Anyone here likes to breakdance?? Share your thoughts here.......
Im not too new ....juz 1 year plus training

Not into breakdancing but i'm more into shuffling

just passing by........ but got a bit interest in break dance, hope someone will post up soon

i know how to shuffle too but not fun.. i rather do poppin, locking and electric boogie

do any1 of u knows about Urban Groove, the 1st hip-hop dance centre that got in the Malaysia Books of records???

Basic beginner steps: frog, turtle, cricket
Easy freezes: Chairfreeze, Shoulderfreeze, elbowfreeze and handstand
powermoves: swipe, jackhammer, windmill, flare, airflare(airtrack), 1990, 2000

Maybe can surf web for more moves... happy learning

mind to explain wat's shuffling??
i'm alwiz feel envy watching those who can dance...
really enjoy watching it...

it's a type of rave which requires mostly footwork
sum pics of shuffling
That's me!!!

It's a scramble!!!

And step by steps ?

i know 6 step and some dunno called what steps only. lol =x

i was active in breakdance in the secondary... after that... wanna do baby freeze also cant... butt too heavy...

shuffling...umm...interesting.

doubt im fit enough for break dancing.

for shuffling u dun nid to be fit XD

so anyone got any vid of any good team on breakdancing?..

6 steps is a kind of footwork..it means you move your legs impromptuly and end with a freeze..

you can go to youtube.com and search "breakdance videos

oic......but i've never seen tis b4...
where do u guys usually perform?

anyone know where to buy rave/dance gear equipment??
such as lightstick, mini led light, and so on? including that pants

Normally Central Park, Bandar Utama we have park shuffle. And if u have gone to WCG this year u wouldve seen shuffling!

When will tht be and what time? Would be interesting to see you guys do it.

I am interested in shuffling but not sure how to do it.. hehe

I just learned how to shuffle. Yeah!! that WCG!! just found out that some shufflers were there. Cool to see girl shufflers ..

Btw, only 16 so haha no intention of going to the club.. I know where to get the glow sticks. but dunno where to get tha pants

the pants look funny.. for some reason

Bboy here... gotta retire soon.

what are the basic trainings for breakdancing?

The pants are call phats.
Confirm there's no shufflers posting here because they too bz shuffling at sunway lagoon.

Just a lil' info... Shuffle is NOT a part of breakin'. In fact, it has nothing to do with hip-hop at all. It was born (I believe) through the house scene, I think around the 80's, and is a very distinct style on its own. In Hip-hop there's a pure footwork style which to untrained eyes might look a bit like shuffle, and it's called the C-walk. However, C-walk focuses more on rhythm, and if you compare closely you can see the clear difference between the two.

Ok peeps, here's a little lesson after 2 years of reading, researching, dancing and teachin' the dance to enthusiasts.

First, if you want to learn hip-hop, you're gonna suffer. If you aint got the balls to suffer to get the dance right, then you'll only make a fool out of yourself. Those who dance out there put hours after hours of sweat and pain into perfecting their chosen style, and if you think it takes 3 hours to learn how to do mills, then either you're a genius like Einstein, or you're plain deluded.

Ok now let's start with the basics.

Get to know the culture first. Hip-hop aint something you see on the TV. It's a culture on its own, and accept the fact that we don't have a healthy hip hop scene in malaysia. Most of the people only know hip hop as those dances on MTV, but little do they know the whole culture of it. Hip hop culture have 4 distinct elements to it - MCing, DJing, breakin' and writin'.

MCing means rapping to some, but in general, it's about having the mic close to your mouth, and using words to show your skills and rouse the scene. This is where freestyle rap comes into play and how MC battle each other using that, with a guy beatboxing (making percussion noises using the mouth alone) to lay down the beats. This came from an era where there were no clubs, and people in the ghetto making music out of their palms and mouth when they are not rich enough to afford a real boombox. Please give some respect to that origin, and the long journey it had been through. It is an artform by itself. To me it's like magic.

