Break Dance – Learn more about it
June 7, 2009 by admin
Filed under Learn Breakdance
The break dance is a unique method and style of dancing that has become an integral part of today’s hip hop scene. The dance itself is very animated and to the normal person seems very hard and impossible to do. Of course, this dance is not something that can be performed by everybody. The individual has to have very brilliant fitness levels and flexibility of body to attempt some of the more twisting moves that are an inseparable part of break dance.
The art of break dance consists of some defined movements, but the performers are at liberty to improvise and make their own movements also. This unstructured approach lends a unique feel to this dance and makes it a very exciting dance to watch. The sudden change in moves often follows changes in the music beats and this dance relies heavily on brilliant beat music to lend it the rhythm to get going.
Top rock and down rock have been identified as the two types of break dance and very often, despite their individual identities, they merge into one during a routine and lend a wonderful variety to the movements.
Let us look at some of them in detail.
Top rock
This involves a series of steps that is performed as the person remains in a standing position and it usually the preliminary movement. This is the precursor for more complex movements that follow once the individual is sufficiently warmed up.
Down rock
This style consists of all the footwork and steps along with hand movements performed on the floor. Down rock movements tell the audience about the footwork, control and speed of the dancer and expert performers include a lot of athletic movements as well.
Power moves
These are moves that not only require the dancer to be graceful and agile with his foot movements, but also necessitate the dancer to possess sufficient body control in executing complex windmill and flare type of movements.
Break dancing requires physical strength and tremendous practice and it is only with sustained dedication that one can become a brilliant dancer.