Breaking it

DownA guide to

breakdancingBy Ali Webb

•The Origin of breakdancing

•What is breakdancing

•The culture behind the scene

Breakdancing

Originations:• Late 60’s

• James Brown, DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa

•Breaking

•B-boying

Foot Work•Top Rock: Foot work standing up

•Down Rock: Foot work or floor work

•Stalls

Power Moves

•Windmills

•Headspins

• Alan “Stikky” McCurdy shared basic elements of the culture.

A- Crew

B- Practice and Performance

C- Competition

The Culture

ConclusionBreak dancing is an incredible, and unique art form.

•Where it came from.•What the basics are.•Where to find it.

Now go and enjoy it!

Works Cited

• Break dancing. http://www.uic.edu/orgs/kbc/hiphop/break.htm• (accessed March 4, 2011)•  • Break dancing History. http://www.breakdanceclass.com/hisotry/index.html• (accessed March 4, 2011)•  • McCurdy, A, personal communication, March 12, 2011•  • National Public Radio. (2002, October 14). Break dancing, Present at the Creation.• Retrieved March 4, 2011,

http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/patc/breakdancing/

• Bird, Alexis. Alan Stall. 2011. Photograph• Bird, Alexis. Alan Windmill. 2011. Photograph• Bird, Alexis. Alan Side Stall. 2011. Photograph