DJing means playing music. Lots of skills here - scratching became a well known trademark of hip-hop DJs (the sound like chikak chikak chikak). They mix and match music, create beats and lay down the soul juice for MCs's and b-boys to do their work. This art is pure creativity. They found out that stopping a vinyl disc and reversing it made funny sounds, and linked these sounds into a magical ryhtmn to create what we know as scratching today. And that's only 1% of the whole art. Again to me, it's magic.

Writing means graffitti. The funky artwork you see on walls? Those are distict artworks made by people who dedicate their entire lives to create distinct and unique marks of their own. It is so distinct that oftentimes it is possible to tell who made that particular writing on that wall. I don't really have a lot of taste in writing, but to me it is still something I am awed by. Lots of respect for writers who have gone all the way to liven up this element.

Now comes to the dancing part. Boy, we've got a lot to talk about here. Firstly, you got 3 major dances. Breakin', Poppin' and Lockin'. Those are now called old-school hip hop.

Now don't think if you can dance, you can call yourself a b-boy. You aint a b-boy until you fought your first battle, in front of a real crowd. Until this day I still don't consider myself worthty of the name b-boy, even after battling two amateurs, and one in a club.

I can share my knowledge of these dances with you guys, if you guys want to learn. But bear in mind that none of the three styles (breakin', poppin' and lockin') are easy to learn. It takes more than a month of hard work to finally feel right and look right for just one single move (took me 3 months to get an arm wave look right, and 2 years of on and off training and dancing to look good doing poppin', and still I consider myself an amateur in poppin'), so it needs far more passion than the average hippie can manage.

Therefore I'm sayin, if you don't have that determination to learn the dance, then think twice about starting it. Most prolly, you'll only end up giving up when it gets too hard, or it takes too long to produce results. Don't get me wrong - I'm not saying you can't learn the dance. I'm just saying, be prepared for the dissapointment, and hopefully you can survive pass the dissapointment phase to enter the breakout phase.

Good luck! All I need, is a place to dance. If you know a place where we can get a room with mirrors in it, for free (or a minimal fee), then let's all come have fun.

This post has been edited by soggie: Dec 30 2006, 03:45 AM

Good post from soggie there.
After understand and into Hip Hop, then only you can dance well.
I got friends trying to breakdance without knowing what is Hip Hop, and that's crap.
For example toprock and footwork. It's is different with the guides out there.
When you trying to dance, you dance with ya style. Otherwise, you will end up dancing like those clubber feng tao so hai.

As I always remember when training.... NO PAIN NO GAIN

i heard it's very hard too. can i know how old are you guys when you start to learn breakdancing? Will age influence anything? I'm 21, will that be too old to start to learn? I heard from one friend(not a close friend) who breakdance and he said the first training is to stand on your hand for a few hours to train your arm muscle first. Is this correct?

It's never too old to Bboy for sure as long as you have the passion and dedicated to learn, applies to all things really.

To be precise, starting to breakdance doesn't mean that you have to do push up and all sort of build up exercises. There are certain move which require not much energy, a normal build person could do it instantly. For example, 6-steps, top rock, certain freezes, etc. which are basic moves. You can start your learning from there.

A lot of people has been neglecting top rocking and 6-stepping and move on to power moves. Due to that, I cannot see their creative inside their dance. All I can see was their spinning, and all that matters to them is probably like, "You can't do this, can you?"

2 things you need to start b-boyin'.

1) Build up your endurance and rhytmn.
This includes doing moves such as six step, toprock and a freeze or two. Keep yourself fit - regular jogs and muscle training is a good way to prepare yourself for breakin'. Also, work on your stretches. Good flexibility means you spend less strength doing the moves.

2) Watch and learn
Go find videos of people breakin' and battling. When I started, there was no youtube. Now you have youtube, there's no excuse of not having a good online guide. Go watch how they do it, and keep on watching, imagining yourself as that person on the screen, and this self-projection will in turn motivate you and flare up your passion.

Or when all else fails, just imagine how easier it is to start a conversation with a chick in a club with a nice wave and glide.

im 25 and my weight is 85kg
i can do normal moves like L kick and freezes
but Im better with robot and popping

i tried handstand but people got scared when they see me fall down

Does anyone remember whether the Government stand on breakdancing? It was banned in 80's I think, but never heard being lifted......like always.

