BREAKDANCER HOME CULTURE 1. The Dance 2. A Non-Violent Alternative 3. A Counter-Cultural Dance 4. Breakdancing in the Mainstream 5. Relation to Technology 6. The Moves 7. References TUTORIAL 1. Rotation in the Human Body 2. Software Tutorial · Menu · Buttons · Joints · Animation · Rotate and Translate · 3D View SOFTWARE TEACHING MATERIALS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CSDT HOME

The Dance

Nelson George3  offers a particularly rich description of the dance:

"Each person's turn in the ring was very brief-ten to thirty seconds-but packed with action and meaning. It began with an entry, a hesitating walk that allowed him to get in step with the music for several beats and take his place "on stage." Next the dancer "got down" to the floor to do the footwork, a rapid, slashing, circular scan of sneakered feet, in which the hands support the body's weight while the head and torso revolve at a slower speed, [...] also known as the helicopter. Acrobatic transitions such as head spins, hand spins, shoulder spins, flips, and the swipe - a flip of the weight from hands to feet that also involves a twist in the body's direction-served as bridges between the footwork and the freeze. The final element was the exit, a spring back to verticality or a special movement that returned the dancer to the outside of the circle."