BATTLE 1
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
BRAKE DANCE HISTORY AND SOME VIDEOS FROM YOUTUBE
BREAK DANCE
B-boying, often called "breakdancing", is a popular style of street dance that was created and developed as part of hip-hop culture amongAfrican Americans and, later, among Latino youths in New York City.[1]:125, 141, 153 The dance consists of four primary elements: toprock,downrock, power moves and freezes/suicides. It is danced to both hip-hop and other genres of music that are often remixed to prolong the musical breaks. The musical selection for b-boying is not restricted to hip-hop music as long as the tempo and beat pattern conditions are met. A practitioner of this dance is called a b-boy, b-girl, or breaker. These dancers often participate in battles, formal or informal dance competitions between two individuals or two crews. Although the term "breakdance" is frequently used, "b-boying" and "breaking" are the original terms used to refer to the dance. These terms are preferred by the majority of the art form’s pioneers and most notable practitioners.
FREE RUNNING (PARKOUR) INFORNATION AND VIDEO FROM YOUTUBE
FREE RUNNING ( PARKOUR)
Free running or freerunning is a form of urban acrobatics in which participants, known as free runners, use the city and rural landscape to perform movements through its structures. It incorporates efficient movements from parkour, adds aesthetic vaults and other acrobatics, such as tricking and street stunts, creating an athletic and aesthetically pleasing way of moving. It is commonly practiced at gymnasiums and in urban areas (such as cities or towns) that are cluttered with obstacles.
The term free running was coined during the filming of Jump London, as a way to present parkour to the English-speaking world. However, the term free running has come to represent a separate, distinct concept to parkour — a distinction which is often missed due to the aesthetic similarities. Parkour as a discipline emphasizes efficiency, whilst free running embodies complete freedom of movement — and includes many acrobatic maneuvers. Although the two are often physically similar, the mindsets of each are vastly different.[1]
The founder and creator of Free running Sébastien Foucan defines free running as a discipline to self development, following your own way,[2] which he developed because he felt that parkour lacked enough creativity and self-expression as a definition of each free-runner to follow your own way.[3]
Sunday, January 23, 2011
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