The advent of breakdancing

In the late sixties, early seventies, people appeared who began to move in a peculiar way to the music. This is how the dance was born, which soon received the name "Good Foot", thanks to the eponymous record of the legendary James Brown. Good Foot was the only dance in which people began to combine falling to the ground with elements of rotation.

B-boying originated in the Bronx, in one of the districts of New York. The very term B-boy or B-boying was coined by dj Kool Herc, who often played records at various street parties. The word B-boys means Break boys - guys dancing to the broken rhythms of music (hence, by the way, the name Breakbeat came from). Some novice dancers used to get hung up on individual elements and tried to work within the framework of a single direction. Many believed that this was not entirely correct, since a real B-boy should be able to do everything. The first to stand out from the crowd and showcase their individuality was the Rock Steady Crew, which brought together all the directions and managed to give each dance element its own special distinctive feature.

Thanks to a new generation of b-boys, breaking is gaining new life. And first of all, this is the merit of the Puerto Ricans, who were able to re-inseminate dance hip hop culture and push breaking to a higher level.

They began to use more acrobatic tricks in the dance and worked hard to invent new dance elements. For example, the well-known B-boy named Crazy Legs from the Rock Steady Crew team once invented and introduced elements such as backspins and windmills to the masses. Movies with the participation of martial arts stars, such as Bruce Lee, have greatly influenced the process of updating B-boy culture. Some dancers tried to use elements of kung fu in their movements, since films in which narrow-eyed guys waved their arms and legs rather quickly were very popular in New York in the mid-seventies. By the way, such a dance element as windmills was born thanks to the style of kung fu and allowed a person to abruptly tear off the body from the floor in a jump.

Breaking, in other words, b-boying, is significantly different from other types of dance. One could even say that it is a progressive development of previous dance forms.

New York in the 50s and 60s. there was a large influx of immigrants. Everyone brought some part of their own into the dance, like, for example, the Africans, who brought rhythm into the dance. The influence of African dance on breaking is obvious, not only because of the "circle dance". Also, the expression b-boing (b-boing) can be borrowed from the African word Boioing, which means "Hop (dancing), jump (jump)."

Breaking, also known as Rocking in the beginning, is a progressive development dance style good foot. Young dancers went out to the dance floor and "broke" ordinary movements to the beat of the broken beats of the record. In its early days, b-boying consisted of Toprocks, Floorrocks and Freezes - spins had not yet been introduced. As "dance battles" took hold at the time and breaking became part of hip-hop culture ("fight with creativity, not with weapons"), it increasingly forced dancers to use their imaginations to perform all sorts of battle stunts. . The main goal in the battles was to beat the enemy with more ingenuity of all kinds of friezes and movements and the execution of fast and clear runs. This circumstance also explains why those people who united in teams and generally danced together developed their own style in order to resist other teams.

The first b-boy team was called The Nigga Twins and they pioneered the b-boy movement with teams like The Zulu Kings, The Seven Deadly Sinners, Shanghai Brothers, The Bronx Boys, Rockwell Association, etc. After some years of development of this dance in the mid-70s. there were people with considerable experience in dance. They were considered kings: Robbie Rob (Zulu Kings), Vinnie, Off (Salsoul), Bos (Starchild La Rock), Willie Wil, Lil' Carlos (Rockwell Association), Spy, Shorty, (Crazy Commanders), James Bond, Larry Lar , Charlie Rock (KC Crew), Spidey, Walter (Master Plan) and more!

In the 80s. such teams as Rock Steady Crew, NYC Breakers, Dynamic Rockers, United States Breakers, Crazy Breakers, Floor Lords, Floor Masters, Incredible Breakers, etc. appeared in New York. At the time, a big rivalry was between the RSC and NYC Breakers, and between the RSC and the Dynamic Rockers. Battles between these teams in the early 80s attracted the media.

The 81st RSC show was shown by ABC at Lincoln Center.

In '82, a battle between the RSC and the Dynamic Rockers was taped for the Style Wars documentary.

In 1983, the film "Flashdance" and the video clip of Malcolm McLarens "Buffalo Gals" appeared on the screens. RSC played a major role in both productions, and were shown around the world due to the huge success of both the film and the video. For many, break video was then something new, something that had never happened before, something that no one had ever seen before, something that was really spectacular and exciting.

In the same year, the film "Wild Style" was released, and in support of this film, a tour took place, which was the first international tour of hip hop culture - MC, DJ, writers and b-boys went to Paris and London - and this was the first time breaking was seen "live" in Europe.

'84 saw the release of Beat Street, which also featured Rock Steady, NYC Breakers and Magnificent Force, and over a hundred b-boys and b-girls put on a spectacular show at the closing ceremony of the LA Olympic Summer Games.

Every year breaking became more and more popular and fashionable, breakers began to appear in commercial projects (TV shows, advertisements, clips, etc.), breaking seemed to become part of the show business. But in '87, breakdancing suddenly lost its meaning for most people and especially for the media. Only a few continued to train and dance seriously, and not only in New York, but around the world. But it was these few that influenced further development breaking, to what we see now, to how we see b-boying now. And that's a completely different story...

Breakdance is a spectacular dance that combines amazing plasticity and the complexity of acrobatic stunts. Its main properties are improvisation, originality and incendiary

Breakdancing represents the dance direction of hip-hop culture and includes many styles. Its execution requires good coordination, physical endurance, a sense of rhythm and flexibility. In movements that include improvisational transitions from original plastique to acrobatic elements with spins on the head, jumps on the arms and turns around his body, the dancer not only demonstrates mastery, but also splashes out his emotions and energy.