I'm 23 soon. Nowadays hitting gym more than bboying.
Count me in if got any session.

Hey, I'm into popping more too. Not every b-boy has to break... there're lots of uber good poppers and lockers too, and sometimes they are more fun to watch than breakin'.

Screw the government. Breakin' is dancing, and if they wanna ban it, why not ban ballet and jazz too? Lots of schools teaching breakin'... don't see government officials cracking down on them yet.

There is a representative team of Bboy for Malaysia. I don't see that has anything wrong with our country. Back then, hip hop was considered a bad culture.


That's because people tend to be more creative in pop' locking. Lots of Bboys nowadays only focus on learning power moves. And you'll get fed up seeing the same move over and over again, now you don't see the same move as for pop' locking dance, do you?

thanks for all the info
all this is making me feel more interested in learning. I find some 6 step clip and start to practice.
where do you guys normally practice?
btw Kelv, why you want to retire?

hmm..I"m a big fan of hip-hop dances(esp. breakdance)...
gosh, if we were in Taiwan, i guess, there would be many things to learn from dancing tuitions.

anyone know where to learn? (dancing classes)
I'm 19 now..lol... would like to learn, but still not yet learn anything.
any video downloading websites besides YouTube?
Please share
I would recommend some for u all here:
http://www.dancesoul.com.tw/cgi-bin/lb5000...er/leoboard.cgi
http://clept.net/
http://www.pureharddance.com/

Are u sure about the sites? they are more about melbourne shuffle then breakdancing
anyway youtube is far easier to use. i just search for six steps breakdance and i found what i want.
after i master the six steps i will go for the toprock

http://***bboy.org/

EDIT:
Oops, I don't if this site allows direct link, but just in case.
Remove ***

This post has been edited by einstei: Dec 31 2006, 01:10 PM

Cause no friends dancing now. Somemore 23 already... final year in exam.
But if ya guys got training and session, do count me in.
I stuck at basic and lazy now...

Even if you are working you can still dance, right?
Actually there is a studio here in Genting Kelang, KL. Cant remember the name. But quite a number of people there. But i want to learn the basic first then only start to join them. Where do you guys live?

I'm from Cheras. Sometime will be at section 17, PJ.

Found this on the H & F forum.
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=343035&h
maybe the mod should move the topic here and merge it.

I try some toprock and downrock(six steps) i'm starting to get it but still yet to master it.
Maybe after i master a few basic steps then I can start to learn form you guys.

Bout toprock, be flexible and dance with ya style... Good to hear you improving!

looks like not many ppl like breakdance..
haha.
nice to meet you all...

ya.. still working on that.. my hands are still kidda stiff... no movement
only the leg is moving...

i luv hip hop...
from d music, 2 d dance...
bt i juz listen n watch it...
wish 2 learn hip hop dancin....
bt dun even hav any knowledge n exposure in dancin...
already 18 this year....
can I?

dun think i'm capable 2 break...bt would like 2 learn c-walk or moonwalk...sumthin like dat...
hahaz...

^18 Only... I already 23.. sad..
mix with friends who got dancing...
c-walk or moonwalk is more on poppin'
during bboying battle, never do that.. sure kena boo.

for all the beignner who want to learn breakdance, surf around the internent...
learn top-rock, 6 steps and basic freeze first.
enough to be impressive. master this basic and move on

oh...
wad's poppin'?
hahaz...

u watch so u think u can dance?
dat jamile din break...
a hip hop dancer but no break...
hip hop sure got break?

Hip Hop is not about breaking, it's about letting it all go. Breakdance is just a way to let go.

i'm 23 too. when i'm 16++. want to learn but nowhere to go.
can not find a place to learn. now wan to learn but tooooo old liaw.
that day i browse through internet for some basic break dance move and try to learn it. instead of break dance i nearly break my bone.
23 still can learn break dance or not?

im 25 and still break dance

Dont try extreme move first...
Start with top rock, 6 steps and simple freeze.

btw, hi cubex! still playing PIU and breakin'?

i'm 21(still 21 coz my birthday is not yet here ) and i only started to break a few weeks ago... now still on six steps and toprockin'.
PTU is pump it up izzit? i never tried it before only tried DDR.

