How to Join a Breakdancing Crew

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Breakdancing crews have been formed over the years as various breakdancers get together to practice and perform. Each breakdancing crew usually has veterans of breakdancing and as well as beginners. Thousands of crews exist in the USA with countless more throughout the rest of the world.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Get the Basics Down

Step1
Uprock properly without having to think about it. The uprock is the start of many breakdancing sessions.
Step2
Make sure you have the six-step (downrock) learned well enough to perform at any time without thinking about it.
Step3
Practice gliding until you can move with ease.
Step4
Create your own sense of style for breakdancing by adding your own flare to the basics.
Step5
Prepare yourself with the best breakdance routine you can produce for your skill level. You will need to show a new crew your skills before you can join the crew.

Join a Breakdancing Crew

Step1
Search for local crews in your area. Many crews have websites for you to visit.
Step2
Visit online breakdancing crew community websites like breakdancecrew.com (see Resources below). You will meet fellow breakdancers and communicate through message boards.
Step3
Email crew members for one on one contact and answers to any questions you may have after meeting the crew members in an online community.
Step4
Ask around to find out if there is a crew in your area you don't know about. If you are old enough to go to a club, visit local Hip-Hop clubs to meet people.
Step5
Check with a local community center and/or college to find out if a crew is putting on an exhibition or when and where a crew meets.
Step6
Show up to watch the crew practice when you have found a local crew.
Step7
Ask a crew member to show you some moves and show your interest in breakdancing and in the crew.
Step8
Ask if the crew is looking for new members and what you have to do to join.
Step9
Attend all crew practices and work hard to make yourself a valuable member of the crew.

Tips & Warnings

  • If you can't find a breakdance crew in your area, start your own crew with several of your friends. Starting with friends is the way most crews have started over the years.
  • Don't stay with a crew if you do not feel accepted by the other members or if they are engaging in activities outside of breakdancing that you are not comfortable with.

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