboying (or breakdancing to most of you!). This freeze leads to so many things, most importantly, the WINDMILL! It’s necessary, it’s hot, it’s fresh, it’s DERELICTE (zoolander reference for those who are like huh? at this point). So that’s that. Enjoy and stay tuned for ever-increasing randomness from Elastic Illusion. Oh Yah! By the way, We’re ELASTIC ILLUSION. www.elasticillusion.com We are here for you. We want you to be a part of our lives and we look forward to developing this relationship with you. Comment on the video, we reply. Send us a message, we reply. Buy our DVD, we smile. And as the fate of the entire universe rests solely in your hands, we highly suggest you finally get around to watching “The Secret”! You will not be disappointed. http WE LOVE YOU! Brit, Tyson, and Ace
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Break Dancing Video Lessons : Adding Steps to Any Breakdancing Move
Learn how to add steps to your breakdancing moves in this free breakdancing video clip lesson. Expert: Q Burdette Bio: Q. Burdette has danced on tour for several national pop, and hip hop performers and made appearances on multiple television shows and feature films, including The OC, The Shield and Grid Iron Gang. Filmmaker: Carlos Ramos
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
How to Breakdance: Backflip
Ever wanted to learn how to breakdance? This guide will walk you through step-by-step on the amazing backflip move! Everything you need to know to get started.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to breakdance? I'm sure you've seen all the flashy and exciting moves on TV and film. Have you ever wanted to perform these moves yourself? Why haven't you tried? Insufficient strength? Scared to get hurt?
Well, the backflip is a basic and exciting breakdance move almost anyone can learn. If you want to learn how to breakdance, this is an easy move to start with as a variety of people will be able to teach it to you - not strictly breakdancers. The backflip also does not require incredible physical strength like other breakdance moves.
First things first: we need to figure out your safety. The backflip is a pretty dangerous move, so you will need to find a spotter before you can continue. The spotter MUST know how to do the actual backflip. In addition, the spotter should be able to flip you over in case you are too scared. He should also know every detail of the move and be able to give you tips and recommendations to improve. In case of an emergency, your spotter will be the one to save you or call for help! So make sure you find someone you can trust. Finding a supportive spotter may be difficult.
The next aspect we need to focus on before we learn how to breakdance is the location! You need to find a place you are comfortable with. Preferably, you won't be self-conscious and looking around nervously hoping no one's watching you mess up. So find a spot you are comfortable with. For backflips, the gymnasium usually works. They should have a trampoline and gymnasts to teach you how to backflip. They also have a lot of "soft" equipment like mats to cushion your falls. This will help tremendously in easing your fears and correcting your form.
Once you've found your spotter and a location, we can start learning how to breakdance! Here are the instructions to perform the backflip:
1. Stand up straight. Keep your feet together. Your ankles literally need to be touching each other. Squeeze your feet together tightly and have your arms straight to your side. Your hands should be at your waist.
2. Position your arms so they are both parallel to the floor. Now swing your arms backward. You have to thrust them back. At the same time, lower your torso so your body is in a "sitting" position (but remain standing!)
3. Once you have hurled your arms backward behind you, swing them out forward again. This should be a circular motion. Swing them down, out in front of you, then directly above you. It should resemble a 270 degrees swing. When you swing your arms upward, they should go straight up! Use your arms and bounce off your feet to try and get as high of a jump as possible. The higher you get into the air, the better your backflip will be.
4. Practice the jump until you can get as high of a jump as possible. Preferably, you should get a couple feet into the air. You should know when you are comfortable enough in the air to perform a real backflip.
5. Now you are ready for the backflip. Repeat steps one to three again. This time, when you get to the apex of your jump, thrust your knees to your chest and throw your arms straight down to grab your knees. This causes your body to begin rotating backward. Make sure you are thrusting your knees to your chest hard and FAST. This gives you the momentum to get your body over as fast as possible. The slower you turn, the more difficult it will be to backflip (or you may end up hurting yourself!) Just remember, breakdance is all about form, so make sure your form is right.
6. Once you feel your body going over backward, start looking for the floor. You should literally see the floor. Do not close your eyes or you will hurt yourself.
7. Once you see the floor, start opening up your legs from the tucked position and begin to prepare your body to land standing. Basically, at this point, you just need to open up your body. Go from tucked to standing while in mid-air.
8. If you've done everything correctly, you should land standing. Not crouched. Not on your knees. Once again, breakdance is all about form. If you want to learn how to breakdance, you need to do this over and over again if you have the incorrect form. Most people get the wrong form when they first start out breakdancing, so do not be worried if it takes you several tries.
That should be it for the backflip. It's really quite simple once you get the hang of it. Make sure you have a perfectly clean backflip before you try more advanced breakdance moves such as the gainer or wallflip, which are both based on the core backflip move.
Dan Svinsky is a coach and dance instructor. He also runs a website on How to Breakdance.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to breakdance? I'm sure you've seen all the flashy and exciting moves on TV and film. Have you ever wanted to perform these moves yourself? Why haven't you tried? Insufficient strength? Scared to get hurt?
Well, the backflip is a basic and exciting breakdance move almost anyone can learn. If you want to learn how to breakdance, this is an easy move to start with as a variety of people will be able to teach it to you - not strictly breakdancers. The backflip also does not require incredible physical strength like other breakdance moves.
First things first: we need to figure out your safety. The backflip is a pretty dangerous move, so you will need to find a spotter before you can continue. The spotter MUST know how to do the actual backflip. In addition, the spotter should be able to flip you over in case you are too scared. He should also know every detail of the move and be able to give you tips and recommendations to improve. In case of an emergency, your spotter will be the one to save you or call for help! So make sure you find someone you can trust. Finding a supportive spotter may be difficult.
The next aspect we need to focus on before we learn how to breakdance is the location! You need to find a place you are comfortable with. Preferably, you won't be self-conscious and looking around nervously hoping no one's watching you mess up. So find a spot you are comfortable with. For backflips, the gymnasium usually works. They should have a trampoline and gymnasts to teach you how to backflip. They also have a lot of "soft" equipment like mats to cushion your falls. This will help tremendously in easing your fears and correcting your form.
Once you've found your spotter and a location, we can start learning how to breakdance! Here are the instructions to perform the backflip:
1. Stand up straight. Keep your feet together. Your ankles literally need to be touching each other. Squeeze your feet together tightly and have your arms straight to your side. Your hands should be at your waist.
2. Position your arms so they are both parallel to the floor. Now swing your arms backward. You have to thrust them back. At the same time, lower your torso so your body is in a "sitting" position (but remain standing!)
3. Once you have hurled your arms backward behind you, swing them out forward again. This should be a circular motion. Swing them down, out in front of you, then directly above you. It should resemble a 270 degrees swing. When you swing your arms upward, they should go straight up! Use your arms and bounce off your feet to try and get as high of a jump as possible. The higher you get into the air, the better your backflip will be.
4. Practice the jump until you can get as high of a jump as possible. Preferably, you should get a couple feet into the air. You should know when you are comfortable enough in the air to perform a real backflip.
5. Now you are ready for the backflip. Repeat steps one to three again. This time, when you get to the apex of your jump, thrust your knees to your chest and throw your arms straight down to grab your knees. This causes your body to begin rotating backward. Make sure you are thrusting your knees to your chest hard and FAST. This gives you the momentum to get your body over as fast as possible. The slower you turn, the more difficult it will be to backflip (or you may end up hurting yourself!) Just remember, breakdance is all about form, so make sure your form is right.
6. Once you feel your body going over backward, start looking for the floor. You should literally see the floor. Do not close your eyes or you will hurt yourself.
7. Once you see the floor, start opening up your legs from the tucked position and begin to prepare your body to land standing. Basically, at this point, you just need to open up your body. Go from tucked to standing while in mid-air.
8. If you've done everything correctly, you should land standing. Not crouched. Not on your knees. Once again, breakdance is all about form. If you want to learn how to breakdance, you need to do this over and over again if you have the incorrect form. Most people get the wrong form when they first start out breakdancing, so do not be worried if it takes you several tries.
That should be it for the backflip. It's really quite simple once you get the hang of it. Make sure you have a perfectly clean backflip before you try more advanced breakdance moves such as the gainer or wallflip, which are both based on the core backflip move.
Dan Svinsky is a coach and dance instructor. He also runs a website on How to Breakdance.
