How to Join a Breakdancing Crew

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

1. Uprock properly without having to think about it. The uprock is the start of many breakdancing sessions.
2. Make sure you have the six-step (downrock) learned well enough to perform at any time without thinking about it.
3. Practice gliding until you can move with ease.
4. Create your own sense of style for breakdancing by adding your own flare to the basics.
5. 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

6. Search for local crews in your area. Many crews have websites for you to visit.
7. Visit online breakdancing crew community websites like breakdancecrew.com (see Resources below). You will meet fellow breakdancers and communicate through message boards.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. Show up to watch the crew practice when you have found a local crew.
12. Ask a crew member to show you some moves and show your interest in breakdancing and in the crew.
13. Ask if the crew is looking for new members and what you have to do to join.
14. 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.