Breakdance Step-by-Step
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Movie Reviews of Breakdance Step-by-Step
Movie Review: VERY GOOD, i personally DO recommend this dvd
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the dvd last year, and I only apologize to the curious possible buyers that it took me so long to get on here and tell you how good the program is. First, the videographers are excellent because when they show the guys dancing, if they're doing a full body dance, they show them head to toe at all times, and whether its the upper body, lower body you ALWAYS know what the dancer is doing which is crucial to learning. Next, it teaches a whole lot of material, street dancing, waves with you body through muscle and joint isolation, the robot, top rocks, advanced/power moves, basic moves, it teaches you everything you need to get your bboy skills goin if you're serious about not only learning to break from a beginners stand point, but also advancing very far. If you master this dvd set you'll rock with anyone out there. Because you'll not only know so many different moves, and aspects of breaking and just street dancing period, that you'll be skilled enough to literally start developing your own style and moves, as well as to update on present day moves that you see in the coming future. You'll be strong enough, and fast enough in your body, and you're mind will just be in that breaking mode. If there are any moves your seeing from the past two years that arn't on the dvd, it's because the dvd was copyrighted in 2004, but if theres any level you need to get to this dvd will definetely advance you to it beyond measure. I'm glad I bought it, I can't say I regret anything from it. Oh i forgot, it has alot of different guys that brought different aspects to the culture of breaking, and if you like researching the dance, theres some names on here that you might appreciate knowing about. Theres a basic moves dvd in the pack, and an power moves dvd, and theres breaking events that you'll see, and just all these different dudes that'll teach you any and everything.Movie Review: good intro program
Summary: 5 Stars
This was the best $20 or so I spent in 2007.
There are lots of instructional dance clips on youtube. Nonetheless, this DVD set is helpful because it provides a structured set of lessons starting with very simple moves and progressing gradually to more complex material. Also, the lessons themselves are quite forgiving, breaking down (pardon the pun) each move into a series of discreet, simple components. For me, this is all important because none of my friends break, so I don't have any personal guide.
Some suggestions to improve the next edition:
(1) After I've completed disk 2, then what? I'd love a referral to where to go to break. I live in a NYC suburb, but even the most dance-friendly of the 22 bars and clubs in my home town prohibit breaking, even by 40 year old ivy league lawyers. Where can I go to show off?
(2) The guys who made this DVD are up to their eyeballs in talent and, perhaps because of this, they sometimes underestimate the beauty of their work and gloss over really, really good stuff without the attention it deserves. Thus, some of the lessons clearly teach a simple move, then sum up the lesson with a dazzling display of acrobatics which leaves me both inspired and hopelessly confused. For example, the DVD provides a clear method to learn the New York backspin starting from a baby freeze; the lesson ends with a demonstration - a guy dropping from top-rocking directly into a NY backspin (skipping the baby freeze altogether) and ending the backspin in a chair freeze: absolutely beautiful - and absolutely impossible to replicate, unless you hit the rewind button 10, 20, 30 times or more.
Movie Review: one of the top 5 B-Boy videos
Summary: 5 Stars
After having bought and watched about 30 B-Boy videos of all kinds, having read half a dozen books about B-Boying, having watched and loved B-boying since the early 80s, and having participated in this dance form myself (on a non-pro level) I can say with confidence about this video...
*the instructors featured are not only top-notch dancers, they are very good teachers with good communication skills; they make this stuff look easy and it is way easier for you after you watch their video; I have literally never seen a teacher of the art form who is half as effective as Zulu Gremlin
*this video is a technical and historical landmark: you can probably learn more of what you want and need to know about B-boying from this video than from any other video in existence; there's a minimum of the usual clowning and posturing BS and lots of authentic history from people you never heard of who laid the cornerstones of the old school; some of them are very insightful dudes you need to hear if you think you already know what real hip hop is and how we got where we are now
*the production quality of the teaching segment is mostly way above average; the battle footage quality is a bit above average but nothing to write your homies about
If you only buy one B-Boy video in your entire life you should buy the Detours video at detoursvideo.com. When viewing Detours be sure to wear a helmet or other protective headgear to catch your mind in when it gets blown. If you only buy two B-Boy videos, Breakdance Step-by-Step should be the second.
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Movie Review: More than you could expect!
Summary: 5 Stars
An experienced dancer and gymnast, I believe this video provides enough to learn moves and style to go from beginner to a good competent break dancer. I was shocked at the quality of instruction. I believe that I would have to travel far in order to find such explicit and useful directions. I will encourage the Break Dance teachers at the local YMCA to use this as an educational tool. My six year old is an up and coming Breaker and there is enough stuff on these DVDs to keep him busy for at least a few years. Thank you to the instructors and producers of this amazing video.Movie Review: add-on to other reviews
Summary: 5 Stars
I agree with all the people that gave these DVDs a positive review. I just want to add one piece of information on how the instruction is working:
(1) Unfortunately, the instructors do not hit the beat the way you are supposed to in the instruction parts. Things are sufficiently slow, but especially for beginners, it is important to see how moves and music go together. It seems like the music has been added after the instructions were filmed. When I started out, coordinating music and moves was the single biggest obstacle for me.