Break Dance
Break dance was initially a part of hip hop movement played by the youth of Africa and America in the earlier decades. It was considered s street dance style. The music that is played fro break dancing is pop, hip hop, funk or even remix. Sometimes musical parts from different songs are combined together and plated for breakdancing. Nowadays breakdancing has become a dance of discipline as against violent street dance style.
The person breakdancing is called a Break dance r or simply breaker. The style of breakdancing has change from the rude street dance style to more etiquette style concentrating on the dance steps. Break dance is now wide spread across the globe and people irrespective of race, gender and culture enjoy this style for dancing. Initially people Break dance in streets and now there are many stages for the Break dance rs to show their skill.
Break dance gained popularity through Michael Jackson and various other gangs. In 1980s Break dance was very popular and you cannot see any parties or disco clubs without breakers. Though the popularity faded in mid 19s the present decade is a golden time for Break dance. Thanks to many movies, TV shows and other media which have recognized Break dance as a dance style and now it is very popular among the youth.
Steps in Break dance
Break dance allows imagination and improvisation of dance steps but has a specific routine of steps to be performed on stage. The routine starts with toprock where the steps are performed in standing positions. This stage incorporates style and flexibility matching the rhythm of music played. This serves as a warm up for the dancer.
Downrock refers to the steps performed with the foot of the dancer. It involved more footwork as in 6-step. The foot speed and the control of footwork of the Break dance r is typically exhibited in this step of Break dance.
Then the dancer will start performing power moves which requires the dancer to expose the strength of the upper part of the body. The dancer will use hands and heads for the movements. The common power moves include swipe, flare and windmill. Many moves will resemble the gymnastic and martial arts.
Freeze moves are loved by audience. The dancer will stop his movements and wait for a few seconds in a stylish pose. This also requires the dancer to show his upper body strength.
Suicides are the dance moves that are applauded by the audience and more difficult for the dancers. This move symbolizes the end of Break dance. The breakers will appear to loose their control and fall off with their backs or stomachs hitting the stage. When the moves create much pain for the breakers, they appear very natural for the audience.
The breakdancing gangs have evolved competitions called battles among them to show their potential to the audience. They dance in open space or stage and dance according the music in fast paced, turn based routines. Winners of the battles are determined by complex combination of moves.
The dresses worn by breakers are also gaining attention these days. They generally wear baggy pants and easy go T shirts with an Adidas shoe with maximum grip and bandannas on their heads. The headwears they use assist them in performing head spins with ease.
The music for Break dance is played by the DJ by stringing together rhythmic breaks of different dance records and there will be no melodious elements in the music. The music will be a thunder and needs the Break dance r to dance with full energy. Breakdancing is an art that can be practiced by anybody. To Break dance, you need to have physical fitness and know the steps involved. It is not as on the go type of dancing. You need to be trained well to become a Break dance r and you can get this training from any hip hop dance school.
The person breakdancing is called a Break dance r or simply breaker. The style of breakdancing has change from the rude street dance style to more etiquette style concentrating on the dance steps. Break dance is now wide spread across the globe and people irrespective of race, gender and culture enjoy this style for dancing. Initially people Break dance in streets and now there are many stages for the Break dance rs to show their skill.
Break dance gained popularity through Michael Jackson and various other gangs. In 1980s Break dance was very popular and you cannot see any parties or disco clubs without breakers. Though the popularity faded in mid 19s the present decade is a golden time for Break dance. Thanks to many movies, TV shows and other media which have recognized Break dance as a dance style and now it is very popular among the youth.
Steps in Break dance
Break dance allows imagination and improvisation of dance steps but has a specific routine of steps to be performed on stage. The routine starts with toprock where the steps are performed in standing positions. This stage incorporates style and flexibility matching the rhythm of music played. This serves as a warm up for the dancer.
Downrock refers to the steps performed with the foot of the dancer. It involved more footwork as in 6-step. The foot speed and the control of footwork of the Break dance r is typically exhibited in this step of Break dance.
Then the dancer will start performing power moves which requires the dancer to expose the strength of the upper part of the body. The dancer will use hands and heads for the movements. The common power moves include swipe, flare and windmill. Many moves will resemble the gymnastic and martial arts.
Freeze moves are loved by audience. The dancer will stop his movements and wait for a few seconds in a stylish pose. This also requires the dancer to show his upper body strength.
Suicides are the dance moves that are applauded by the audience and more difficult for the dancers. This move symbolizes the end of Break dance. The breakers will appear to loose their control and fall off with their backs or stomachs hitting the stage. When the moves create much pain for the breakers, they appear very natural for the audience.
The breakdancing gangs have evolved competitions called battles among them to show their potential to the audience. They dance in open space or stage and dance according the music in fast paced, turn based routines. Winners of the battles are determined by complex combination of moves.
The dresses worn by breakers are also gaining attention these days. They generally wear baggy pants and easy go T shirts with an Adidas shoe with maximum grip and bandannas on their heads. The headwears they use assist them in performing head spins with ease.
The music for Break dance is played by the DJ by stringing together rhythmic breaks of different dance records and there will be no melodious elements in the music. The music will be a thunder and needs the Break dance r to dance with full energy. Breakdancing is an art that can be practiced by anybody. To Break dance, you need to have physical fitness and know the steps involved. It is not as on the go type of dancing. You need to be trained well to become a Break dance r and you can get this training from any hip hop dance school.
Breakdance Moves List
Call it hip-hop dancing, B-boying or simply breaking, breakdancing is one of the most popular forms of dancing, among the youth, all over the world. Breakdance started off as an important part of the hip hop culture, along with beatboxing, rapping and DJing. The hip hop dance revolution is said to have started in the South Bronx, NYC. It is a free-style dance form, which requires a lot of athleticism, energy and creativity. The experimental nature of breakdancing makes it difficult to make different break dance moves list, but the breakdance moves for beginners are given below in this article. While these moves will get your started, novelty is well accepted in breakdance, so if you want to make it big in this field, you're going to have to come up with stuff of your own.
Best Breakdance Moves Names
There are 7 basic types of moves in breakdancing: the Toprock, the Footwork, the Drops, the Floor Rock, the Power Moves, the Freezes and the Suicides. Let us look at the meaning of these types and the different breakdance moves which fall under each category.
The Toprock
The Toprock is a set of moves which are performed in a standing position. Toprock moves are generally easier and are used by the b-boys as a warm up before the real stuff starts.The easy breakdance moves in toprock are
* Basic Toprock
* Side-Step
* Boyoing
* Power Step
* Power Step Hop
* Latin Rock
The Footwork
The foot work is the set of moves the dancer does with his feet while he is standing or on the floor.
* 2 step
* 3 step
* 4 step
* 5 step
* 6 step
* 7 step
* 8 step
* 10 step
* 12 step
* Zulu Spins
* Kick-outs
* Spindle
* Swapping
* Shuffles
* Coffee Grinder
The Drops
The drops are a set of moves where the dancer 'drops' from the standing position, down to the floor to perform the next set of moves. A dancer may 'drop' in the following ways
* Coin Drop
* Knee Drop
* Other Knee Drop
* Sweep Drop
* Thread Drop
* Corkscrew
Floor Rocks
The floor rocks are moves which a dancer does while pretty much of his body is touching the floor. The basic breakdance moves list of floor rocks has
* Scissors
* Belly Swim
* Body Glide
* Side Slide
* Figure 4
The Power Moves
The power moves are moves where the b-boy moves in a spinning motion. They are usually the toughest moves in breakdancing, and the judges rate a breakdancer on the perfection with which he makes the power moves.
* Flare
* Swipe
* Windmill
* Back Spin
* Side Spin
* Halos
* Head Spin
* Head Slides
Freeze
A freeze is a move which the dancer uses to signify the end of the dance. A freeze move is a really impressive move in which the dancer suspends himself and has a lasting impression on the viewers or the judges. The freeze moves have
* Baby Freeze
* Air Chair
* Side Chair
* Elbow Freeze
* Dead Freeze
* Shoulder Freeze
* G-Kick
* Head Stand
* Hollowback
* Pike
* Flag
Suicide
Alternatively, a dancer may choose to end the dance routine by pretending to fall down and loose control of himself. The trick of making a 'suicide' look effective is that it must look painful, but must be executed in a way where the dancer does no damage to himself.
* Front Headflip
* Back Headflip
* Hard Drive
* Pencil Spin
* Suicide Rubberband
* Suicide Corkscrew
* Coin Drop
Read on for more on break dance and hip hop dancing
Other moves in the break dance moves list include the Turtle, the Float, the two-handed elbow hop, the one-handed elbow hop, etc.
