For the third episode of #AskErin, we have this question from Tony Jr: What are the best jackets/windbreaker for breaking? Which gets you the most spin when doing power, and which are the best budget wise? Great question. For a lot of beginners, learning ground power sucks. First of all, it’s hard. It’s already difficult […]
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Are You Making These Mistakes In Your First Round Of Windmills?
Why aren’t you progressing? You have been trying out your newly learnt windmills over and over again. You’ve already suffered countless blackened bruises on your lower back and hip area. And I bet you’re stuck on getting past your first windmill round. Why else would you be here? You are frustrated and tearing your hair […]
25 Heard-Everywhere Bboy Excuses Smashed Into Smithereens Right This Instant
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool.” -Richard Feynman If there is one thing in common amongst ALL the bboys I have seen in my 9 years of breaking, it would be this: Excuses. Every bboy or bgirl I have met has […]
Which Powermoves Should I Learn First?
For the second episode of #AskErin, we have this question from Daniel: Powermove wise, what powermoves do you recommend that is easier to learn first as a beginner? So, this is a pretty common question for a beginner to ask. What are the easier powermoves to learn? After teaching for so many years now, […]
125 Super-Hype Bboy Mixtapes That Will Fire Up Your Next Practice
Here’s a piece of advice shared by one of my friends on how to become more creative in your breaking: Listen to different music. After all, as he puts it: Movement comes from music. And the type of music you listen to will inspire the types of movements you create. That’s why bboys are […]
7 Common Flare Mistakes Every Beginner Bboy And Bgirl Should Correct For Their First Flare Round
In 2001, a legendary movie was scripted, filmed and produced. It was a movie produced in a language that only 80 million people in the world spoke (compare it to English, which has 340 million speakers), yet it transcended every international boundary. It was dubbed in English, which allowed the Americans to enjoy it. It […]
3 Common Airchair Mistakes (Almost) All Beginner Bboys and Bgirls Make
The cobra attacking the eagle. If you didn’t know, that was the original name of the move we now call the airchair. And adding on to even more fun facts about the airchair, it was a move that I would consider a recent invention (it was only invented in 1999/2000 by PoeOne.) Watch him discuss […]
Musicality: How Do I Practice Dancing To The Music?
One of my subscribers, Mo, recently asked me this question: “You see people dancing or watch videos of them dancing. You can clearly see that there are different types of dancers. One is technically perfect, but it’s not very fun to watch them. There are guys who are not technically as good, but they’re really […]
111 Hype Bboy Battles You Should Watch To Inspire Yourself To Level Up
Are you new to this dance? Even if you are, you must have heard of bboy battles. It’s a competition where 2 or more bboys pit their skills against each other, round after round. It is the stage where bboys show off their skills, their talent and their hard work. Their finely-tuned pieces of […]
How To Bboy: The Complete Beginner Guide
You are confused right? You watched a few videos of those athletic guys busting out moves after moves on YouTube — and you’re all fired up now. You really, really want to pick up this dance known as bboying. You want to learn how to bboy. The problem? You don’t even know where […]
