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Breakdancing on Mr. Rogers

Posted on January 7, 2009

Mr. Rogers asks a b-boy to be his neighbor in 80’s breakploitation fashion:

Breakdancing Widget on Google Module’s

Posted on January 4, 2009

Here’s a fun little breakdancing widget from Google Modules:

Breaking on the Discovery Channel’s Time Warp

Posted on December 24, 2008

The Discovery Channel recently had b-boys Xcel and TBA from Problems Kru breaking on an episode of Time Warp. They recorded the dancing, slowed down the replay and then broke it all down (no pun intended) scientifically. How scientific? Well, they used the terms “gravitational potential energy”, “center of mass” and “dynamic stability” to describe how the b-boys did windmills:

More breakploitation - The Break Board!

Posted on December 19, 2008

More awesomely bad 80’s breakploitation: The Break Board

“Still breaking the hard way? Well have I got something for you!…”

Solving puzzles while breaking - Go Go Break Steady on Xbox Live

Posted on December 16, 2008

There’s a new game on Xbox Live called Go Go Break Steady where you solve puzzles while breaking. The game looks pretty interesting and as a promo, the makers of the game wanted to see if it could also be done in real life. They invited a bunch of breakers and poppers to come in and dance for 2 rounds. After a round of normal dancing, they were given various puzzles and prompted to try and dance while solving them. They came up with a lot of creative solutions. Check it out:

Crazy Breakdancing Audition - The funniest home videos are here

More breakploitation from the 80’s: Vans Breakers

Posted on December 13, 2008

A few weeks ago, I wrote about breakploitation, the 80’s exploitation of the new breaking “fad” that popped up in the 80’s. I just found out that Vans had also jumped on the bandwagon, creating special breaking shoes called “Breakers”.

 

You have to love and hate this ad.  From the guy holding the boombox sideways to the tag-line “Breakers - Only for the Elite!”, this ad is another horribly awesome example of corporate monetization of breaking.

Groovaloos on new dance show “Superstars of Dance”

Posted on December 10, 2008

NBC has recently announced a new show, “The Superstars of Dance”, which premieres January 2009. From the press release

“NBC will broadcast “Superstars Of Dance” a breathtaking international dance competition led by executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Simon Fuller, two of the masterminds behind “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance” and hosted by Michael Flatley (”Lord of the Dance”). For broadcast in early 2009, the unique series will pit the masters of various dance genres from eight countries against each other. Equal parts sporting event, rock concert and artistic exhibition, “Superstars Of Dance” is poised to become one the greatest spectacles of dance performance ever seen on television.”

The Groovaloos, an award-winning b-boy and hip hop dance crew from Los Angeles, CA have been chosen to be one of the dance companies to compete.

Watch the groovaloos in Entertainment Videos  |  View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com

Related Links:

• The Groovaloos Website

All Consciousness Crew featured in Central Magazine

Posted on December 10, 2008

Sydney’s All Consciousness Crew has been featured in Central Magazine and even got on the cover:

 

Life & Death Tribute to Chicago Bboy Devin Perkins

Posted on December 6, 2008

Konee Rok, a Chicago based director who has long been a part of the Windy City’s b-boy and hip-hop scene, recently created a beautiful tribute clip to Seas 1, a b-boy from Self Xplanatory Crew who recently passed away:

Just do it: Nike + Breaking = Great Ads

Posted on December 4, 2008

Remember that Nike basketball campaign with the dope dribbling, tricks and breaking, that came out some year’s back? 

Back then, Nike was just flirting with the idea of using breaking in their commercials but now they have a full-blown relationship. Thankfully, they’re not exploiting it like companies did in the 80’s; their campaigns are a lot more tasteful.

Continue reading Just do it: Nike + Breaking = Great Ads…