So this was a good long list of breakdance moves for beginners. To execute most of the moves in this breakdance moves list, you will need good physical strength and lots of practice. Happy breaking!
Best Breakdance Moves Names
There are 7 basic types of moves in breakdancing: the Toprock, the Footwork, the Drops, the Floor Rock, the Power Moves, the Freezes and the Suicides. Let us look at the meaning of these types and the different breakdance moves which fall under each category.
The Toprock
The Toprock is a set of moves which are performed in a standing position. Toprock moves are generally easier and are used by the b-boys as a warm up before the real stuff starts.The easy breakdance moves in toprock are
* Basic Toprock
* Side-Step
* Boyoing
* Power Step
* Power Step Hop
* Latin Rock
The Footwork
The foot work is the set of moves the dancer does with his feet while he is standing or on the floor.
* 2 step
* 3 step
* 4 step
* 5 step
* 6 step
* 7 step
* 8 step
* 10 step
* 12 step
* Zulu Spins
* Kick-outs
* Spindle
* Swapping
* Shuffles
* Coffee Grinder
The Drops
The drops are a set of moves where the dancer 'drops' from the standing position, down to the floor to perform the next set of moves. A dancer may 'drop' in the following ways
* Coin Drop
* Knee Drop
* Other Knee Drop
* Sweep Drop
* Thread Drop
* Corkscrew
Floor Rocks
The floor rocks are moves which a dancer does while pretty much of his body is touching the floor. The basic breakdance moves list of floor rocks has
* Scissors
* Belly Swim
* Body Glide
* Side Slide
* Figure 4
The Power Moves
The power moves are moves where the b-boy moves in a spinning motion. They are usually the toughest moves in breakdancing, and the judges rate a breakdancer on the perfection with which he makes the power moves.
* Flare
* Swipe
* Windmill
* Back Spin
* Side Spin
* Halos
* Head Spin
* Head Slides
Freeze
A freeze is a move which the dancer uses to signify the end of the dance. A freeze move is a really impressive move in which the dancer suspends himself and has a lasting impression on the viewers or the judges. The freeze moves have
* Baby Freeze
* Air Chair
* Side Chair
* Elbow Freeze
* Dead Freeze
* Shoulder Freeze
* G-Kick
* Head Stand
* Hollowback
* Pike
* Flag
Suicide
Alternatively, a dancer may choose to end the dance routine by pretending to fall down and loose control of himself. The trick of making a 'suicide' look effective is that it must look painful, but must be executed in a way where the dancer does no damage to himself.
* Front Headflip
* Back Headflip
* Hard Drive
* Pencil Spin
* Suicide Rubberband
* Suicide Corkscrew
* Coin Drop
Read on for more on break dance and hip hop dancing
Other moves in the break dance moves list include the Turtle, the Float, the two-handed elbow hop, the one-handed elbow hop, etc.
So this was a good long list of breakdance moves for beginners. To execute most of the moves in this breakdance moves list, you will need good physical strength and lots of practice. Happy breaking!
Easy Breakdance Moves
Being one of the most difficult dance forms, nothing turns more heads at a party or a night club than a performance by a skilled break dancer. Break dancing brings genuine respect and credibility to anyone who performs it right. It is so amazing to watch that we start feeling that someday even we can do the same. And why not? It doesn’t matter if you have danced before or not, anyone can learn break dance. I am sure most of us in quest of learning easy breakdance moves must have wasted lots of time and money in surfing different websites or joining various seminars, classes, etc. Though sometimes these sources help, in most of the cases we get struck with those complicated and difficult instructions that may take hours or even days to understand. Therefore, here are step-by-step instructions on easy breakdance moves for children as well as for adults that are simple to understand and memorize.
Easy Breakdance Moves to Learn
Hand Glide: Hand glide is a kind of spin normally performed by balancing on a one-handed float position. To perform this move you have to start off with your hands and knees on the ground, just the way one crawls. Keep your elbow on your hip with your back slightly hunched and try to balance with your right hand while pushing off with the left. Repeat the spins carefully until you are able to make several circles. To spin faster, you can also keep something slick underneath your hand.
Windmill: In this move, you touch the ground with your arms while supporting and pushing off next rotation simultaneously. Keep your hands and knees on the ground and starting with your left leg, throw both the legs up so that your body's entire weight falls on your hands. You can also lift your legs by pushing off with your right arm. Straighten your legs and spread them wide apart. Push off on your right arm and roll over on the left in a counter-clockwise direction to create a spinning motion; this will enable you to spin on your back. Now when you roll on your front side, support your weight with your right shoulder and left hand. Finally roll across your back while rotating and swinging your legs in the air and alternate between rolling on your back, left hand and right arm.
One Leg Swipe: One leg swipe or one foot swipe is performed with one foot in the air (often pointed straight out), commonly keeping the leg on the inside of the rotation. Begin on a crab position with your hands and legs on the ground and chest facing upwards. Raise your left arm over your head, relieving the weight of your body from the right arm with a swinging momentum. As your right hand touches the ground, lift your left leg and bring it to the same level as your right knee. Make sure to keep your left leg straight and then bring your right knee to a right angle, while keeping your whole body straight. Rotate with your upper body, so that your right hand touches the ground and the left begins to swing around. As your right foot lands on the ground, the right hand will lift up to follow the left hand.
Turtle: Turtle is a circular form of float, performed alternately by moving one hand forward and the other backwards. Start in a kneeling position with both hands and knees on the ground and try to balance your elbows between the stomach and hip regions. Lean forward with your hands, a foot apart with most of your weight on your elbows. Your arms should be at a 90 degree angle and carefully try to tuck your legs in so that they are close to your butt region. Now try to hold this position for at least 10 seconds and once you are comfortable, slowly increase your hold time.
Top Rock: Top rock is an easy-to-learn warm up move in which you have to place your right foot in front of your left foot with your arms held backwards. Hop forward on your right foot while sending your left back and then let your left foot swing halfway forward as your right foot goes halfway backwards. Now return the left foot before the right foot while pumping backward with your arms. Swing forward with your left foot while going back with your right foot. Finally return the left foot to the start while pushing your arms forward.
Read more on related articles:
* How to Breakdance
* Breakdance Moves list
While performing these easy breakdance moves, don't over-stress yourself as you may end up hurting or spraining your muscles. Breakdance demands lots of balance, body and cardiovascular strength, hence it is also helpful in losing weight and toning body. So what are you waiting for, wear your dancing shoes and set the dance floor on fire!
Easy Breakdance Moves to Learn
Hand Glide: Hand glide is a kind of spin normally performed by balancing on a one-handed float position. To perform this move you have to start off with your hands and knees on the ground, just the way one crawls. Keep your elbow on your hip with your back slightly hunched and try to balance with your right hand while pushing off with the left. Repeat the spins carefully until you are able to make several circles. To spin faster, you can also keep something slick underneath your hand.
Windmill: In this move, you touch the ground with your arms while supporting and pushing off next rotation simultaneously. Keep your hands and knees on the ground and starting with your left leg, throw both the legs up so that your body's entire weight falls on your hands. You can also lift your legs by pushing off with your right arm. Straighten your legs and spread them wide apart. Push off on your right arm and roll over on the left in a counter-clockwise direction to create a spinning motion; this will enable you to spin on your back. Now when you roll on your front side, support your weight with your right shoulder and left hand. Finally roll across your back while rotating and swinging your legs in the air and alternate between rolling on your back, left hand and right arm.
One Leg Swipe: One leg swipe or one foot swipe is performed with one foot in the air (often pointed straight out), commonly keeping the leg on the inside of the rotation. Begin on a crab position with your hands and legs on the ground and chest facing upwards. Raise your left arm over your head, relieving the weight of your body from the right arm with a swinging momentum. As your right hand touches the ground, lift your left leg and bring it to the same level as your right knee. Make sure to keep your left leg straight and then bring your right knee to a right angle, while keeping your whole body straight. Rotate with your upper body, so that your right hand touches the ground and the left begins to swing around. As your right foot lands on the ground, the right hand will lift up to follow the left hand.
Turtle: Turtle is a circular form of float, performed alternately by moving one hand forward and the other backwards. Start in a kneeling position with both hands and knees on the ground and try to balance your elbows between the stomach and hip regions. Lean forward with your hands, a foot apart with most of your weight on your elbows. Your arms should be at a 90 degree angle and carefully try to tuck your legs in so that they are close to your butt region. Now try to hold this position for at least 10 seconds and once you are comfortable, slowly increase your hold time.
