It didn’t take long for their moves to get way more complex and too fast for the settings on my camera.įreezes are stylish poses, and the more difficult require the breaker to suspend himself or herself off the ground using upper body strength in poses. Basic downrock is done entirely on hands and feet. Common downrock moves include: the foundational 6-step, and its variants such as the 3-step. It requires momentum, speed, endurance, strength, and control (like the flare, windmill, swipe, and head spin).ĭownrock (also known as footwork or floorwork) describes any movement on the floor where the hands supporting the dancer as much as the feet. 2: Electric Boogaloo, after a 1984 breakdancing movie called Breakin'2. It looks like a pretty good workout.īeing a former gymnast, I loved the power movesbecause they are particularly acrobatic. Two groups on the forefront of this internet revolution have been alQaeda and. Forget ballroom dancing, we’ll be taking this dance class instead. We encountered some break dancers (videos are all over YouTube) on checkerboard pavement and stopped to check them out.Įach time I watch break dancers, I am struck by the communal spirit that surrounds them. It’s essentially the main square of Nice and center of all the action. When we were in Nice, we strolled the Pedestrain Zone of the Place Masséna. It evolved from almost every dance, acrobatic and martial arts style including: tap, jazz, capoeira, Balkan, ballroom, folk, shaolin kung-fu, circus and swing.īreakdancing is popular in France. Each time we see people dancing somewhere, I can’t help but stop and watch. I have a huge fascination with breakdancing (also known as b-boying or breaking).
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