How I Got Into Breaking
Well, I got interested in bboying around October of 2003, around homecoming time. Our school was having the homecoming pep rally, and the breakdance club was performing at, and it wasn't too great to say the least, but the thing that made me upset was how this guy messed up while doing a backflip. I don't know why, but after that I was just like "man, these guys need help." I've toyed around with breaking in the past, and even when I wasn't, there were still simple moves that I could do, but anyway, after that homecoming pep rally, two weeks later I joined the Breakdance Club at my school, and breaking is something that I've been sticking too since then.
Misconseptions About BBoying
I know most of you people that don't understand the real culture of BBoying, but let me tell you, breaking is not all about spinning on your head and doing tricks on your hands. There are 5 main keys to breakdancing, which are Toprock, Uprock, Footwork, Freeze, and Powermoves.
Toprocking:
Toprocking is just dancing to the music, and usually steping in counts of four, at least that's what I do. This is where people mostly show their own personal style of dancing. It's purpose is also to draw attention to you and to let people know to watch out cause you're about to start bustin some funky moves.
BASIC TOPROCKING
***DISCLAIMER***
Replacing Toprock with the C-Walk will more than likely get you laughed at.
Uprocking:
Uprocking, to my knowledge originated in Brooklyn, New York, thus, some people refer to it as Brooklyn Toprock. This is basically dance fighting, as it is composed of attacks such as punches, or acting like you're throwing a knife, stuff like that. You need at least one other person in order to uprock, since it's supposed to be a battle orientated, but you can still uprock by yourself.
BASIC UPROCKING
Footwork:
Footwork, also known as Downrock, is the move you see when a person gets down on their hands and they kinda step around in a circle. This is probably the second best way to show your own style. There are also moves called Techs (Technical moves) that are also used to make the footwork look more flashy. Some include helicopter/coffee grinders (leaning forward on the hands while swinging one leg in a circle and hopping over it with the stationary foot).
BASIC FOOTWORK & TECHS
Freezes:
Like the name implies, you freeze. There are ground freezes (freezing low to the ground) and air freezes (arms are extended out), and they both consist on balancing solely on the hands. Freezes are greatly varied, much like toprocking and downrocking. Examples:
Airbaby
Airchair
Pike
Powermoves:
Lastly, the moves that everyone loves, power moves. These are the moves that non-breakers think are the only part of breaking. Power moves are generally characterized as moves that use the hands for balance, and the legs for momentum, while you are rotating in a circle.
POWERMOVES
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