The history of the origin of the dance

Exists interesting legend, which tells that in the early 70s in America, people from the poor quarters of New York, who were accustomed to sort things out with weapons in their hands, decided to demonstrate their strength and dexterity in a more original way. The opponents went out in turn against each other and showed their skills and intentions in the language of movements.

Any legend is based on real facts, so it can be unequivocally said that breakdancing originated as a street dance and only in the process of its development became a performing art. Break dancers rarely use this name, preferring "breaking" or "b-boying". The term "breakdancing" was created artificially and was used in the media. It was necessary to separate the different directions included in the concept of breaking.

Breakdance is predominantly performed by males, since it is difficult for girls to learn it due to their physical characteristics, although many bi-girls (girls, break dancers) are also remarkably successful.

In its progress, breakdance went through several stages, including both borrowing from other dances that included their elements in breakdance, and the development of b-boying itself. So we can mention the Good Foot style, in which broken movements and elements of rotation on the ground first appeared. Do not forget about the influence of Puerto Ricans, who developed and implemented many acrobatic tricks. "Participated" in the formation of breakdance and elements of kung fu, and rhythmic components that came from African immigrants, etc.

Of course, the development of breakdance was facilitated by battles - competitions of breakers, in which it was very important to impress the enemy with the greatest possible sophistication of combinations of movements and tricks. The dancers began to unite in teams, developing their own styles and original movements.

Currently, breakdancing is spread all over the world, there are numerous breakdance schools, championships and festivals are held.

Styles

Conventionally, breakdance is divided into upper and lower. The division is formal because the dance includes combinations of elements from both levels.

Elements of the upper break dance require more plasticity and improvisational moves, while the lower one requires physical training and acrobatic skills.

Top breakdance includes many areas, but the main ones are:

• Animation - a style in which dancers imitate the jerky movements of animated puppets.
• Waving - body movements that visually resemble waves.
• King tut is a dance in which the movements of the limbs must be carried out at right angles.
• Slowmo is a style similar to slow motion video playback.

In turn, the lower break dance includes the following main styles:

• Fly (flare / delasal) - represents the movement of the legs in a circle with a change of hands.
• Rotations on the head (headspin, drill)
• Rotations on the back or shoulder blades (backspin, windmill)

There are many styles of breakdance, and the more of them in the arsenal of the dancer, the more opportunities he has for successful performances on the battle.

Breakdancing features

Breakdancing is danced to fast music with strong percussion, the most commonly used musical genres are:

Despite the proliferation of educational videos, it is better to learn how to breakdance at school under the guidance of an experienced coach.

1999 or 2000
Breakdance element. rotation on the arm(s) around the vertical axis. The difference lies in the position of the hands during the rotation. 1999 - the rotation is performed on one hand, 2000 - the rotation is performed on two hands folded together.
Airtwist (airtwist)
Probably the most difficult element of the lower break. The person performing the element is in a handstand, swings with his legs and, due to the swings, spins and bounces on his hands.
B-boy or B-girl (B-boy, big-girl)
Breaker, a person who dances breakdance.
Backspin (backspin)
rotation on the back with arms and legs pressed to the body.
Backdrop (Backdrop)
in the Russian version: spring. Falling onto the back with a twist and then jumping to the feet. The principle of the Chinese flask is used.
Babymills (babymills)
in the Russian version: barrel - a kind of Windmill, It is performed in almost the same way as an ordinary Windmill, only with legs crossed at the ankles. The principle of rotation is the same. .
Bellymills
in Russian, a blotter is a type of Windmill. To perform the element, powerful footwork is needed. Especially the swing of the leg up when moving from the back to the chest.
Battle (battle)
Competition (battle) breakers.
Breaking
bottom break
Coins
a kind of Windmill. It differs only in that the hands should be spread apart.
Downrock
same as Style
Electric boogie
one of the directions of the upper break is based on the "waves" performed by the arms, legs and body.
Flare (flare)
an element borrowed from artistic gymnastics (dalasal). rotation of the legs, standing with hands on the floor with alternately "throwing" one of the legs forward.
Footwork
Rhythmic footsteps in a circle around your body, performed as if in a "sitting position", keeping the weight of the body on your hands.
Freeze
and Fixes - freezing in various positions. Freezes - a concept related to the lower break. This is a freeze in a handstand, shoulders and in the most unimaginable positions. Freezes are absolutely individual for each breaker. Fix - the concept of an upper break, mainly related to the styles of Robot and Electric boogie, which is a clear fixation of movements.
FLOATS(floats)
Rotation of the body parallel to the floor, with the weight of the body resting only on the hands, and the legs do not touch the floor. Floats includes elements such as Turtle and UFO.
Glide (Glide)
All kinds of foot slides, moonwalks, etc.
Helicopter
Same as Windmill
Headspin (headspin)
head rotation.
handcuffs
A variation of the Windmill. The difference lies in the fact that when performing the element, the hands should be behind the back and the body rolls over the forehead.
HANDGLIDE
This is a one arm spin. The weight of the body is balanced on one hand, which rests with the elbow on the stomach, and with the free hand you can push off. Legs spread apart
Jam (jam)
Almost the same as battle, but more friendly concept :-)
King-tut (King-tut)
Elements used in the upper bridance. King-tut was borrowed from ancient Egyptian frescoes. The basic principle of King-tut is that the angle between all parts of the body should be 90 degrees.
Nutcrackers
A variation of the Windmill. The difference lies in the fact that when performing the element, the hands must be "attached" between the legs.
NECKMOVE
One windmill turn
Pop locking (pop locking)
a top break style consisting of sharp, rhythmic, punch-like movements arranged in "links".
Popping (popping)
So "they" call the top breakdance.
Power move (power move)
one of the breaking directions. The most difficult and spectacular part of breakdance, which includes acrobatic and rotational elements.
Power tricks (power tricks)
one of the youngest areas of breaking "a. Includes "bundles" consisting of power elements and friezes. Most often, transitions from frieze to frieze are used.
Robot
The oldest style of the top break is based on mimicking the movements of a robot.
Style(style)
or
Downrock
one of the Breaking directions. These are rhythmic footsteps in a circle around your body, performed as if in a "sitting position", holding the body weight on your hands. The style consists of Footwork "a and friezes. Most often, breakers come up with their own" bundles "based on the basic elements of footwork".
SPIN (spin)
Various rotations, for example - Backspin, windmill, etc.
Swipe (swipe)
rotation of the body 360 degrees around a horizontal axis.
Turtle
in Russian version: turtle - Horizontal rotation of the body on bent arms.
TOPROCK (toprock)
Vertical footwork (standing). So to speak, a prelude to Breaking "y. Each breaker comes up with his own toprock. The transition from toprock" and to elements performed on the floor is called godown. These days these concepts are combined and are called uprocking.
TRACK (track)
Rotation around its axis, touching the floor only with the head, and supported by pushing only with the hands or sometimes with the elbows.
UPROCK (uprock)
This is, as it were, a dance "battle" in which the dancers, without touching each other, stage a fight. Now uprock is very often mixed with another element - toprock.
UFO (yu.ef.ou)
the same rotation as the turtle, only without the elbows on the stomach. The legs remain in the same position, and the arms are extended.
Windmill(windmill)
in Russian: gelik (from Helicopter) - Rotation on the floor with legs wide apart.
Worm (worm)
in Russian: worm - A wave created by the whole body, in a prone position.