Top Rock: Top rock is an easy-to-learn warm up move in which you have to place your right foot in front of your left foot with your arms held backwards. Hop forward on your right foot while sending your left back and then let your left foot swing halfway forward as your right foot goes halfway backwards. Now return the left foot before the right foot while pumping backward with your arms. Swing forward with your left foot while going back with your right foot. Finally return the left foot to the start while pushing your arms forward.
Read more on related articles:
* How to Breakdance
* Breakdance Moves list
While performing these easy breakdance moves, don't over-stress yourself as you may end up hurting or spraining your muscles. Breakdance demands lots of balance, body and cardiovascular strength, hence it is also helpful in losing weight and toning body. So what are you waiting for, wear your dancing shoes and set the dance floor on fire!
Breakdancing Moves
Breakdancing or B-boying is a dance style which was developed as a part of the hip hop culture. The most basic dancing moves like top rock, power moves, down rock and freezes are easy to learn, and good breakdancing moves for kids or beginners to learn. Breakdancing has to do with the breaks which come in the music. However, the music for breakdancing is not necessarily hip hop dance music, but can be any music which has got beats and tempo which sync well. Here are some of the popular breakdancing moves for you to learn.
Breakdancing Moves Steps
Here are some of the most popular breakdancing moves and the guidelines on how to perform them.
Top Rock Move
This is one of the basic breakdancing moves, and is among the easy breakdance moves used to warm-up. For this move, place your right foot in front of your left foot and hold your arm backwards. Now, hop forward with your right foot while moving your left back and let the left foot swing halfway front, as the right foot moves halfway backwards. Return the left foot before your right foot while pumping back with the arms. Swing forward with your left foot, when going back with your right foot. Then, return to your left foot to start pushing your arms in a forward direction.
The Hand Glide Move
This move is a type of spin which is done by balancing the body on one handed floating position. To do this move, start by placing your hands and knees on the floor like in a crawling posture. Then place your elbow onto your hip, with your back slightly hunched, balance on your right hand while pushing with your left hand. Keep practicing, till you are able to perform multiple spins, once you get this position right and the step perfect, try and spin faster.
The Head Spin Move
This is one of the coolest breakdancing moves, and is always mentioned in the breakdance moves list. For head spin, do a head stand, with your hands placed in front of you on the floor. Keep one hand on the floor in front of you, and move one hand behind you, spread your legs as apart as you can manage. Balance this position, now quickly bring the legs together, and as you are bringing your feet together, use your hands to push your head around.
Turtles
Are you wondering how to breakdance and perform the turtle move? To perform this impressive dance move, first learn the turtle freeze position. Do this by stabbing your elbow near your stomach, with your fingers spread outward and opposite to each other and keep the legs tucked under. In this posture you should have your body parallel to the floor. Practice the turtle freeze first and then the clockwise and counter clockwise turtle. Do the turtle freeze, stab the right arm as you push your left hand around 90 degrees, while being in a hand-glide position. Move your body on your left arm, so that you are in a position similar to the position of turtle freeze, but keep your fingers of the right hand facing upwards, move your right arm so that you are in the turtle freeze position again. Repeat, till you can complete one complete circle.
Some of the breakdancing moves are dangerous, and should only be practiced when you first master the basic breakdancing moves. It is also important that you do the warm-up breakdancing moves first to prevent any injuries. For moves like head spin, make sure you build the neck and shoulder muscles with proper strength training exercises to avoid any kind of injuries.
Breakdancing Moves Steps
Here are some of the most popular breakdancing moves and the guidelines on how to perform them.
Top Rock Move
This is one of the basic breakdancing moves, and is among the easy breakdance moves used to warm-up. For this move, place your right foot in front of your left foot and hold your arm backwards. Now, hop forward with your right foot while moving your left back and let the left foot swing halfway front, as the right foot moves halfway backwards. Return the left foot before your right foot while pumping back with the arms. Swing forward with your left foot, when going back with your right foot. Then, return to your left foot to start pushing your arms in a forward direction.
The Hand Glide Move
This move is a type of spin which is done by balancing the body on one handed floating position. To do this move, start by placing your hands and knees on the floor like in a crawling posture. Then place your elbow onto your hip, with your back slightly hunched, balance on your right hand while pushing with your left hand. Keep practicing, till you are able to perform multiple spins, once you get this position right and the step perfect, try and spin faster.
The Head Spin Move
This is one of the coolest breakdancing moves, and is always mentioned in the breakdance moves list. For head spin, do a head stand, with your hands placed in front of you on the floor. Keep one hand on the floor in front of you, and move one hand behind you, spread your legs as apart as you can manage. Balance this position, now quickly bring the legs together, and as you are bringing your feet together, use your hands to push your head around.
Turtles
Are you wondering how to breakdance and perform the turtle move? To perform this impressive dance move, first learn the turtle freeze position. Do this by stabbing your elbow near your stomach, with your fingers spread outward and opposite to each other and keep the legs tucked under. In this posture you should have your body parallel to the floor. Practice the turtle freeze first and then the clockwise and counter clockwise turtle. Do the turtle freeze, stab the right arm as you push your left hand around 90 degrees, while being in a hand-glide position. Move your body on your left arm, so that you are in a position similar to the position of turtle freeze, but keep your fingers of the right hand facing upwards, move your right arm so that you are in the turtle freeze position again. Repeat, till you can complete one complete circle.
Some of the breakdancing moves are dangerous, and should only be practiced when you first master the basic breakdancing moves. It is also important that you do the warm-up breakdancing moves first to prevent any injuries. For moves like head spin, make sure you build the neck and shoulder muscles with proper strength training exercises to avoid any kind of injuries.
Breakdancing Songs
Who can forget the moonwalk of the late and the legendary Michael Jackson? It might have been inspiring for you for sure at some point of time, and Massive Monkees have done their job of influencing you too, it seems. And for those of you, who are blank about these questions, let me first tell you what breakdancing is all about. Breakdance is a form of dance that emerged in the hip hop culture among the Latino youths and the Blacks in the New York City. Break dance is associated with hip hop music and pop culture and includes four basic breakdancing moves: downrock, toprock, freezes/suicides and power moves. Break dance is grooved on to hip hop music and other genres of music that are remixed and lasts longer than usual hip hop songs. Folks who practice break dance often have informal competitions and battles within their gangs and crews. These people are called b-boys and b-girls or simply breakers. You will often hear the pioneers of this dance calling it b-boying or breaking. If you have been searching for the best breakdancing songs ever, here's a list of the best ones in the world. You might want to know about breakdancing history.
Breakdancing Songs List
First of all, let me clear your misconception - breakdancing songs are not limited to hip hop music. As far as the tempo and the pattern of the beats are concerned, a remix version of any genre of music can be played for breakdancing. However, the original songs that got famous have been borrowed from progressive versions of music genres like soul, funk, electro, jazz and disco. Today, being the DJ-age, as I call it, the most common songs are chosen and compiled together by a DJ who gets them looped and chained together and shuffles them for breakdancing. The tempo of these songs generally varies from 110 to 135 beats per minute. Following are some lists of popular breakdancing songs and the best ever classics.
* Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Looking For The Perfect Beat
* Cybotron - Clear
* World Class Wreckin' Cru - Juice
* Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock
* Grand Master Flash - Scorpio
* Egyptian Lover - Egypt, Egypt
* Debbie Deb - When I Hear Music
* Jamie Jupitor (Egyptian Lover) - Computer Power
* Newcleus - Jam On It
* Planet Patrol - Play At Your Own Risk
* Pretty Tony - Jam The Box
* Freestyle - The Party Has Just Begun
* Shannon - Let the Music Play
* Twilight 22 - Electric Kingdom
* Twilight 22 - Siberian Nights
* Man Parish - Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop)
* Old school - Break Beats
* Jonzun Crew - Space is the Place
* Rock Steady Crew - Breakdance Electric Boogie Doomsday
* Shannon - Let The Music Play
* West Street Mob - Break Dance
* Z-Trip - Going Big
* A Certain Ratio - Do The Du
* The Mohawks - The Champ
* The Soul Searchers - Ashley's Roachclip
* The Winstons - Amen Brothers
* The Wiseguys - Bboy
* Tom Browne - Rockin' Radio
Breakdancing Songs of the 80's
* Tour De France - 10 Speed (originally by Kraftwerk)
* Don't stop the rock - Freestyle
* Lookout Weekend - Debbie Deb
* White lines - Grandmaster and Melle Mel
* Joystick - Dazz Band
* The Breaks - Kurtis Blow
* The Freaks Come Out at Night - Whodini
* The Roof is on Fire - Rockmaster Scott and the Dynamic Three
* Play at Your Own Risk - Planet Patrol
* Pack Jam - Jonzun Crew
* The LA Dream Team is in the House - LA Dream Team
* White Horse - Laidback
* LL Cool J - I Need Love
* Newcleus - Jam On It
* Boogie Down (Bronx) - Freeze Force and Man Parrish
* Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message
* Doug E. Fresh - The Show
* Kool Moe Dee - How Ya Like Me Now
* Too Short - Life Is Too Short
* LL Cool J - I Need A Beat
* LL Cool J - Big Ole Butt
* Surface - Happy
* I.O.U - Freeez
* Cars - Gary Numan
* Jam On It - Newcleus
* One For The Treble - Davy DMX
* Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved - James Brown
* Confusion - New Order
* Rapture - Blondie
You might want to read on:
* Easy Breakdance Moves
* How to Breakdance
* Breakdance Moves List
What are you still scrolling down for? Get into your dancing shoes, play the music and groove to these tracks! Faster and louder please!