btw, what motion should the hand do so that it won't look so stiff when doing the toprock?

bout your hand... just let it swing or whatever. as long dont stiff it.
feel the beat.. your leg and hand will dance naturally

Check this out!

one word for bdance..'determination'..even tho ur body hurts or wht keep on practicing till u get d move correct..i ws quite active when i ws in secondary but stopped when i hit 20..a vr tiring dance i wud say..the basics tht i learned before improving ws 6-steps+swipe+side freeze

haha, i not really like breakdance , but my brother like to "battle"...
so, sometime i will follow him, to the enjoy the battle..
they are so cool..
airtrack, 1990.... too much already , i cant remember them all..
but i enjoy watching them dancing.
sometime my brother ask me to watch the battle of the year...
i like the korea team , Gambler ..
anyone know what is : last4one??
i like it too!!!
haha

Yeah! Gambler, Last4One, Drifter, Rivers... all dope Korean crews. They really rulez.

yaya , i still remember last time i watch they ( last4one ) breaking using CANON IN D music... the men and the music are just perfect..
so cool!!

bboy reporting in..~

ipohboy?
you from ipoh??
do you know shadow crew???
oh ya , nice to meet you ipohboy!!!
welcome you!!!


( this thread macam dah mati dah)

This post has been edited by little cutie: Feb 24 2007, 12:45 AM

Kelv, i live in section 17 too. But nobody wants to jam with me, i dont break tho, i'm a part time popper. Hit me back if ya want to jam sometime ^^

YO! Popper breaker hip hopper, everyone. Let's dance.
Where when? My friends suddenly shuffle now...zzz.
I still bboying if got chance.

Started back in 02.... retired in 04.. but im still into the popin/lockin moves when im in the club... shufflin is alright when there a bigger space in the dance floor... more laid back.. into the smooth side... urban grooves and fluid line ups..

Importantly.... watch how they do it.. and learn how they do it... seeing is believing... real life or videos... it all work.... and play ard with ur body muscles if u wanna lock it.... knowing your body and timing with the beat is the best way to start.. Gdluck

Ya, I found that more and more people are learing to shuffle then breaking too. Izzit because most shuffler are in the club but most of the bboys/bgirls are in dancing studio?

Currently learning on how to knee drop but still find it kind of hard because still I cant find a the right way to drop without droping on my knee.

But now i can do the 6 step, 1 step and 3 steps but still not perfect, yet

Oh god, i replied in the wrong post... its supposed to be here X_X

Video of us breaking in our new room D:

I'm Shion from the video, if anyone bothered to ask.



This post has been edited by LunatikBunnie: Apr 10 2007, 12:21 PM

No news from you lunatic since ya last post at health and fitness section.
argh, I'm so busy with final year project, report, and exam.
Hope got time to break again.

I dislocated my toe doing a headdrill yesterday....

wow, are you ok now , LunatikBunnie?
must be extra careful when breakdancing!!


This post has been edited by little cutie: Apr 12 2007, 05:10 PM

im fine now... just a little swollen toe...

I need to train my stamina and strength back.
Arghh.. getting old already.

anyone can recomend any places to start dancin..?im a noobb

anywhere's fine actually.
what do you know?

This post has been edited by LunatikBunnie: Apr 18 2007, 06:41 AM

I only dance at home... limited time and place.
Suggest you join a bunch of friends dancing.

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Added on April 18, 2007, 2:22 pm Are you here?

This post has been edited by Kelv: Apr 18 2007, 02:22 PM

Do they allow team dance or just solo?

Solo only...
and the stage is freaking small...
Suitable for pure hip hop dance/ poppin'...
Try to guess which one is me anyway... Haha...

no breakdance? >_<
just post the link of your damn video
= =

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6 & 7 June 2007 11am - 4pm Inti, Subang

You want breakdance also can, within the small stage.
See you can bust out any moves or not?
Anyway, the editor will edit the whole thing.
Dance for 1 minute, the video less than 30 sec only.

show your video so i MIGHT join = =

i nearly broke my backbone tryin elbow freeze

damn noob rite...hahaha...first time try ma....

btw, u guys noe rite...the baby freeze...after i've put my head on the floor...then wad do my legs do? lol.....cz i keep fallin down after my head's firm on the ground.....