Morozov Artem

People started dancing before talking. Now there are folk, ballroom, variety, club dances. TO club dances include tectonics, house, freestyle, R "n" B, break dance. Breakdance is a very spectacular dance, so it has gained popularity among young people. This is not only dance, but also sport. Learning to breakdance develops a sense of rhythm, gives the basics acting skills and work with the public. With an increase in dance skills, self-esteem grows, self-confidence appears, psychological clamps disappear. Breakdancing is an ideal hobby: on the one hand, it is dance, art, creativity. On the other hand, it is sports, good physical activity that strengthens the body.

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BRAKEDANCE

Morozov Artem,

MBOU secondary school No. 7

Scientific adviser:

Konstantinova Victoria Vladimirovna,

Teacher primary school

1. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………3

2. BREAK DANCE

2.1. Element of hip-hop culture……………………………………. ....4

2.2. Types of breakdance……………………………………………………...5

2.3. The history of the development of breakdance……………….……………………..6

2.4. The history of the development of breakdance in Russia…………………………...7

2.5. Elements of breakdance…………………………………………………8

2.6. The appearance of the dancer……………………………………………….9

2.7. Me and breakdance………………………………………………………….10

3. CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………...11

4. Bibliography……………………………………………………………...12

1. INTRODUCTION

People started dancing before talking. So say historians. After all, images of dancing figures are found even in prehistoric cave drawings. Ritual and military dances were a significant part of life ancient man. To appease the gods, people stood in a magic circle and repeated dance movements after the leader or shaman. With the help of dance, people asked the spirits for help, hunters asked to send prey, warriors performed ritual dances, the dance accompanied the bride at the wedding. Over time, new dances have changed and appeared.

Now there are folk, ballroom, variety, club dances. Club dances include tectonic, house, freestyle, R "n" B, break dance.

purpose of the study:

analyze breakdance as a phenomenon of modern culture

tasks:

1. find out brakedance Is it a sport or a dance?

2. learn the technique of breakdancing;

3. to study the influence of break-dance movements on human health;

4. study the etymology of the word break dance

2. BREAK DANCE

2.1. hip hop culture element

hip hop (English) hip hop) - youth subculture, which appeared in the mid-1970s among African Americans and Hispanics. It is characterized by its own music, its own hip-hop fashion, dance styles, graphic art, its own cinema and its own slang. By the early 1990s, hip-hop had become part of youth culture in many countries of the world.

There are five pillars of hip-hop culture:

hip hop culture

Rap Graffiti Breaking DJing Fashion

Rap (English rap) - rhythmic recitative, usually read to music with a heavy beat. A rap artist is called a rapper, or by the more general term MC.

Graffiti (Italian Graffiti to write) - inscriptions or drawings on the walls of buildings and passages, train cars, as well as fences and other vertical surfaces.

Breaking (breakdance, as the media would later call it) is a progressive development of the Good Foot dance style. Young dancers went out to the dance floor and "break" ordinary movements in time with the broken beats of the record.

DJing (DJ from disc jockey - disc jockey) - work as a DJ, mixing musical compositions using turntables or other special equipment into one mix.

Fashion - the peculiar style of clothing in hip-hop culture (loose, baggy hoodies and pants) supposedly originated from the uniform issued for prison inmates.

So, we found out that break dancing is a component of hip hop culture.

There are two versions of the translation from the English word break-dance. Option one: word break translates as broken dance translates as dance, so it turns out broken dance. I will talk about the second version of the translation a little later.

Break dance consists of technically complex elements that require special physical and acrobatic training. Among modern dance breakdance is the most extreme and places high demands on the physical strength and endurance of the dancer.

