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The float or turtle is a b-boying move in which breakdancers turn on their hands with their body horizontal to the floor. [1] Its origins are from basic gymnastics. Though it appears to demand great strength, the float actually requires balance above all because the breaker's weight is supported on the elbows which are firmly planted (" stabbed ...
The stab is a breakdance technique necessary to perform many downrock and power moves. It is not a distinct move, but is incorporated into many breakdance moves including the turtle, cricket, jackhammer, crab-walk, hand glide, some versions of the windmill, [1] and many other floats and freezes. It allows the breakdancer's entire weight to be ...
Handglide Freeze - Similar to the Turtle freeze, except only one elbow is stabbed into the abs, the other is out to the side of the body and is either placed on the ground or held above it. Hollowback - A more difficult freeze. It is basically a bridge with feet not touching the floor. There are many variations performed from a handstand ...
Encanto 's assistant choreographer Kai Martinez said, "We drew inspiration from cumbia, joropo, champeta, salsa caleña, salsa, vallenato, and reggaetón."View Entire Post ›
"Breakdance" is a song written by Giorgio Moroder, Bunny Hull, and the song's performer, Irene Cara. Moroder's obsession with the dance hit " Rockit " by Herbie Hancock fueled his composition of the music, and Cara was inspired by the street performers she saw growing up in the South Bronx to write lyrics about what was then called breakdancing .
But the No. 1 track being left out wasn't a snub. "Encanto" hit theaters weeks after the Oscar submission deadline for original songs passed. Disney assumed that "Dos Oruguitas," which means "Two ...
Class kicks off and we quickly start to learn the first eight counts to Turner's character's song “Life is Sweeter.” I remember what Cantrall told me before the class started, “I think you ...
The 6-step is foundational to b-boying not only because it is the first footwork sequence breakers often learn, but also because it remains the move around which many sets are structured. Many break moves can begin from the 6-step. The move sets up the direction of rotation and builds momentum while imparting body control. The breaker stays low ...