About breakin'

On the left we have a photo of Aaron busting out some footwork; footwork being an important basis of freestyle breaking. There are actually a number of forms of breaking out there in the Hip Hop community and also different forms within those forms of breaking. The different forms of breaking:

  • Freestyle breaking - The form of breaking where you see all those guys spinning around on their heads or shoulders. This is the kind of breaking that our crew specialises in. This form involves footwork, acrobatics, fancy spins and freezes. I specialise in freestyle.
  • Uprocking - Uprocking is where you see two breakers challenging each other in a battle, also known to the clueless as "break fighting". In this style opponents try to win by burning each other or if they're working together, trying to synchronise with each other, I find uprocking really fun.
  • Popping and Electric Boogaloo - This is a form of breaking that has been around for decades. Popping is where a breaker send waves throughout his/her body or makes his/her movements look mechanical, such as the robot. Extremely hard form to master, if possible. Me personally can do some popping.
  • Locking - A very old form of breaking that has almost died out. It is a lot more dancey than the rest of the other kinds of breaking and many people would not associate this sort of dance with breaking but it is one of the very original forms. Locking involves a lot of wrist spinning, pointing and bouncing up and down. Our crew has very limited ability in locking but it's fun to attempt.

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Backflip - The backflip or "backie" takes a lot to learn, beat the fear factor and you're a winner. When doing this move, when you jump and launch yourself over with your legs, try to bring them in as close to your chest as possible. This shot was performed by me, very impressive don't you think?
Bronco - Broncos are where you bounce back and forth from a handstand to your feet and it looks just like you're kicking like a horse. Here Aaron is doing a one handed bronco. Broncos, especially variations from broncos such as one handed or elbow broncos require a good deal of upper body strength.
One-handed cartwheels - Relatively easy move to learn, all you need to do is learn how to do cartwheels. Once you have the cartwheels worked out, learn how to do them really fast. Now that you can do them really fast, just use one hand and your momentum will throw you over. This shot performed by Aaron and I.
Solar Eclipse - This move is hard and requires a lot of balance. I have never been able to achieve this move but as you can see here, my friend Jesse is quite good at it. The Solar Eclipse involves getting into the position you see here, then kicking your legs back and forth while jumping to every kick. Looks really cool.
Freezes - Freezes are a very important part of breaking, especially to do with style. the best bboys out there will almost always finish a run with a freeze. Freezes are tricky looking handstands or side stalls or strange kicks. Anything that looks cool when a breaker just suddenly stops is a freeze. Here Jesse is busting out a very nice one.
Handglide - Also known as the "handspin" or "turntable", the handglide involves getting into the position you see here and spinning around in circles by propelling yourself with the other hand. It looks really good when you pick up lots of speed. None of us have even come close to the speed that Jesse can pick up in this move.

Warning: Attempting these moves may cause injury. I am not liable for your stupidity.

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Created on 4/04/03.