2.2. TYPES OF BREAK DANCE

BRAKEDANCE

Upper (boogie) lower

electric boogie robot egyptian style

Break dance is subdivided into upper and lower . Each direction has many differences. In the bottom break, the dancer drops to the floor for the most part, performing power and acrobatic stunts. The top break or boogie (boogie) is a type of dance in which all elements are performed while standing, mostly with the hands, and at the same time the hands and body do not touch the floor. It requires more plasticity and ability to dance than physical training.

The top break includes:

1. electric boogie (electric boogie) - plastic movements that imitate an electric discharge. It consists of slides, waves, etc. It is also sometimes called "moon boogie", because. the movements of the dancers give the impression of being in weightlessness.

2. robot (robot) - similar to the previous one, but the movements are sharp and mechanical. Simulate the movement of a robot.

3 . Egyptian style- right angles: quick work with hands that rise and bend at right angles, imitating postures that can be seen in the images of the dances of ancient Egypt.

Breakdance combined jazz dance, Brazilian wrestling capoeira, acrobatics and kung fu.

Based on the foregoing, breakdancing is both a sport and a dance.

2.3. BREAK DANCE HISTORY

Such an unusual dance was invented by African Americans. How else? With their inborn sense of rhythm, flexibility and ability to move…. And, of course, in the South Bronx - the most dangerous and hooligan area of ​​New York. And certainly not someday, namely at the end of the 60s, when young people Western world rebelled against everything. At that time, funk music and its performer James Brown were popular. Once, while singing the song "Get on the Good Foot", he danced slowly. It was this “dancing” that laid the foundation for the break. His movements were imitated. People appeared who moved in a peculiar way to the music and rotated on the ground, calling their dance " goodfoot" .

That's where Kool Herk came in. He came from Jamaica and brought with him the tradition street dancing. He himself was a DJ and hosted parties. Street parties went something like this: a DJ turned on records with

funk music and anyone who wanted to rap to it. Kool Herc was the first to bring two "turntables" to the party and began to play music non-stop. For the convenience of the dancers, he repeated the musical passages between verses several times, i.e. there was a break between rapping. At this time, everyone parted and the best showed each other and the audience how to really dance.

And now let's go back for a while, to the translation of the word break-dance . So, between the verses and rap reading, there was a break, a pause. And in English, a break or a pause sounds like break.

Then it turns out that break-dance translates as a dance during a break. So how does it translate break-dance ? Break dance or break dance? I believe that both options have a right to exist. I think for many breakers the main thing is not the translation, but the washing away of this dance. Let it be a broken dance during the break.

Let's go back to Cool Herc. The guys who danced during the break, he first called break-boys ("break-boy"), abbreviated b-boy ("b-boy").

The dance itself, accordingly, received the namebreak-dance ("break-dance").

Africa Bambaata made a great contribution to the development of the break. The South Bronx was distinguished by a special "law-abiding" population - the eternal showdown of gangs, firing pistols, etc. It was Africa Bambaata who first began to arrange dance duels, battles for leadership - " battles "(battle ). He suggested that the groups deal not with trunks, but with dances: who danced worse, he lost. So break dance became a team dance, where opponents hit each other with their tricks and acrobatics, and not violence, fights or murders.

In 1980, the battles of two famous teams were shown on television, and several clips were shot with their participation. In 1982, a documentary about breakdance "Style Wars" was filmed. This made breakdancing the most famous and popular. In 1983, the feature film "Flashdance" ("Flash Dance") was released, which starred the popular break dance group

Rock Steady Crew (RSC). The film was a huge success and the RSC went on tour different cities. This was the first time breaking was seen "live" in Europe, where it gradually became widespread as well.

IN European countries break was taught on television, in various programs they talked in detail about how to properly perform break elements. In Germany, the largest international championship of the planet in breakdance "The Battle of the Year" (Battle of the Year) began to be held.

2.4. HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF BREAK DANCE IN RUSSIA

In our country, the first wave of breakdance began in the 80s. The source of information was films that were brought from abroad. The pioneers of breakdance were the ensemble "Arsenal". Its leader Alexei Kozlov builds the dance part of the concerts on the basis of breakdance and conquers the audience. 1985 The first commands appear: "Mercury" and "Magic Circle". In 1986, Moscow hosted major festival breakdance, and in 1987 - in Riga. IN domestic cinema the first time break - dance appeared in the film "Courier". By 1989, interest in breakdancing in the USSR began to decline sharply and almost died out. As everyone said later: "break is out of fashion."

The second wave began in 1992-1994. There are such groups as Bad Balance, Da Boogie Crew, Jam Style. They bring new information about breakdancing from Europe and the States. The first dance schools appear in Moscow. But there were few schools, b-boys had to copy videotapes of foreign championships and learn the movements at home. In the spring of 1997, the Extreme-97 festival takes place in Moscow, where the famous German team Flying Steps comes as guests.

Summer 1998 - the third wave. The video “You wanted to party” (Jam Style & Da Boogie Crew) appears on the MTV channel and everyone again “got sick” with break dance. The third wave turned out to be the most powerful: you can hear about break dance on TV and radio. August 31, 2001 in Moscow the qualifying round of The Battle of the Year (BOTY) for Russia, the Baltics and the CIS countries is taking place. Russia is officially going to the international championship for the first time. Since then, Russia has been participating in BOTY every year. But only in 2008, we won a prize in the championship and immediately the first, and in 2009 the second.

Now in Russia, breakdance is just as popular. Many people want to do it. Break dance schools are developing, there are more and more of them, and everyone can learn how to break.

2.5. ELEMENTS OF BREAK DANCE

Do these words say anything to you - freeze (freeze) Uprock and Toprock (uprock and toprock), Turtle (tart), Air track (air track), Windmill (windmill), Swipe (sweep)? I think no. These are all elements of breakdancing. Of course, there are many more of them, but I will tell you about the most basic and spectacular ones.

