BREAKDANCE HANDBOOK
This handbook started as our school’s manual, exclusive to our students.
Now, it’s open to all the scholars and pupils of the dance.
Our Breakin’ Manual
How to Breakdance.
Our founder organized and broke down every corner of this dance like nobody else —no Bboy, Bgirl, or Crew. He was called the “Bboy Scientist.” Before he vanished, he was a well-owned Hip Hop Historian. He was the first to post breaking tutorials on Youtube and write about the culture on Wikipedia.
This Handbook?
It’s like a pocket sized textbook for breaking with spots to jot your own moves. The Battle Book is the dopest book on the shelf -straight up.
FIRST PAGE
Tag your Name. Take your claim.
One book is for the B-boys. The Other is for the B-girls.
B-BOYS
B-GIRLS
NOTATION
These first pages explain HOW TO USE THIS BOOK:
Break It Down:
FIRST, each chapter kicks off with a Quick Reference page to jot down just the names of your moves/concepts. Preserve the names of historical Foundation moves and make up your own names for your signatures. This is your quick-access arsenal for training or battle prep.
Get Deep:
After the Quick Reference Page, there are several notation pages to detail those moves/concepts. Break it down with drawings and written descriptions to lock in the techniques.
Style Notation:
Style is all about that dance flow. Stylizing is all the “dancy stuff.” These are moves which always has at least one hand or foot on the ground at any given time.
Powermove Notation:
Bring the boom—Powermoves are the moves with explosions. You are either airborne, spinning, or turning. With a few exceptions -like Broncos & V-Kicks, your momentum comes from your core not your limbs. These pages are where you doc your Powermoves.
THE QUICK REFERENCE PAGE
THE 3 NOTATION PAGE STYLES
After The Quick Ref Page, there are several blank notation pages like these three. You can record your concepts. We got ’em started for you, by filling in some beginner Foundation moves. Its up to you now.
Sequences:
Variations:
Brainstorms / Misc Notes:
TABLE O’ CONTENTS
you already know.
FA B-BOYS
FA B-GIRLS
ROCK DANCE / UPROCK / TOP ROCK
GO-DOWNS & COME-UPS
DOWNROCK / BOTTOM ROCK
POWERMOVES
A COMPREHENSIVE LIST O’ POWERMOVES
THE POSE & THE FREEZE
BATTLE STRATEGY & BURNS
TAGS & CONTAX
Some Graffiti pages for tags, signatures, contacts, and autographs
when you are at a jom or practice.
