Breakdancing Tips & Growing as a Bboy

One doesn’t become a Bboy overnight. It takes years of hard practice, experience and conditioning. Here are a few tips to help facilitate your journey.

Find a Practice Spot

Every city has a breakdancing community. Find local breakdancing spots and get to know local Bboys. Make friends. Learn from each other. Dive in. Browse these forums to see what kind of communities are out there:

http://bboyworld.com/forum

Uh, Practice a Lot

Practice deliberately and do not give up. Start with the basics, and use them to condition your body. Work your way to harder, more difficult moves and combinations. Practice in front of a mirror. Get other Bboys to watch. Better yet, find someone to video record you executing particular moves. Target your mistakes.

Embrace Originality

When it comes to breakdancing, originality is what you should ultimately strive for. Every Bboy you see on stage can rock the basics, but do they look the same? No way. They all exhibit their own style and dance presence. When you breakdance, inject your own personality into these moves, even if they are the most basic.

Examples of Elite Breakdancers

Bboy Cico [focuses on power moves]

Bboy Dyzee [specializes in fast and clean footwork]

Bboy Spee-dy [executes a variety of advanced moves really well]