Toprock- the basic element of the dance, the movement of the legs before entering the lower break.

Turtle (turtle) - running on the hands in a circle.

windmill- Translated from English windmill, helicopter. In Russia, this style is called gelik. Also is base element. The basis of this element is the swing of the legs (hence the name).

backspin - twisting on the back.

freeze - translates as to freeze, freeze. That is, this fading while dancing in some position. Here the flight of fancy is not limited.

airtrack- Air run. This aerobatics breakdance, the most difficult and dangerous. One turn of the Air Track, in principle, is possible to learn, but then big troubles begin. By doing this movement, you can break everything: arms, legs, head, and neck.

headspin- torsion on the head, in the Russian version a nail.

one hand 99 – rotation on one hand, in the Russian version a candle.

There are many more elements - various slides, rotations, jumps, fading, sweeps and tracks. All movements cannot be described. It's better to see once.

2.6. DANCER APPEARANCE

The appearance of a breaker sometimes causes dissatisfaction, more often in the older generation - a headdress indoors, baggy sweaters, pants that are too wide or rolled up, they wear a tracksuit with or without reason, etc. But they don’t dress like that by chance, every thing is dressed with meaning. Let's start in order:

Hat - necessary for torsion on the head. Special hats for break-dance are rare, so they sew them themselves. They take an ordinary hat, sew in a soft pad (they often use a tourist rug), and on top, the base of the hat is sheathed with nylon to make it slide better.

Another headdress is a bandana. Keeps sweat from dripping into your eyes, keeps hair out of the way.

Clothing should be loose so as not to restrict movement. Any t-shirt will do. For beginners and very thin people, it is better to wear a sweatshirt so that there are fewer bruises.

It's more comfortable to dance sweatpants because they stretch and do not restrict movement. The material is also important, for example nylon, it glides better. Sneakers are worn high so as not to damage (dislocate) the legs.

Wristbands are also not for decoration. They prevent stretching. They also wear knee pads, elbow pads or use elastic bandages. So the choice of clothes for breakers is not accidental.

Now you can recognize the b-boy by his clothes, and if you see a sheet of hardboard in his hands, a piece of linoleum or, at worst, cardboard glued with adhesive tape, be 100% sure, you are not mistaken, this is a breaker. Because it is important not only in what to dance, but also on what. The surface must be smooth and sliding.

2.7. ME AND BREAK DANCE

Remember the introduction “People started dancing before they learned to talk ...” - this is about me. In addition, I started walking and dancing at the same time. Parents talk about it, and I myself saw it on home video.

I have always liked dancing. At first no one taught me this, I repeated what I saw on TV. As it turned out, I mostly liked the elements of breakdancing. That's how it all started. Breakdancing I have remained faithful to this day.

There is a very friendly atmosphere here, everyone treats each other equally, whether you are a beginner or a master. Adult guys will always help, prompt and share a new feature.

At the end of each workout, we have jams (mini battles) where we show what we have learned. Jams also teach not to be shy and not to blush in front of a large number of people, but to “work” for the public, to communicate with the audience and the enemy.

Of course, I still know a little (but there is something to strive for), but I already have experience in public speaking. Our team is invited to cultural events and sometimes they take me with them. They don’t trust me with big exits yet, but I really want to become a full member of the team.

BREAKER'S COMMANDMENTS

1. Don't sleep!

2. Never show your entire "arsenal" of movements.

3. Never make movements that are not yet perfected.

4. Do not use multiple "exits" at one time.

5. Never repeat the movements of the enemy.

6. Less words, more focus

7. The battle is won not by movement, but by thought.

8. Keep your eyes off your feet.

9. Know how to accept your defeat.

Breakdance is not just a dance, not just a phenomenon of modern culture, it's a way of life that I really like!

3. CONCLUSION

Breakdance is a very spectacular dance, so it has gained popularity among young people. This dance is an active type of dance, which can be safely attributed to sports dances.

The lower break dance creates a lifestyle full of physical activity, trains endurance, shapes the figure, increases the tone of life - lethargy and laziness go away. Breakdance pumps the back, shoulders, arms - forms a sports torso. Improves control over the body - movements become light, free, clear.

The upper break - dance forms the arms, shoulders, waist - muscles get stronger, fat disappears. The spine is being worked out - stoop, curvature disappears. Develops coordination of movements.

Learning to breakdance develops a sense of rhythm, gives the basics of acting and working with the public. With an increase in dance skills, self-esteem grows, self-confidence appears, psychological clamps disappear. Breakdancing is an ideal hobby: on the one hand, it is dance, art, creativity. On the other hand, it is sports, good physical activity that strengthens the body.

4. BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Encyclopedia "Circumnavigation", 2007.
2. Magazine Knowledge. Understanding. Skill. Lukov V. A. Hip-hop culture // 2005, No. 1. P. 147-151.
3. Data from Internet resources:

To distinguish between male dancers and female dancers, MCs announced: "B-boys" (eng. B-boys) and "Bi-girls" (eng. B-girls). The word "B-Boying" gained popularity in the 1980s when it became public knowledge. David Toop describes breakdancing as an adaptation breaka(eng. Break), a dance that was popular before it was avenged Freak, but resurrected by the likes of the Nigga Twins, Spy and Zulu Kings. However, one of the founders of hip-hop, Dj Kool Herc, claims that the word breaking comes from a slang word break, (literally "pause") since initially the best dancers went into musical losses during the song - pause. For the first time, the word "b-boy" was used by Dj Kool Herc, who called people who performed breakdancing that way.