Breakdancing Songs List
First of all, let me clear your misconception - breakdancing songs are not limited to hip hop music. As far as the tempo and the pattern of the beats are concerned, a remix version of any genre of music can be played for breakdancing. However, the original songs that got famous have been borrowed from progressive versions of music genres like soul, funk, electro, jazz and disco. Today, being the DJ-age, as I call it, the most common songs are chosen and compiled together by a DJ who gets them looped and chained together and shuffles them for breakdancing. The tempo of these songs generally varies from 110 to 135 beats per minute. Following are some lists of popular breakdancing songs and the best ever classics.
* Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Looking For The Perfect Beat
* Cybotron - Clear
* World Class Wreckin' Cru - Juice
* Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock
* Grand Master Flash - Scorpio
* Egyptian Lover - Egypt, Egypt
* Debbie Deb - When I Hear Music
* Jamie Jupitor (Egyptian Lover) - Computer Power
* Newcleus - Jam On It
* Planet Patrol - Play At Your Own Risk
* Pretty Tony - Jam The Box
* Freestyle - The Party Has Just Begun
* Shannon - Let the Music Play
* Twilight 22 - Electric Kingdom
* Twilight 22 - Siberian Nights
* Man Parish - Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop)
* Old school - Break Beats
* Jonzun Crew - Space is the Place
* Rock Steady Crew - Breakdance Electric Boogie Doomsday
* Shannon - Let The Music Play
* West Street Mob - Break Dance
* Z-Trip - Going Big
* A Certain Ratio - Do The Du
* The Mohawks - The Champ
* The Soul Searchers - Ashley's Roachclip
* The Winstons - Amen Brothers
* The Wiseguys - Bboy
* Tom Browne - Rockin' Radio
Breakdancing Songs of the 80's
* Tour De France - 10 Speed (originally by Kraftwerk)
* Don't stop the rock - Freestyle
* Lookout Weekend - Debbie Deb
* White lines - Grandmaster and Melle Mel
* Joystick - Dazz Band
* The Breaks - Kurtis Blow
* The Freaks Come Out at Night - Whodini
* The Roof is on Fire - Rockmaster Scott and the Dynamic Three
* Play at Your Own Risk - Planet Patrol
* Pack Jam - Jonzun Crew
* The LA Dream Team is in the House - LA Dream Team
* White Horse - Laidback
* LL Cool J - I Need Love
* Newcleus - Jam On It
* Boogie Down (Bronx) - Freeze Force and Man Parrish
* Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message
* Doug E. Fresh - The Show
* Kool Moe Dee - How Ya Like Me Now
* Too Short - Life Is Too Short
* LL Cool J - I Need A Beat
* LL Cool J - Big Ole Butt
* Surface - Happy
* I.O.U - Freeez
* Cars - Gary Numan
* Jam On It - Newcleus
* One For The Treble - Davy DMX
* Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved - James Brown
* Confusion - New Order
* Rapture - Blondie
You might want to read on:
* Easy Breakdance Moves
* How to Breakdance
* Breakdance Moves List
What are you still scrolling down for? Get into your dancing shoes, play the music and groove to these tracks! Faster and louder please!
Breakdancing History
Breakdancing or B-boying is one of the most popular and physically difficult dance forms. It is also one which is widely followed by hip-hop lovers across the world, who like to 'break'. So for all you fans of breakdancing, read on to know more about breakdancing history. Read on to know about Break Dance.
History of Breakdancing
It is well known that breakdancing as well as rap music are two of the most important aspects of the African American culture. But did you know that they were both these art forms were born out of the same discontent? That's right, breakdancing too was born out of the bottled up unhappiness of the African Americans. Like rap again, the roots of breakdancing can be largely traced back to the Bronx in New York. Breakdancing also became an important part of rap music itself. Thus we can see that both rap and breakdancing have grown hand-in-hand.
Breakdancing history begins around the late 1960s, but it wasn't till the 1970s and 80s that it gained widespread popularity. At the time, breakdancing used to be a part of a rap song, during the 'breakdown'. The DJs would perform the breakdown at some point during the song, where the breakdancers used to come in and do their act.
Breakdancing moves find their origins from different sources, most common among them being the kung-fu martial arts style. Hard to believe, isn't it? But like I said, the African Americans of the time needed a less violent vent for the brimming discontent and saw breakdancing as a way to go about it. The ways out that the B-boys sought were these breakdancing battles, which featured a severely physical dance exhibitions.
But the man who is largely credited as the person who came up with breakdancing was James Brown. In 1969, James Brown came up with a dance video titled 'Get Down on the Good Foot'. And that's where breakdancing started. It was known as Good Foot back in those days. Slowly the fights in the Bronx between rival African American gangs started slowly and steadily being replaced by the Good Foot battles. The onlookers encouraged this less violent and moreover creative activity.
Early forms of breakdance had mostly a lot of Floor Rock and nothing else. But over the years, as breaking became more and more popular and competitive the uprock, the tailspin, the headspin and all the other breakdance moves started coming to the fore a lot more and by the middle and late 1980s were an intrinsic part of this dance form.
As breakdancing became more and more popular, more 'crews' started coming up. A group of dancers which performed together was known as a crew. In the 1970s, Afrika Bambaataa the 'godfather' of breakdancing formed the Universal Zulu Nation, an organization to spread the awareness of breakdancing. The first members of the Zulu Nation were known as the Zulu Kings and were instrumental in making breakdancing one of the most popular dance forms in the world. Afrika Bambaataa saw that breakdancing was a way to get the African Americans to direct their angst towards each other to a more creative outlet. And as the gang started being replaced, more and more with breakdancing battles, it became evident that Afrika Bambaataa had been successful in his venture.
Want to learn some cool breakdance moves? Read on.
* Easy Breakdance Moves
* How to Breakdance
* Breakdance Moves List
So this was all about breakdancing history. Like I said, breakdancing or hip-hop dance is no longer an integral part of only the African American culture, but is now a widespread phenomenon all over the world!
History of Breakdancing
It is well known that breakdancing as well as rap music are two of the most important aspects of the African American culture. But did you know that they were both these art forms were born out of the same discontent? That's right, breakdancing too was born out of the bottled up unhappiness of the African Americans. Like rap again, the roots of breakdancing can be largely traced back to the Bronx in New York. Breakdancing also became an important part of rap music itself. Thus we can see that both rap and breakdancing have grown hand-in-hand.
Breakdancing history begins around the late 1960s, but it wasn't till the 1970s and 80s that it gained widespread popularity. At the time, breakdancing used to be a part of a rap song, during the 'breakdown'. The DJs would perform the breakdown at some point during the song, where the breakdancers used to come in and do their act.
Breakdancing moves find their origins from different sources, most common among them being the kung-fu martial arts style. Hard to believe, isn't it? But like I said, the African Americans of the time needed a less violent vent for the brimming discontent and saw breakdancing as a way to go about it. The ways out that the B-boys sought were these breakdancing battles, which featured a severely physical dance exhibitions.
But the man who is largely credited as the person who came up with breakdancing was James Brown. In 1969, James Brown came up with a dance video titled 'Get Down on the Good Foot'. And that's where breakdancing started. It was known as Good Foot back in those days. Slowly the fights in the Bronx between rival African American gangs started slowly and steadily being replaced by the Good Foot battles. The onlookers encouraged this less violent and moreover creative activity.
