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Learn several very popular breakdancing moves step by step in this free video clip series.
There are 19 videos in this series:
Learn to do the beginner step called the “Indian Step”, a part of top rocking in this free video clip.
Learn to do the beginner step called the “Salsa Step”, a part of top rocking in this free video clip.
Learn what fashions are not only stylish, but practical for break dancing in this free video clip.
Learn some illusion tricks called “Threading.” These are good for transitioning between tricks in this free video clip.
Learn some more illusion tricks called “Threading.” These are good for transitioning between tricks in this free video clip.
Learn to do the “6 Step Top Rock” to get your rhythm going so you can take your tricks to the floor with a good momentum in this free video clip.
Learn to get your momentum on the floor with the “6 Step Foot Work” move in this free video clip.
Learn tips to freezes starting with the basic “Baby Freeze” in this free video clip. Once you get this, you can go to more complicated freezes.
Learn this easy but cool looking foot work called “CC’s” in this free video clip.
Learn how to pull off a mistake with “Back Rock” in this free video clip.
Learn to make it look like you fell as a way to play with the crowd with the “Slip Down” and then turn it into any other trick in this free video clip.
Learn a power move called “Air Swipes.” They look harder than they are and here are some tips to achieving it in this free video clip.
Learn to do a one or two-handed back flip in this free video clip.
Break dancing requires a lot of upper body strength. Here are some drills that will help you build strength in this free video clip.
Learn how to do the footwork called “Pull Through” in this free video clip.
Learn an adaptation of the basic 6 step move in this free video clip. This one is called the “5 step.”
Learn to do this flashy ground move called “Freeze Swing” in this free video clip.
Learn a simple yet cool professional move called the "Hang Glide" in this free video clip.
Watch our expert combine all the movements taught in this video series and more and learn how they all fit together in this clip.
Breakdancing first appeared in the South Bronx in the 1970s. Hip hop and breakbeat pioneer Kool Dj Herc is generally credited with being the first to loop together sections of beats from funk, jazz, disco, R & B and early electronica to create a rhythmic base for dancers to showcase their skills. The innovative and complex combination of moves, which became what we call breakdance, was used first as a method of settling gang turf wars, but soon evolved into a pop-cultural phenomenon in which dance groups like the world-famous Rock Steady Crew introduced the dance craze to the mainstream. Today breakdancing is leading to even newer forms of dance such as krunk.
This free video series is great for the beginner and expert breakdancer. Our expert, Jonathan “Xcel” Escotto, has been "breaking" for years and will show you basic moves and how to mix them with more challenging ones. He demonstrates the foundation of break steps such as freezes and the hang glide that you’ll need to ensure you don’t “get served” during your next battle.
Jonathan “Xcel” Escotto Jonathan Escotto, aka B-boy Xcel, has been break dancing since 1996 and has been teaching since 2000. He is a part of the break dancing crew “Problemz Kru.” Jonathan also has a martial arts background and is a third degree black belt in Karate and taught.dkdk
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