Archive of How To
The Best Airflare Tutorial Ever, Featuring Just Do It
January 19th, 2011The secret’s out, y’all. More from Just Do It here.
Stuff B-Boys Like: Hand Props
December 13th, 2010One of the most exciting things about first entering the world of b-boying is that it has its own language. There’s a lot of vocabulary to learn, whether it’s b-boy lingo or cypher body language. …
What Makes a Good “JAM”
October 28th, 2010Music is the most important factor for me. If this is not on hit nothing else will be. Promoters need to stop being CHEAP and hire REAL Dj’s and not bboys who just bought serato …
How to Impress Girls with Your Moves
October 12th, 2010We typically don’t post how-to videos very often, so hopefully you’ve been putting our recent string of videos to use in your day-to-day sessions, cyphers, and battles. In any case, commenters on a recent post …
How to Make Your Moves More Hip-Hop
September 23rd, 2010Wow. This might be up there with MOMZ-N-DA HOOD. Thanks to Kadence, AlphaTrion, and Shakil for sharing. LINK: YouTube – this is hip hop
Don’t Be Annoying: Identify Any Song On Your Own
March 15th, 2010You drove 10 hours to the jam, paid an extra $15 to bring your camera in, and asked some random girl to film your crew’s first battle. You drove the 10 hours back home, transferred …
B-Boying: Replacing Fights or Starting Them?
February 18th, 2010We all hear it time and time again: b-boying started as a way for rival gangs to settle disagreements without violence. It’s a nice little idea. Even OG’s like KRS-One reference it in the video …
Sneaker History and Cleaning Tips from Ken Swift
January 17th, 2010What’s the deal with Pro-Keds? What about with Adidas Superstars? How do I keep my [insert material type here] sneakers clean? How do I match my sneakers to my outfit? Is it true that keeping …
Mouse Teams Up with ASICS for “Break Dancing Mat”
September 17th, 2009So, we’ve seen b-boying being used to sell video games, phones and credit cards. No surprise that it can also be effective for marketing shoes — again. But as I saw over at Too Much …
RoxRite: The Difference between Stacks and Freeze Frames
August 23rd, 2009Fact: everywhere you go, people have different names for even the most basic of b-boy moves. No biggie, then, that a lot of people are unable to say they’ve heard terms like “stacks” or “freeze …
“How to BreakDance”
July 20th, 2009One of my students showed this to me. I still can’t decide if it’s more funny or sad.
“How To Wear Like A BBoy” Can Teach Us All Something
July 6th, 2009Highlights: step 2-Dress your dome with a headband to keep sweat out of your eyes and show off your personal style. step 4-Bust out the bling. Add some gold chains around your neck for the …
Alien Ness’ “The Art of Battle” Now Available
June 9th, 2009There’s been a few false starts, but The Art of Battle, Alien Ness’ official guide to understanding judged b-boy battles, is finally available for purchase. Not only is this the only b-boy battle guide I’ve …
Top Rock City: Listening to the Messages in B-Boy Music
May 2nd, 2009In the latest Top Rock City update, YNOT drops some knowledge about getting into the proper mood of music in preparation for dancing to it. From the entry: A lot of the songs from the …
Mr. Wiggles and YNOT Start Toprock Web Site
April 25th, 2009Ask people who don’t know, and they’ll tell you that toprock is just that jumping and shuffling crap you see before people actually “breakdance.” Ask people who do know, and well–you’d probably end up with …
