Break dancing

When you have seen someone breakdance you are absolutely in awe.

The way they manouvre their bodies to the music, swing around, do flips, cartwheels, spins and create illusions to make you think they are floating or gliding is incredible.

It requires a lot of training and upper body strength to become really good, in a way its very similar to gymnastics and the Brazillian martial art Capoeira.

I hadn't heard of breakdancing until after high school really.

I went out with my cousin and his friends and they had some really cool dance moves that looked so frikken awesome that I decided then and there I had to learn!

I spent hours looking at clips of breakdancing online, watched all the dance movies available:

Honey
Step up to the Streets
Step up to the Streets 2
Stomp the Yard
You got served

and came across the instructional DVD "Breakdance Step by Step.

I ordered it from the states and was anxiously awaiting my copy for 3 weeks (I live in South Africa).

When it arrived I locked myself in the house the whole weekend and just practised:)

The DVD is awesome, showing exactly how to do every move, broken down from beginners rocking and six steps up to the advanced 1990's, windmills, flares and much more!

Freezes

A freeze is a technique where your body comes to a complete standstill, in a predetermined postion.

They normally include twists and spins and involve difficult positions such as on one arm and one leg, on the elbow, on your head.

Gliding is a way of moving your feet and body that it literally looks like you are on ice or not even touching the surface of the floor, everymovement is incredible smooth and fluent