Atlanta Breakdance Event on Comcast

Posted on February 11, 2009

If you didn’t have a chance to attend Atlanta’s All Targets Leveled (A.T.L.) jam last October, you’re still in luck: Comcast now has it on demand. The 30 minute segment, which was produced by Eljay Williams, can be accessed by Atlanta area Comcast subscribers using the following sequence:

“On Demand” -> “Get Local” -> “What’s Hot” -> “A.T.L. All-Targets-Leveled”

I wonder if Comcast thought of this after MTV showed Inside the Circle and Planet B-Boy. Regardless, I hope more jams and events are given this level of exposure. 

Pregnant Women Breakdancing!

Posted on February 10, 2009

Well they’re not really pregnant (they were wearing preggie suits) but I can imagine how freaked out the on-lookers must have been by the b-girls with buns in the oven:

This was done by a non-profit organization, Oxfam, to increase awareness on the dangers of giving birth in poor countries (World-wide, 1400 women die every day in pregnancy and childbirth due to a lack of basic health care) and is one of a series happening in Paris, Berlin, Utrecht and across Canada.

Breakdancing on College Campuses

Posted on February 6, 2009

From the hood to higher learning, breakdancers can now be found at most universities. The original breakers were by no means ignorant but since they had lower class roots, the dance was often associated with the impoverished and uneducated. These days, however, b-boys and b-girls are making noise at colleges and universities all around the world.

I started attending the University of Texas in 2000 but initially only met 2 b-boys. Though Austin had a great breakdancing scene, UT’s was nearly non-existent. I attended the local practices but since I spent the majority of my time on campus, I set out to find any breakers who may be lurking behind the books.

The next semester, I started Breakdancing Association and put up fliers for practice.  My hunch was right: by the end of the semester, I had been contacted by some fellow student breakers and we formed a crew. Over the next few years, we practiced weekly, entered competitions and did shows around campus. Some of my fondest college memories are with them as we released our academic frustrations on campus dance floors.

This year’s incoming freshmen don’t have to try so hard to find fellow UT breakers and the same goes for other schools. B-boys and b-girls can be found at the University of Michigan, University of California Irvine, Cornell and many others. They’re at these schools practicing, performing and even hosting events. Claws Out, for example, is annually hosted at Loyola Marymount University while James Madison University is home to Circles. And a few months ago, John Hopkins awarded their student breakdancing organization funds to host an on-campus competition.

The growing interest of college students and college educated b-boys is helping change the way people look at breaking. No longer is it seen as just a ghetto dance and fad performed by those with nothing else to do. It’s an art, lifestyle and culture with a highly-diverse group of practitioners.

Here’s a (probably incomplete) list of schools with breakdancing organizations:

International:

Map your Crew with BreakerNYC

Posted on February 5, 2009

BreakerNYC.com has just started a project where the map out crews using Google Maps. It’s an on-going project with the goal of locating and listing crews all over the world.

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If you would like your crew listed, hit up BreakerNYC@gmail.com with the location you’d like associated. It can be a home, practice spot or any address you feel is representative.


Freestyle Session 10 Online at Missiong.com

Posted on February 4, 2009

One of the biggest events around, Freestyle Session, recently had it’s 10th annual competition and has put up clips of the jam at Missiong.com. And they didn’t just list a bunch of clips–there’s an interactive flash menu that makes it easy to navigate. Could this be the future of jam footage?

B-Boy Roxrite Feature on More Than A Stance

Posted on February 3, 2009

There’s a great article on B-Boy RoxRite at MoreThanAStance.com where the “world-famous battler discusses training effectively, dealing with MySpace stalkers, and making the transition from pizza delivery driver to freelance b-boy.”

It’s refreshing to see an all-star like him staying grounded. Despite his experience, skills and competition wins, RoxRite remains humble:

More and more nowadays, it seems like the line between b-boy battle braggadocio and real-life drama is getting blurred. RoxRite, on the other hand, actually seems content. Maybe it’s just his personality or just how he handles all things b-boying internally; he’s obviously still hungry, but he speaks with a overall tone of ease that most other b-boys seem to lack.

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And RoxRite doesn’t seem hung up on the fact that he hasn’t struck riches, either. He’s surprisingly open and unashamed about his humble financial situation.

Breakdancing requires confidence on the floor but it often turns into cockiness off it. RoxRite is setting a great example by showing how to be a great b-boy without being conceited.

“Project: B-Boy” Documentary on Krazy Kujo

Posted on February 2, 2009

Will breakdancing soon have it’s own film genre? New ones are popping up left and right and old ones are being uploaded like mp3’s. I just discovered Project: B-Boy, a short documentary about Krazy Kujo that first debuted in 2006 at SILVERDOCS:

“Project: B-Boy” is a 13-minute documentary on world-renowned b-boy legend “Krazy Kujo.” Known for his mixture of break-dancing, martial arts, and circus acrobats into a style that is truly unique and forever impacting on one of the major elements of hip-hop, this documentary explores his thoughts, style, and life as a dancer/performer/innovator.

You can check it out here or in HD at Openfilms:

New Video Clip of B-Girl Movie

Posted on February 2, 2009

B-Girl Movie just released their first video with film clips, plot lines and info on the star of the film, Lady Jules:

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