Early forms of breakdance had mostly a lot of Floor Rock and nothing else. But over the years, as breaking became more and more popular and competitive the uprock, the tailspin, the headspin and all the other breakdance moves started coming to the fore a lot more and by the middle and late 1980s were an intrinsic part of this dance form.
As breakdancing became more and more popular, more 'crews' started coming up. A group of dancers which performed together was known as a crew. In the 1970s, Afrika Bambaataa the 'godfather' of breakdancing formed the Universal Zulu Nation, an organization to spread the awareness of breakdancing. The first members of the Zulu Nation were known as the Zulu Kings and were instrumental in making breakdancing one of the most popular dance forms in the world. Afrika Bambaataa saw that breakdancing was a way to get the African Americans to direct their angst towards each other to a more creative outlet. And as the gang started being replaced, more and more with breakdancing battles, it became evident that Afrika Bambaataa had been successful in his venture.
Want to learn some cool breakdance moves? Read on.
* Easy Breakdance Moves
* How to Breakdance
* Breakdance Moves List
So this was all about breakdancing history. Like I said, breakdancing or hip-hop dance is no longer an integral part of only the African American culture, but is now a widespread phenomenon all over the world!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
How To Breakdance: Turtle
Turtling is a breakdancing power move which combines strength and agility to spin from the turtle position into a circle using only your hands to hold you up. It takes time to build-up the arm strength to be able to perform this move, which makes it a heavy time-investment. Remember, breakdancing moves are difficult and occasionally dangerous. Always wear protective gear as necessary, and stretch before and after practicing.
Carelessness may result in injury. Breakdance at your own risk!
1. Build up your arm strength. A general workout plan focusing on triceps, forearms, and pectorals will be the most efficient.
2. Build up your abdomen strength. You'll be using your stomach as a point of balance, so it needs to be firm enough to support your weight. Starting a crunch/leg lift routine will help dramatically.
3. Sit on your knees and plant your elbows firmly into your stomach, with your wrists facing inward.
4. While still on your knees, spread your legs and lean forward onto your hands, making sure not to remove your elbow from your stomach.
5. Tighten your abs and continue leaning forward, so that your forehead is six inches from the ground.
6. Raise your knees and legs off of the ground, so you are only suspended by your arms. This is called the turtle position.
7. Now you're going to begin rotating. Lean all your weight onto your left hand, and quickly move your right hand upwards.
# Lean all your weight into your right hand, then move your left hand slightly downward.
# By continuing to alternate your weight between your left and right hand, you begin to slowly spin counterclockwise.
# As you progress, move your hands faster and farther distances, and you'll spin very quickly. Good turtlers can spin 360 degrees in under a second!
Carelessness may result in injury. Breakdance at your own risk!
1. Build up your arm strength. A general workout plan focusing on triceps, forearms, and pectorals will be the most efficient.
2. Build up your abdomen strength. You'll be using your stomach as a point of balance, so it needs to be firm enough to support your weight. Starting a crunch/leg lift routine will help dramatically.
3. Sit on your knees and plant your elbows firmly into your stomach, with your wrists facing inward.
4. While still on your knees, spread your legs and lean forward onto your hands, making sure not to remove your elbow from your stomach.
5. Tighten your abs and continue leaning forward, so that your forehead is six inches from the ground.
6. Raise your knees and legs off of the ground, so you are only suspended by your arms. This is called the turtle position.
7. Now you're going to begin rotating. Lean all your weight onto your left hand, and quickly move your right hand upwards.
# Lean all your weight into your right hand, then move your left hand slightly downward.
# By continuing to alternate your weight between your left and right hand, you begin to slowly spin counterclockwise.
# As you progress, move your hands faster and farther distances, and you'll spin very quickly. Good turtlers can spin 360 degrees in under a second!
How To Breakdance: Flare
A Flare is a breakdancing power move borrowed from gymnastics. When performing the move, a dancer spreads their legs and whips them around their body in continuous circles, using only their hands to keep them above ground. This move is often seen in men's floor routines and on the pommel horse. The below directions are for performing counterclockwise flares.
1. Start with your legs spread between two and two-and-a-half times your shoulder width, with your left foot about six inches behind your right foot.
2. Turn your body ninety degrees to the right, "cocking" your body to prepare for a spin.
3. Spin your body to the left and downward, putting your left hand six inches in front of your left foot.
4. Pushing your weight into your left arm, swing your left leg from left to right behind you, parallel to the ground, as if you were sweeping your leg behind you to kick your right ankle. This kick is the driving force of the flare, and it is important it is made with as much force as possible.
how to flare
5. Before your sweeping left kick reaches your right leg, kick that leg straight up as hard as you can, as if you were trying to knee yourself in the face. Make sure that your legs are still spread and very straight. Your right kick you be strong enough so that your pelvis is horizontal with your head.
# Swing your left leg under your right leg, pushing all your weight into your left arm.
# As soon as you make your right kick, throw you right hand behind you, so that it is shoulder-width from and even with your other arm and you can support your weight on both hands.
# With both legs spread in the air, lean your weight onto your right arm, and swing your right leg under your left leg as your left hand swings over your body, back to the location you first placed them in during step 3. You should now be in a push-up position with both legs spread and suspended above the air.
# Lean back onto your left hand, swinging your left leg parallel to the ground towards your right leg, using the established momentum to carry you around the circle.
# Continue swinging counterclockwise, alternating your balance from arm to arm as you swing your legs around you.
1. Start with your legs spread between two and two-and-a-half times your shoulder width, with your left foot about six inches behind your right foot.
2. Turn your body ninety degrees to the right, "cocking" your body to prepare for a spin.
3. Spin your body to the left and downward, putting your left hand six inches in front of your left foot.
4. Pushing your weight into your left arm, swing your left leg from left to right behind you, parallel to the ground, as if you were sweeping your leg behind you to kick your right ankle. This kick is the driving force of the flare, and it is important it is made with as much force as possible.
how to flare
5. Before your sweeping left kick reaches your right leg, kick that leg straight up as hard as you can, as if you were trying to knee yourself in the face. Make sure that your legs are still spread and very straight. Your right kick you be strong enough so that your pelvis is horizontal with your head.
# Swing your left leg under your right leg, pushing all your weight into your left arm.
# As soon as you make your right kick, throw you right hand behind you, so that it is shoulder-width from and even with your other arm and you can support your weight on both hands.
# With both legs spread in the air, lean your weight onto your right arm, and swing your right leg under your left leg as your left hand swings over your body, back to the location you first placed them in during step 3. You should now be in a push-up position with both legs spread and suspended above the air.
# Lean back onto your left hand, swinging your left leg parallel to the ground towards your right leg, using the established momentum to carry you around the circle.
# Continue swinging counterclockwise, alternating your balance from arm to arm as you swing your legs around you.
How To Breakdance: Headspin
Headspins are a trademark move of breakdancing, and one of the easiest of the power moves to learn. Like all breakdancing moves, Headspins can be dangerous if done improperly, so be sure to wear a helmet when practicing, and stretch before and after practice.
1. Start on your knees, leaning forward onto the top of your head. Place your hands on the ground in front of you, sixty degrees in each direction, so your head and hands form an equilateral triangle. Kick your legs up and directly above you, so all your weight is in your head and hands. This position is called the tripod position. Practice balancing in this position until it is easy to remain still for extended periods of time, which also builds up your neck muscles.
2. While upside down, spread your legs ninety degrees, and while keeping them open, twist your hips clockwise as far as you can.
3. As fast as you can, untwist your hips while keeping your legs spread and your balance centered. As your body begins to spin, pull your hands slightly off the ground. As you begin to stop spinning, place your hands back down on the ground into tripod position ("tapping"). Your head and torso will stop first, with your legs slightly lagging behind in rotation. After you've stopped slightly, continue to whip your legs counterclockwise to continue to spin.
4. Initially, practice spinning for short distances, constantly tapping and returning to the tripod position so you can re-cock your hips to continue spinning. As you gain momentum from multiple taps, you'll find it is easier to maintain balance, until eventually you can pull your hands from the ground completely and continue to spin.
# To increase speed while spinning with no hands, pull your arms closer into your body, and pull your legs together directly over your body. Be sure to always be ready to put your hands back into tripod position to catch yourself as you begin to fall over.
1. Start on your knees, leaning forward onto the top of your head. Place your hands on the ground in front of you, sixty degrees in each direction, so your head and hands form an equilateral triangle. Kick your legs up and directly above you, so all your weight is in your head and hands. This position is called the tripod position. Practice balancing in this position until it is easy to remain still for extended periods of time, which also builds up your neck muscles.