Bboy here!! here are some site for breakdance..
http://www.bboyworld.com/forum/
http://www.bboy.org/forums/moves-guides/

shuffling meaning? melbourne shuffling? or just basic shuffling. I heard melbourne shuffling has a huge following in Malaysia...

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Added on July 16, 2007, 10:35 amDude, btw, do you know any good schools for learning breakdancing in the Subang Area> Would love to learn how to dance

This post has been edited by a1098113: Jul 16 2007, 10:35 AM

What category of dance is the Korean star Rain performs?

E.g.:-
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cyh5Mw3gvjo
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LtJRDcGD-44
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Gxih2G5TUlo
http://youtube.com/watch?v=O5B0XItDpSM

Please advise. Thanks.

Rain is hip-hop i think. Subang area. should try urban groove.

thread revive XD

Haha, just started practising last month.
so far can do 2 hands hand stand.
but do 1 hand, a few second drop down T.T

who do you train with?

Well i really hope i got the time to learn it ..
em i found some interesting thing in you tube let's take a look

may b someone can dance like him lol
btw this is some website
http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/...p-hop-dance.htm
can get some basic move form there

urban groove

myself@@?

nobody want to teach me

well started to breakdance already, doing well in toprocking and footworking, maybe gonna take up Urban Groove's package RM120 2h classes per month.

yo~
if free come out do STREET DANCE.....
try ur guts 2 dance in crowds!!!

i'm dun noe anything abt dance, any 1 can teach???

retire bboy here...ehehe...
used to dance back 5 years ago...
edi forgot how the move...but last time (1 year back) my windmill still rockin when i did a presentation in front of my class...
i think my freeze n windmill still can do but other step are all gone...
really miss doing combo such a flare to windmill, flare to freeze, flare to hand stand....
try to do flare again but couldn't any more...uhuhu

anyways,wanna ask here do anyone here ever attempt a battle??
how the feel??

anyone know airtrack??


an advice for who wanna start b-boying:
-buy a bandage which u can find it at any pharmacies, they got in many color.pick one that suit u. this bandage used to strap at your wrist. normally the bandage is quite long so cut it into 2 so u can use for right and left wrist. if u dont wrap the bandage u might feel pain as u do alot of freze and hand stand steep. wrap this bandage not to tight n not to loose. this only gonna help your wrist when you put your weight on...

-dont do the head spin without anyone around u or u end up in hell ...used atleast snow cap and if got extra money buy the skating helmet for this head spin practice.

-practice with an appropriate cloth on,wear track suit unless you are pro. if u kinda showing off by wearing jeans and so on,this stuff actually put weight and kinda hard to do any move. IMO wearing jeans doing windmill really put a weight on the spin.

-if you wanna practice windmill, wear a long sleeve shirt. make sure your freeze is perfect. download some of the video and try pause the video to see how to spin and placing your arm.

-lastly, dont be rude when u got some move. coz i see alot of b-boying act like this. really hate them. teach your fren. let share anything u can, people will respect u tho...

dont affraid about the pain coz u will learn from it...
gud luck guy

This post has been edited by hazwan_aviator: Dec 7 2008, 04:40 PM

yo bboy here reppin from penang.. train all day everyday yaw.. live bboy, eat bboy sleep bboy..

have been dancing for 3 years already..any bboys from penang?

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Added on September 26, 2010, 3:38 amjust came across this topic.. will post some dope stuff another time

This post has been edited by Deswin: Sep 26 2010, 03:38 AM

Shoutout to Lowyat Bboys~! I'm Junior(Not the crazy 1~ ><" ) Make this thread alive~! PEACE~! Malaysia need more knowledgeable bboy and not the NOT friendly 1. XD

check this out yaw

YOYOYO BBOY IN DA HOUSE!!!

Come on LYN Bboy. We should really make this thread alive!

Video of the day :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe...d&v=37pwbUp8t1I

This post has been edited by Lennox: Aug 8 2011, 11:59 PM