Breaking Varieties

Breakdance, in fact, as a dance is represented by only one form - breaking (or b-boying). IN former USSR for a long time it was customary to divide breakdancing into "lower" and "upper". Such a division was born back in the mid-80s of the last century, when through iron curtain only fragmentary reports of breakdancing entered the country. Largely due to the lack of truthful information in the CIS for a long time, the “upper break” developed, which did not exist anywhere else in the world, so Western dance culture has gone far ahead.

In fact, what we called the "top break" is a different form of breakdancing, originating not on the East Coast of the United States, but on the West. These dances are based on West Coast funk (by no means rap or electric) culture and are popping, locking and electric boogaloo (not to be confused with electric boogie!). The locking style was invented by a man named Don "Campbellock" Campbell, and gained popularity and popularity with the help of The Lockers, which he created. The electric boogaloo and popping styles were created by Sam "Boogaloo Sam" Salomon and developed by his Electric Boogaloos team.

There is also such a thing as "7 to smoke" in breaking. Couples line up like a regular jam. Then the first pair makes its exit (eight eights). The task of the next couple is to make their exit more interesting and better than the first one. After the performance (exit) of the second pair, the judges immediately decide which of these two pairs won. If the first pair wins, then it stays in place and becomes the leader (the winning pair gets 1 win), and the second pair goes to the end of the queue. If the second one wins, everything happens exactly the opposite. So, the first pair won, now the performance of the third pair follows (in turn). Then the first pair (Leader) answers the third pair with their performance. The judges decide who wins, etc.

Funkstyles

(not to be confused with Rapstyles, Breakbeatstyles, Electrofunkstyles)