2. While upside down, spread your legs ninety degrees, and while keeping them open, twist your hips clockwise as far as you can.
3. As fast as you can, untwist your hips while keeping your legs spread and your balance centered. As your body begins to spin, pull your hands slightly off the ground. As you begin to stop spinning, place your hands back down on the ground into tripod position ("tapping"). Your head and torso will stop first, with your legs slightly lagging behind in rotation. After you've stopped slightly, continue to whip your legs counterclockwise to continue to spin.
4. Initially, practice spinning for short distances, constantly tapping and returning to the tripod position so you can re-cock your hips to continue spinning. As you gain momentum from multiple taps, you'll find it is easier to maintain balance, until eventually you can pull your hands from the ground completely and continue to spin.
# To increase speed while spinning with no hands, pull your arms closer into your body, and pull your legs together directly over your body. Be sure to always be ready to put your hands back into tripod position to catch yourself as you begin to fall over.
How To Breakdance: Six-Step
The Six-Step is the most fundamental move of a breakdancer's repertoire, and is the basic unit of movement all other moves are based on. Very easy to perform, it is important to first master this move before moving on to others. The following directions are for performing the Six-Step counterclockwise.
1. Sit down on the floor, with your stomach facing the ceiling, your shoulders directly behind you, and your feet twelve inches in front of your glutes. Push your weight into your hands and feet as you raise your pelvis off the ground until your shins are perpendicular to the floor. This is called crab position. Be sure to keep your body as parallel to the floor as possible.
2. Extend your right foot out directly in front of you, along the ground. Rotate the foot ninety degrees clockwise, so that only the outer arch of your foot is touching the ground. Sweep your foot inward, ending with your ankles crossed ninety degrees.
3. Without moving your right foot, tilt your left shoulder across your torso, raise your left hand to shoulder height, and step your left foot two feet to the left and behind its original position, tilting your left knee inward. All your weight should now be placed on your right arm.
4. Place your left hand at shoulder length to your other, as you sweep your right leg under your body and behind you, ending with your body in the push-up position, your legs spread two-times shoulder length.
# Raising your right arm and turning your body to your right, sweep your left leg to where your right hand originally was, keeping your right foot planted.
# Step your right foot into the crook of your knee, continuing to rotate your torso clockwise.
# Sweep your left leg outward and place your left hand behind you, so that you have returned to crab position.
# Continue repeating steps 2-7 so that you are making continuous counterclockwise circles.
1. Sit down on the floor, with your stomach facing the ceiling, your shoulders directly behind you, and your feet twelve inches in front of your glutes. Push your weight into your hands and feet as you raise your pelvis off the ground until your shins are perpendicular to the floor. This is called crab position. Be sure to keep your body as parallel to the floor as possible.
2. Extend your right foot out directly in front of you, along the ground. Rotate the foot ninety degrees clockwise, so that only the outer arch of your foot is touching the ground. Sweep your foot inward, ending with your ankles crossed ninety degrees.
3. Without moving your right foot, tilt your left shoulder across your torso, raise your left hand to shoulder height, and step your left foot two feet to the left and behind its original position, tilting your left knee inward. All your weight should now be placed on your right arm.
4. Place your left hand at shoulder length to your other, as you sweep your right leg under your body and behind you, ending with your body in the push-up position, your legs spread two-times shoulder length.
# Raising your right arm and turning your body to your right, sweep your left leg to where your right hand originally was, keeping your right foot planted.
# Step your right foot into the crook of your knee, continuing to rotate your torso clockwise.
# Sweep your left leg outward and place your left hand behind you, so that you have returned to crab position.
# Continue repeating steps 2-7 so that you are making continuous counterclockwise circles.
How To Breakdance: Airtrack
Airtracks are arguably the hardest possible breakdancing move, but also the most impressive. With both their arms and legs spread and their torso suspended 45 degrees in mid-air, a dancer swings their hands over their body to catch themselves and go into the next move. Airtracks are also very dangerous, and should be performed with the utmost care, preferably on a gymnastics or martial arts mat. It is highly recommended that you have mastered Flares and Windmills before attempting Airtracks.
The directions below are for counterclockwise Airtracks.
1. With your legs spread at twice your shoulder length, bend forward and twist your torso to the left. Place your left hand about a foot in front of your left knee, with the fingers facing to the left. Place your right hand shoulder's length beyond your left hand, so that your hands and left knee form a line. Turn your torso to square your shoulders with your hands, keeping your feet on the ground.
2. Kick your left leg up and behind you, leaning your weight into your stiffened arms. Once you've extended your left leg as high as you can behind you (while keeping your right leg on the ground), kick upwards with your right leg so that your shoulders, back, and groin form a 45 degree angle to the ground.
3. After kicking off, immediately swing your left leg in a counterclockwise arc outwards and downwards as hard as you can, and swing your light leg in a counterclockwise arc outwards and upwards. Imagine your legs are the legs of a turning compass. As you swing, keep your center of rotation around your 45 degree line.
# As your legs reach three o'clock and nine o'clock positions, shift your weight completely into your left arm. Now, swing your straightened right arm behind you, turning your face to the right, watching for the ground. As your torso swings away, pull your left arm off the ground and let if follow behind your right.
# Continue to let your legs swing in their counterclockwise arc, making sure you are still rotating around the same axis of movement.
# When you see the ground, immediately throw your hands towards it to catch yourself, first your right, then your left. If your initial kick gave your body enough upward momentum, you will have had enough time to catch yourself with both your arms straightened. If you didn't kick high enough, you'll probably have to catch yourself into a safe fall.
# Because your torso has a shorter turning radius than your legs, it turns faster, and will finish a full 360 degree rotation before your legs. If you've caught yourself with straightened arms, you'll notice that your legs are trailing slightly behind you. With your weight resting completely in your arms and your body still at a 45 degree angle, whip your legs into another circle, continuing into the next Airtrack.
The directions below are for counterclockwise Airtracks.
1. With your legs spread at twice your shoulder length, bend forward and twist your torso to the left. Place your left hand about a foot in front of your left knee, with the fingers facing to the left. Place your right hand shoulder's length beyond your left hand, so that your hands and left knee form a line. Turn your torso to square your shoulders with your hands, keeping your feet on the ground.
2. Kick your left leg up and behind you, leaning your weight into your stiffened arms. Once you've extended your left leg as high as you can behind you (while keeping your right leg on the ground), kick upwards with your right leg so that your shoulders, back, and groin form a 45 degree angle to the ground.
3. After kicking off, immediately swing your left leg in a counterclockwise arc outwards and downwards as hard as you can, and swing your light leg in a counterclockwise arc outwards and upwards. Imagine your legs are the legs of a turning compass. As you swing, keep your center of rotation around your 45 degree line.
# As your legs reach three o'clock and nine o'clock positions, shift your weight completely into your left arm. Now, swing your straightened right arm behind you, turning your face to the right, watching for the ground. As your torso swings away, pull your left arm off the ground and let if follow behind your right.
# Continue to let your legs swing in their counterclockwise arc, making sure you are still rotating around the same axis of movement.
# When you see the ground, immediately throw your hands towards it to catch yourself, first your right, then your left. If your initial kick gave your body enough upward momentum, you will have had enough time to catch yourself with both your arms straightened. If you didn't kick high enough, you'll probably have to catch yourself into a safe fall.
# Because your torso has a shorter turning radius than your legs, it turns faster, and will finish a full 360 degree rotation before your legs. If you've caught yourself with straightened arms, you'll notice that your legs are trailing slightly behind you. With your weight resting completely in your arms and your body still at a 45 degree angle, whip your legs into another circle, continuing into the next Airtrack.
How To Breakdance: Windmill
The Windmill is a breakdancing power move that combines techniques from gymnastics and urban street-style dancing. Invented by Crazy Legs of New York's Rocksteady crew, the Windmill has become a staple move for hip-hop dancers, and is the basis for more difficult techniques.
Before attempting an actual windmill, you need to conceptualize what the movements look like without momentum.
1. Lie on your front with your legs spread. Arch your back and raise your legs as far behind you as you can.
2. Simultaneously roll onto your left shoulder and raise your right leg as high as possible, so that you end on your side with your right leg directly in the air and your left leg parallel but not touching the ground.
3. Swing your left leg under your right as you roll onto your back, so that you end on your back with your legs spread and both in the air.
