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Breakdancing is a popular sport in modern culture and it has grown to become an accepted part of recreation, culture and dance.

This Interactive presentation will give you a brief overview of Breakdancing and what it entails. It is designed so that you facilitate your own learning and you get to choose what you investigate further.

After participating in this fully, it is hoped that you will have a better understanding of Breakdancing and will have access to the resources to become involved in the sport; be it mucking around, recreationally, or professionally.

Enjoy and Please don’t hurt yourself trying any of the moves!!

Or you will have to stick to Dancing like THIS!!!!

B4 U StaRT!!!

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Music plays a HUGE part in Breakdancing. The ‘Break’ part of Breakdancing actually comes from the term ‘Breakbeat’ which refers to a simple beat

looped over.

There are many types of music utilised in breakdancing which are often mixed together by a DJ. These are some good examples of this music genre

fusion.

Click to Listen

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FuN faCT – Who is said to have invented the breakbeat?

Run DMC

Johann Sebastien Bach

Jay-ZDJ Derek

Break

Kool DJ Herc

Click one!

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Yo! Click on my head to find out

more!

Kool Dj Herc

I think I’ll call it the Breakbeat!!!

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Where?- High ceilings

(So you don’t crack your noggin)

- Big room without valuable vases

(Sorry Mum!)

- Soft Floor

(Use swag mats, thin mattresses or workout mats if you don’t live at the gym)

What ?- Shoulders

(Roll shoulders forward and back, Do Pushups)

- Legs

(Go for a quick jog around the house)

-Forearms

(Shake your wrists all about like the hokey pokey)

-Backs

(Move in a circle around your body with feet planted to ground)

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Shoulders- Roll shoulders forward and back

- Reach up as high/far behind you as you can

- Pull your arm across your chest with your other arm OR

Try this Routine!

Legs - Swing back and forth

- Put your heel against your butt

- Touch your toes without bending your knees (if you can!)

Forearms- Twist your wrists all around

- Resist hands with opposite arms to stretch flexors/extensors

Back- Rotate upper body around pelvis

- Lie on your back and bend your knees to the side.

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Click the links for

More Info

Even Spidey Stretches!

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Practice your moves over and over and over and over……..

Practice makes perfect!!

Because Breakdancing is a physical sport you might need to take a break every now and then when you are tired.

This is a good time to rehydrate and maybe even practice your steps in slow motion to get them right.

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Break Dancing moves are inspired by a variety of influences such as dance, acrobatics, martial arts, capoeira, tap, jazz, gymnastics, kung fu and many more!

There are many different kinds of moves in Break Dancing. These are the basic categories in order of difficulty from easiest to hardest. - Click one -

Footwork involves fancy moves with, you guessed it, your feet.

You can showcase these moves at the start of your routine while standing up or further into your routine whilst on the ground.

The type of footwork is usually identified by the number of times your feet touch the ground. For example, a 2-step involves your feet touching the ground twice.

Things to remember!

-Overdo it (Make sure all your limbs are moving at all times, even if they don’t need to)

- Use your hands (Use your hands to stabilise yourself as you swing your legs all around)

- Be concise (Use footwork as a transition into something else, don’t spend too much time on it)

Try a 6-step (Downrock) when you think you are ready.

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Waves are always good and should look like something’s not quite right with your skeleton.

You can do a standing wave where you use mostly your arms and your upper body to portray a ‘pulse’ moving within you. The trick is to isolate your movements i.e. only do one at a time. Check THIS for an Arm Wave tutorial

The other option is to do a whole body wave where it appears your body is rubber and you are flolloping about on the floor.

This includes tricks such as the Caterpillar and the Worm.

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Freezes are when your body is stationary in the air for a brief period of time. They require a lot of strength in both your arms and your core (stomach and back).

This is because you are at the hands of gravity and the HEAVIEST part of your body is usually the highest in the air!

The trick with Freezes is to use your elbows as support for the rest of your body…..

Elbows

As

Support

There are 2 types of freezes; ground freezes (low, bent elbows) and air freezes (high, straightened elbows). Check THIS for a simple ground

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Spinning is basicly the act of rotating about an axis using your arms. The more axes you rotate through, the more difficult the spin is. So basically, if you are spinning in all different directions, you are one hell of a breakdancer!!!

You can do basic spins like a Backspin by using your arms to rotate your body around whilst crunched in a ball on your back.

Other Spin tricks (eg Flares, Windmills) require you to keep your legs straight and spin around without your feet touching the floor.Go HERE for a great Windmill Tutorial.

The trick with Spins is maintaining momentum and a low centre of gravity. The lower your centre of gravity, the easier it is to balance. Use your legs to keep your momentum going.

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Flips are one of the hardest tricks to master correctly and involve your legs going over your head in one way or another.

Flips can be done in the air (Front Flip, Backflip) or by keeping in contact with the ground using your hands (Suicide, Back Handspring).

With handsprings, jump over and back and once your hands are planted, pull your legs over with your core muscles. Added fanciness is achieved by running in the air and moving legs about.

When flipping, focus initially on jumping up then spinning. It is important to get as high as you can then spin as fast as you can. Tucking the legs helps until you have it down pat.

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You now have the basics to become a B-boy or B-girl.

Have a look around and explore all the links, also have a look on the web for yourself as there are thousands of tutorials and instructional

sites for you to look at if you want to progress your learning and understanding of breakdancing.

Be Careful if attempting any moves as they are very dangerous!

Happy Breaking!

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Click Here for a list of links used in this Presentation

Links

Good instructional Sitehttp://hiphoprnbsoul.com/content/view/241/81/

Breakdancing traininghttp://www.breakdancingninja.com/get_started_in_breakdancing.html

Online Beat makerhttp://beaterator.rockstargames.com/beaterator.html

Breakdancing Summary Sitehttp://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-breakdancing.htm

Intro to Breakdancinghttp://www.ehow.com/articles_3020-break-dancing.html

Article about Breakdancing injurieshttp://www.radiology.ucsf.edu/learning_ctr/breakdance.shtml

Othershttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_breakdance_moveshttp://au.askmen.com/fashion/how_to/42_how_to.htmlhttp://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/dance.htmhttp://breakdancecrew.com/movelist.php

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