• strobing- imitation of movements in the light of a stroboscope. It consists of many small phases, stops, with sharp transitions between them. The important thing is that for easy and correct execution of the style, the muscles must be relaxed. It is necessary to work out the gesture first smoothly and relaxing, then also smoothly, but with full muscle tension.
• Dimestop- Dimestop is both a style and a way of stopping, fixing. The name comes from the American "dime" - a coin of ten cents, and "stop" - stop. This is explained by the fact that when a person studied this direction, he scattered coins around him. Stepping on a coin while moving, the dancer froze for a moment. Thus, dimestop is a quick stop of the whole body or part of it, but without any impulse or push.
• Floating/Gliding- Sliding is also a separate style among other funk styles, and a separate movement. In total, there are more than 40 of its variations. The most popular are glide - sliding to the left, right or along a geometric figure (circle, square), moonwalk. This, of course, not counting all kinds of knee glides - sliding on your knees. Here it is necessary to make a digression and draw a clear line between gliding and floating. All of the above are glides. Floats should be understood as nothing more than elementary heel-toe walking.
• Waving- waves. It is the waves, combined with fixation, that are called “electric boogie” in Russia. Although, of course, this is not “boogie”, but wavering is one of the funk styles. Its main idea is an imitation of the fact that a wave or a bunch of energy moves through the dancer's body. Rather, it is a visual effect, not an idea. There are a huge number of sub-styles in waving.
• 3D- Information on this style is very stingy. We can only say that 3D is a combination of wave and strobing, when the wave traveling through the body is divided into more points.
• bopping- the secret style of the dancer Boppin "Dre (Andre), and the LA Bopping crew. The students of Boppin Dre founded a team that practices mainly this direction. The shortest definition says that bopping is a dancing robot.
• king tut (tutting)- primitive slang king tut - short for " king", was originally an imitation ancient Egyptian drawings depicting people in various poses. It was characteristic that in all movements right angles were observed between the body and arms, shoulder and forearm, forearm and wrist. The palms are even (or “boat”), fingers together, legs either together or at certain angles to the body.
• spider man- this is a style that has not yet been mastered in Russia. What is it, all these "digits" and "spidermen"? Once upon a time, Poppin "Pete, the brother of Boogaloo Sam, the founder of The Electric Boogaloos team, created the spiderman style, the essence of which was to work with the fingers. Subsequently, a wave of rave culture swept America, then two styles of dance appeared that did not have nothing to do with funk - one was called "liquid", and the other "digits". Digits is a dance exclusively with fingers. That is, palms and fingers perform certain sequences of movements to the music. Qualitatively performed, this dance is simply mesmerizing. Unfortunately, today day, you can see it only by searching the Internet for video clips.At one time there were entire sections dedicated to videos of liquid and digits.However, now it is not so easy to find them.Finger waving speaks for itself - waves with fingers, in various sequences and combinations.Attention of the viewer always involuntarily embraces not the dancer as a whole, but only separate parts of his body. big role hands and feet play here.
• Robot (botting)- it was this style, at one time, that made the name of breakdance in the Soviet Union (however, this is debatable). One of the founders of botting (robotting) is the American mime Robert Shields. In the seventies, there was a show on television where two talented artists demonstrated the art of pantomime in various subjects. The show was called Shields & Yarnell (Yarnell - that was the name of Shields' partner). Perhaps this TV show is not the only one that served as an impetus for the creation of a dance direction, but, in any case, it had a huge impact on dancing youth. Perhaps that is why Robert Shields is considered almost a living legend and enjoys great respect among people, who know history funky styles. He himself, being already an elderly man, is the owner of a design company, but sometimes he chooses the time to show up at major events, like the Freestyle Session and Bboy Summit. "Robot" Shields is a classic, and he uses just the dimestop technique, although this is not necessary in modern times. The secret of botting as a style lies in two things. In technology, this is, of course, isolation. All movements should be as isolated from each other as possible. "Isolation" is a pantomime term, and you can read more about it in the relevant sources. The second secret lies in attitude. There are some other important details. The viewer's attention is fixed not on the body as a whole, but on such things as hands, fingers and, of course, the face (in particular, the eyes). Therefore, the above parts of the body and facial expressions must be given special attention.
• Hitting/Ticking Both of these terms have a double meaning. On the one hand, they imply what is called "fixation", that is, a sharp contraction of the muscles and, as a result, a strong, or not very noticeable push. On the other hand, “ticking” can also be called your own direction in dance. The dancer uses sharp muscle contractions not at the beginning or end of the movement, but during it. In other words, “ticking” is like strobing, only smooth and with fixation.
• Strutting- Stratting - as a style, it implies characteristic movements, that is, leg movements. The essence of the movements is that the full step is divided into several small steps. For example, the dancer is standing, the right leg is in front, the left is behind, the body is in the middle. In a normal walk, the weight of the body is transferred to the right foot and the left step is full length, so that it is in front and the right is behind. The simplest stratting will imply that you first need to add left leg to the right, and only then step forward. Thus, your step is divided into two parts. You can, of course, divide it into smaller segments. You can add ticking here (fixing the body) or dimestop for every small step.
• Saccin" (Sacramento style)- the style originated somewhere in Sacramento. Sekkin implies characteristic movements of the legs, along with fixation. Pose "A": right leg behind, left leg in front, body in the middle, body weight on two legs. Pose "B": everything is the same, only the legs have changed places - the right one in front, the left one in the back, the body remained in the same place. During the step, the leg that is in front moves first. She stands back, and then the other leg steps forward. The body remains in place, that is, the steps are performed without direct movement.
• Filmore- Filmore as a direction also takes its name from Filmore street. There is practically no exact description of this style anywhere. Fillmore, performed in the process of popping, involves movements of the hands, observing clear angles. Fillmore has nothing to do with Egypt. The arms are either straight or bent at a right angle. An analogy was given to soldiers marching with rifles in a parade.
• Popping- popping is both a separate dance style, and at the same time the so-called umbrella term, that is, a general term for all funk styles. Although it is still incorrect to use it as a general term. Popping, as one of the funk styles, involves the rhythmic contraction of all the major muscle groups of the body to the music, creating a wince effect. Free movement on the dance floor, the body takes various poses and positions in space. The process of popping comes down to changing various positions to the rhythm along with pop fixation. The main music for popping is funk. Popping has a set of basic movements, such as fresno, etc. By itself, in pure form, it is not at all like what is used to be understood as "upper breakdance" in the former Soviet Union. However, popping is the most common funk style. Its creator is Sam Solomon (Sam Solomon, founder of The Electric Boogaloos).
• boog- Boogaloo is extremely difficult to describe, but this style is very interesting. In Russia, this style in battles was combined into electrickboogie, popping. His father is also Sam Solomon (Boogaloo Sam). Boogaloo is a very fluid style, characterized by the fact that the body assumes unnatural poses, making smooth transitions between them. One of the basic movements are the so-called boogaloo rolls, literally “rolls”. Rolls mean the rotation of various parts of the body - legs (leg rolls), hips (hip rolls), chest (chest rolls), etc.
• Snaking - A style that includes several sub-styles. Snaking was created during the dawn of funk culture by members of the Mysterious Poppers. The dancers in this group each had their own version of snaking in their arsenal. The most common of these, and probably calling card of the whole style, became the "cobra". This is a complex, multicomponent wave. The meaning of the cobra is in the simultaneous rotation of the head, shoulders (in different directions, one clockwise, the other against), rotation of the chest (in the direction opposite to the head), hips, as well as certain leg work (when the right shoulder is below during rotation, it bends the right leg, thus, the knee is brought forward, and when the left shoulder is below, vice versa).
• Slowmo- Slowmo (short for slow motion - slow motion) is an imitation of slow motion video or film playback. Slowmo looks very impressive, subject to high-quality performance. For example, at some point in the dance, you can sharply slow down to the rhythm of the music and repeat the movements already performed, but only slowly, and then accelerate sharply, or vice versa, slow down slowly and stop completely.

More about locking, electric boogaloo and popping

Types of breaking elements

As such, the "bottom break" only exists in training programs for beginner dancers, as a clarification on dance techniques. Breaking is a combination of a complete set of elements, as well as a change of levels.

• Downrock - breaking "a level, which consists of 5 parts: Footwork, Toronto style, Legwork, Backrock and No Hands.
• Toprock- the level of breaking, which some call the top. In fact, Top rock, along with footwork, is one of the most obvious indicators of the level of B'boy'ya or B'girl. Top Rock is made up of many elements. Below is an example of just a few and the main ones: Cross Step, Indian step, crossover step, salsa rock, front step, march step, etc.
• Freeze - fading for a couple of seconds in one position. This type includes Baby freeze, Headstand freeze, Chair, Halo freeze, etc.
• Power move(Power Elements) - Also called "Air Moves" - power rotational moves like Windmill, Flares, Head Spin, Air Twist (Air Tracks), Elbow Twist (Elbow Tracks), Flare (Fly), Elbow Flare (Elbow Fly) , 1990 (Spin), 1999 (Revers), 2000, Elbow Spin (1990), Elbow Revers Spin (1999), Halo (Tracks), Windmills, Muchmills (Baby mills), Swipes, Airplane mills, Turtle, Cricket, Jackhummer, Ufo, Alligator, Wolf, etc.