4. Simultaneously roll onto your right side, lifting your left leg in the air as high as possible, and your right leg parallel to the ground.
5. Swing your right leg under your left as you roll onto your front, ending with your legs raised behind you as far as possible.
Once you've practiced these basic movements, you're ready to try complete Windmills. The below directions are for performing counterclockwise Windmills.
1. Kneeling on the ground, plant your left elbow firmly into your stomach and hold your right arm a foot in front of your face. Lean forward, placing your hands on the ground and keeping your elbow in your stomach, so that your weight is mostly distributed into your left forearm. Straighten your knees, and spread your legs outward and behind you. This is the setup position.
2. Keeping your hands on the ground, raise your left leg as far as you can behind you and bend your left knee. Your face should be pushed downward, close to the ground.
# Kick your right leg up and to the right as hard as you can, then swing your left leg parallel to the ground under your right leg. As your left leg is swinging, push off the ground with your hands and roll over your left shoulder. The momentum of your legs will continue to pull you over your shoulder and onto your upper-back. Slightly tuck your chin into your chest during this motion.
# With your arms still in their original positions and your legs in the air, swing your right leg as hard as you can under your left, rotating your upper body from your upper-back to your right shoulder. Swing your hands to the right as the ground approaches, preparing to plant your left elbow back in to your stomach as you continue to rotate.
# As your legs continue to swing, rotate from your shoulder onto your hands. You should end in a similar pose to the setup position, with your legs raised in the air behind you and your head close to touching the ground.. Push off from the ground as hard as you can so that your lower body is raised as high in the air as possible. Swing your left leg under your right, and rotate your upper body from your hands, to your shoulder, and onto your upper-back.
# Continue rotating your weight from your arms, to left shoulder, to upper-back, to right shoulder, to arms, alternately swinging your legs under each other. As your swing your legs, swing them harder and harder, so that you gain momentum and increase speed.
Before attempting an actual windmill, you need to conceptualize what the movements look like without momentum.
1. Lie on your front with your legs spread. Arch your back and raise your legs as far behind you as you can.
2. Simultaneously roll onto your left shoulder and raise your right leg as high as possible, so that you end on your side with your right leg directly in the air and your left leg parallel but not touching the ground.
3. Swing your left leg under your right as you roll onto your back, so that you end on your back with your legs spread and both in the air.
4. Simultaneously roll onto your right side, lifting your left leg in the air as high as possible, and your right leg parallel to the ground.
5. Swing your right leg under your left as you roll onto your front, ending with your legs raised behind you as far as possible.
Once you've practiced these basic movements, you're ready to try complete Windmills. The below directions are for performing counterclockwise Windmills.
1. Kneeling on the ground, plant your left elbow firmly into your stomach and hold your right arm a foot in front of your face. Lean forward, placing your hands on the ground and keeping your elbow in your stomach, so that your weight is mostly distributed into your left forearm. Straighten your knees, and spread your legs outward and behind you. This is the setup position.
2. Keeping your hands on the ground, raise your left leg as far as you can behind you and bend your left knee. Your face should be pushed downward, close to the ground.
# Kick your right leg up and to the right as hard as you can, then swing your left leg parallel to the ground under your right leg. As your left leg is swinging, push off the ground with your hands and roll over your left shoulder. The momentum of your legs will continue to pull you over your shoulder and onto your upper-back. Slightly tuck your chin into your chest during this motion.
# With your arms still in their original positions and your legs in the air, swing your right leg as hard as you can under your left, rotating your upper body from your upper-back to your right shoulder. Swing your hands to the right as the ground approaches, preparing to plant your left elbow back in to your stomach as you continue to rotate.
# As your legs continue to swing, rotate from your shoulder onto your hands. You should end in a similar pose to the setup position, with your legs raised in the air behind you and your head close to touching the ground.. Push off from the ground as hard as you can so that your lower body is raised as high in the air as possible. Swing your left leg under your right, and rotate your upper body from your hands, to your shoulder, and onto your upper-back.
# Continue rotating your weight from your arms, to left shoulder, to upper-back, to right shoulder, to arms, alternately swinging your legs under each other. As your swing your legs, swing them harder and harder, so that you gain momentum and increase speed.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
How To Buy Break Dance Videos
There’s probably no better way to start the year than to resolve to have a better, healthier body. Why not add in learning a new hobby into the bargain? One of the most fun ways of getting in shape is through dancing – be it ballroom dancing, ballet, hiphop or jazz. But if you’ve tried it all and you just want something different… well, break dancing, anyone?
Break dancing evolved from the street dance culture in the 1970’s, and it involves a showcase of fast, complicated whole body movements. Dance techniques used in break dancing include terms such as power moves, freezes, top rock and suicides. True break dancers call themselves b-boys or b-girls and refer to the dance form as “breaking”, and the term “break dancing” is sometimes even used disparagingly.
Breaking is a very challenging dance form, and it might take some time before you’d be able to successfully. That’s why it’s a great idea to start learning through watching break dance videos first, so you’d get at least a better idea of how the moves are executed. If you’re looking to find out how to buy break dance videos, here are some pointers to help you out:
1. Go to dedicated websites. There are numerous online sites which offer break dance classes and videos for sale. Some of these sites include Breakdance.com, click2dance.com and breakdanceclass.com. In break danceclass.com, they don’t actually offer videos for sale but you’d be able to find free sample videos that are labeled into categories such as extreme break dance, crazy break dance and funny break dancing videos. You could enroll for online classes at this site for $29.99. At Cypherstyles.com, you’d find videos ranging from those that give tutorials on the fundamental footwork to videos that show break dance showdowns.
2. Go to trading websites. Of course, make sure to check out popular trading sites such as amazon.com and ebay.com for available break dance videos at lower prices. You can also opt for videos that have been previously-owned, for an even better deal. To help you look around for the best prices, also check out getprice.com.
3. Ask at dance studios. Take the time to visit dance studios near you, and ask the instructors there for their professional recommendations on the best break dance video based on your level of expertise. Another option for you is to visit a community college and see if they have a department there that specializes in dance. And why not enroll for a class while you’re there?
4. Consider renting. If you’re not that decided on which dance style and genre you’d like to learn, perhaps it’ s better for you to rent first instead of buying. Check for it at a nearby video rental store, or try hunting for them at your local library.
There you have it! These are just some of the pointers for you to remember if you’re interested in buying break dance videos. Know that there’s a lot of available options out there for you, and hope this turns out to be a hobby that you’d definitely break into! Good luck!
Break dancing evolved from the street dance culture in the 1970’s, and it involves a showcase of fast, complicated whole body movements. Dance techniques used in break dancing include terms such as power moves, freezes, top rock and suicides. True break dancers call themselves b-boys or b-girls and refer to the dance form as “breaking”, and the term “break dancing” is sometimes even used disparagingly.
Breaking is a very challenging dance form, and it might take some time before you’d be able to successfully. That’s why it’s a great idea to start learning through watching break dance videos first, so you’d get at least a better idea of how the moves are executed. If you’re looking to find out how to buy break dance videos, here are some pointers to help you out:
1. Go to dedicated websites. There are numerous online sites which offer break dance classes and videos for sale. Some of these sites include Breakdance.com, click2dance.com and breakdanceclass.com. In break danceclass.com, they don’t actually offer videos for sale but you’d be able to find free sample videos that are labeled into categories such as extreme break dance, crazy break dance and funny break dancing videos. You could enroll for online classes at this site for $29.99. At Cypherstyles.com, you’d find videos ranging from those that give tutorials on the fundamental footwork to videos that show break dance showdowns.
2. Go to trading websites. Of course, make sure to check out popular trading sites such as amazon.com and ebay.com for available break dance videos at lower prices. You can also opt for videos that have been previously-owned, for an even better deal. To help you look around for the best prices, also check out getprice.com.
3. Ask at dance studios. Take the time to visit dance studios near you, and ask the instructors there for their professional recommendations on the best break dance video based on your level of expertise. Another option for you is to visit a community college and see if they have a department there that specializes in dance. And why not enroll for a class while you’re there?
4. Consider renting. If you’re not that decided on which dance style and genre you’d like to learn, perhaps it’ s better for you to rent first instead of buying. Check for it at a nearby video rental store, or try hunting for them at your local library.
There you have it! These are just some of the pointers for you to remember if you’re interested in buying break dance videos. Know that there’s a lot of available options out there for you, and hope this turns out to be a hobby that you’d definitely break into! Good luck!
Saturday, June 19, 2010
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