However, at the stage of stage implementation (and only it ultimately matters), for example, at the World Championship Battle of the Year (and others), breakdance performs in its entirety, where many break teams demonstrate techniques of popping, locking, electric boogaloo , and other substyles.

power move elements

Flare/Delasal- in Russian: fly - rotation of the legs in a circle, legs apart in a corner, alternately changing hands.

windmill- in Russian: gelik (from Helicopter) - Rotation on the floor with legs wide apart. Rotation occurs due to the swing movements of the legs. The transition across the back should be through the area of ​​the shoulder blades to reduce the chance of injury to the spine. After the transition from the shoulder blades, the head rests on the floor, the hand rests on the press to be able to make the next run. There are varieties of this element, one of which is to set the position of the hands behind the back and, as a result, after the transition from the back, the hands are not involved.

Munchmill- in Russian: a barrel - looks like a helix, but turning over occurs by jumping with the help of a push with the legs, which are crossed and pressed to the chest.

tombstones- (barrel at an angle), the same as the munchmill, only on this element the legs are straight, there are no kicks, only swings with the arms and body.

headspin- rotation on the head - rotation occurs with the help of hands. The position of the legs may be different. The most common is with the legs spread apart and bent into an obtuse (or right) angle. It is often performed in combination with a "helik" and ends with some element (most often in the form of one straightened leg and the second, placed across the knee, like an inverted "4").

1999/ninety-nine- in Russian: candle - rotation on a straight arm, there are many options for the location of the legs and the second hand.

2000\two-thousand- also called a candle, but this is a rotation on two hands. There are also many leg options.

Swipe- rotation of the body by 180 degrees around the horizontal axis with repulsion from the floor with one or two legs and change of the supporting arm. The key features of this element are the strong extension of the leg or legs with simultaneous twisting of the body. There are varieties of this element, one of which is to put the elbows on the floor, not the hands.

Turtle- in the Russian version: turtle - Horizontal rotation of the body on bent arms, which rest with the elbows on the press. Rotation consists in dragging the body from one elbow, which rests against a certain part of the press (right or left), to another supporting elbow while simultaneously directing the body in the direction of movement

airflare- in Russian: twist is one of the most difficult elements. With the movement of the arms, it is very similar to the Swipe element, but the main feature is that the legs do not come into contact with the floor, they constantly make swing movements in a circle in the air, thereby allowing the body to be kept in a position close to horizontal. There are varieties of this element, one of which is to put the elbows on the floor, and not straight arms.

Cricket- an element that is very similar to the Turtle element. In this element, instead of transferring the center of gravity of the body from one elbow to another, only one hand is used, while the second is a guide. The first hand makes a push, and due to this, the body bounces. At this moment, the first hand turns around and is placed on the floor, after which the second hand, resting on the floor, scrolls the body. There are variations of this element, one of which is to use only one hand to push and to twist the body.

backspin- 360 or more degrees of spinning with legs wide apart or crossed. Similar to Windmill scrolling on the shoulder blades.

Air Chair- frieze, the elbow rests with the triceps on the hip part, the legs are together and on itself, the body turns as much as possible towards the floor, so that it seems as if the biboy is standing with his back to the ground.

Drill- One of the types of headspin, the legs are straightened up crossed among themselves, the arms are pressed to the shoulders, or apart, but do not touch the floor. B-boy spins fast, standing on just one head.

Halo- An element similar to Baby freeze, but during this movement, the b-boy scrolls his head to the side, then stands on Baby freeze and again "jackhammer" - an element similar to Cricket, but jumps are made on one hand.

These are not all elements of b-boying, the dance is unlimited and b-boy is primarily individual.

Legendary teams

Rock Steady Crew

To date, officially the Rock Steady Crew includes: Crazy Legs, Prince Ken Swift, Y-Not, Mr. Wiggles, Masami, Orko, Bailrock.

ICE KID from 2nd II None

Flying Steps

However, the direction of music for this dance is not limited to those listed above. You can dance to any genre of music (often these are remixes of different songs). On world battles, such genres as European electronica and even operatic compositions are also progressing.

In the USSR and Russia

Among the first electric boogie dancers were Igor Zakharov, Oleg Smolin, Alexei Gerulaitis, Konstantin Mikhailov.

Now the level of b-boys in Russia is quite high. The most famous teams: "All the most" (Moscow), "BMT" (Moscow), "Predatorz Crew" (Moscow), Original Breakers Circle (Moscow), Tor9 (St. Petersburg), Funk Fanatix (St. Petersburg), Illusion of Exist (Rostov-on-Don).

On October 18, 2008, at the XIX World Breakdancing Championship “Battle of the Year”, the Top9 team won a landslide victory. Also, Tor9, became winners in the nomination " Best Show". At the moment, thanks to the merits of Tor9, Russia is the reigning world champion according to "Battle of the Year".

Breaking clothes

The main task of a break dancer is to combine comfort, convenience, freedom of movement and style in his costume. Don't confuse traditional rapper clothing with b-boy and b-girl clothing. B-boys almost never drop their pants, as this interferes with the movement of their legs, but this does not interfere with b-men, because the length of the legs is an insignificant detail for them. A b-girl, b-boy and b-man dancing the top break dance feel much freer in choosing clothes. Basically, b-boys wear sportswear, such as Puma, Adidas, Nike, Reebok, Tribal, Biggest & Baddest. B-men, on the contrary, neglect the choice of any particular trademark or type of clothing. Also, there are several important attributes in b-boy clothes, for example: a wristband, a hat for headspin (torsion on the head), elbow pads, knee pads, etc. Well, in general, in our time there are many sportswear that are ideal for b-boy, b-man and b-girls.

In other areas

In 2006, the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 B-Boy game was released. the game, in which players compete against over forty professional b-boys.

Links

• Informational and entertainment site about breakdance

Notes