Hi and welcome to How to Breakdance Volume 1.
My name is Mike Garcia, also known as Breaker.
Now whether you're an avid breakdancer, a club dancer, a martial artist, or someone
who's just looking for some new moves, this video has something for you.
I've been a professional breakdancer now for over 16 years, contracted to do shows all
around the world including Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Miami, Moscow, Russia, and even Santiago,
Chile.
Also doing major television including The David Lerderman Show, Oprah Winfrey, Nickelodeon,
and also Showtime Television.
But this video isn't about me, it's about teaching you.
So let's get started.
The swipe is started in the seated position, bringing your right arm over your body into
full push-up position, following left arm over the body again, back to seated position.
Again, right arm over body, push-up position, left arm following through, back into seated
position.
Step 2 is done just like step 1, seated position, bring right arm over body, this time fully
rotate all the way around, following through with your left arm on the ground, right all
the way over, body continuing, left arm placed on the ground.
Step 3 is also started in seated position, this time bring your right leg up to your
body, lift your body up, bring your right arm over, push-up position with right leg
still bent, back down to first position, right arm over, right leg still bent, left arm back
down, first position.
In step 4 you're going to practice raising your body into the air while in push-up position,
bring your right arm over into push-up position while you're placing all your weight onto
your hands.
Right arm over, push-up position, weight onto your hands.
In step 5 you're going to raise your left leg into the air, do steps 1, 2 and 3 while
you revolve over your left leg.
The quicker and tighter your swipe is, the better balance you will have.
Double-legged swipes are done just like one-legged swipes, except bringing both legs up to your
chest, lifting up your body so that it makes a table, and then revolving around your body
by doing steps 1, 2 and 3 of the one-legged swipes.
Then both legs revolving around the body, landing at the same time.
Step 1, right leg under left leg, left leg under right leg, left hand down, right hand
down, right leg back, left leg back, right under, left under, left hand down, right hand
down, right, left.
When doing the 6th step, make sure you keep your body tight and centered.
As your steps become quicker, your movements will become much more fluid.
Step 1 of the up-rock, from standing position, right leg out, left arm up, left leg out,
right arm up, right leg out, left arm up, left leg out, right arm up.
Step 2 from standing position, same as step 1, with a forward bounce.
Forward bounce right leg, forward bounce left leg.
Remember to continue raising opposite arm as the leg you step with.
Step 3, same as step 1 and 2, with longer strides in your bounce, getting more comfortable
with the movements.
Step 4, same as step 1, with a forward bounce, getting more comfortable with the movements.
In up-rock, from standing position, you'll place your left leg over your right, right
leg over your left, and a slight twist to the body.
Again, right over left, land left, right.
Left over right, land right, left.
Step 1 from standing position, right leg behind left knee, bend left knee, and a slight twist
to the body.
Down to six step position.
Step 1, with right arm extended, bend fingers, knuckles, wrist, elbow, shoulders.
Again, fingers, knuckles, wrist, elbow, shoulders.
Concentrate on each bend.
You might want to say it in your head, fingers, knuckles, wrist, elbow, shoulders.
Step 2 is the shoulder shrug, just like when you say I don't know.
Now just concentrate on lifting one shoulder at a time.
Right, then left.
Step 3 is the opposite of step 1, instead now you bend your elbow, wrist, knuckles,
fingers.
Elbow, wrist, knuckles, fingers, in an outwardly motion.
Elbow, wrist, knuckles, fingers.
As you get more comfortable with the wave, it will start looking more fluid-like, going
through your body, arm to arm.
Step 1 of the second wave, from standing position, raise right arm, with left arm,
trace down right arm, through body, down leg, lift up left knee, down left knee,
through body again, back up right arm.
Again, down right arm, through body, down leg, up knee, down knee, through body, back
up right arm.
Step 2, we practice what we learned in the first wave.
Again, more fluid-like in the right arm, all the way down the body.
Through the right arm, all the way down, left leg, all the way through back.
Again, tracing the wave all through your body.
Step 3, we work on getting very fluid, going through your body, all the way up.
A little bit quicker, also using the body as part of the wave.
Step 1, right foot forward, left foot back, left foot forward, right foot back.
Alternating them, with a snapping motion at the very end of the movement.
Step 2, same movement, concentrating on the popping motion at the very end of the movement.
A quick snap.
Step 3, right foot forward, left foot back, right foot forward, left foot back.
Step 1, step onto right toe, down on heel, on left toe.
Right toe, heel, left toe.
Step 2, right toe down, heel, lifting up weight, place down on left toe.
Right toe down, heel, lifting up on weight, step on the left toe.
Right toe down, heel, lifting up weight, step on left toe.
Step 3, right toe down, placing down on heel, slide left foot onto left toe, slide right foot over.
Right toe, heel, slide left foot.
Step 4, concentrate on sliding motion and the shifting of weight from one leg to another.
Moving your body in wave-like motions helps create the illusion of gliding.
Step 1, you must find something to wear over your hand, like a towel or a knee pad.
Place the knee pad over your hand like so.
Place your elbow right into your midsection of your stomach.
Again, place your elbow right into the midsection of your stomach.
And lean on top of your elbow.
In step 2, you place your elbow into your midsection of your body.
And then lift up your legs, placing all the weight on top of your elbow and hand.
Again, elbow into midsection, raise legs, weight onto wrist and hand.
This is also a great exercise for conditioning your wrist, getting used to the full body weight on top of your hand.
In step 3, you'll be doing steps 1 and 2, but now practicing the sweeping motion that creates the movement for the hand spin.
Again, steps 1 and 2 for the sweeping motion for the hand spin.
The faster you go on the hand spin, the easier it is to keep your balance on your hand.
In step 1, you start in seated squat position, raising right arm overhead followed by left.
Again, right arm followed by left, looking at left hand.
Step 2 follows step 1, this time throwing leg over, doing a side cartwheel.
Step 1, leg over, side cartwheel.
In step 3, follow steps 1 and 2, this time going directly overhead.
Continue looking at left hand as you go over, it keeps your body straight.
Continue looking at left hand, body over, straight.
Continue looking at left hand as you go over, it keeps your body straight.
In step 1, start in seated position, roll back, place hands behind head.
This is also how you will gain your momentum for the kip ups.
Notice the way the hands are positioned and the direction they're positioned.
Step 2 follows step 1, this time kicking legs forward and under, landing on shoulders.
Forward under shoulders.
In step 1, lay flat on your back with legs open in a V position.
Now rotate legs around while rolling on upper middle section of your body.
Make sure you keep your legs open because this will keep your motion going in the windmill.
Step 2, we practice the upper section of the windmill, placing left hand to protect your face and rolling onto right elbow.
Right elbow goes into midsection of body.
Step 3, you want to put on some protective clothing like a jacket or sweatshirt to protect your shoulders and your body while practicing the windmill.
In step 4, you will do what is called a turn table.
This is done by first placing the right arm into the midsection of the body, stabilizing with the left arm.
Keeping legs straight, arms straight, tip shoulder down into the movement, do step 1.
Here we have it in slow motion, notice the position of arms and legs.
Trying to keep the body's weight on the top part of the shoulders.
Again, position of arms, trying to keep the body's weight on the top part of the shoulders while you do step 1.
The windmill is like doing continuous turn tables.
And there you have it, volume 1 of how to breakdance.
I'd like to take this time out now to thank you for learning how to breakdance.
Also, if you didn't get it the first time around, remember, practice makes perfect.
So keep practicing and you'll get it.
Again, my name is Mike Garcia, Breaker, and I'll see you on volume 2. Bye bye.
My name is Mike Garcia, also known as Breaker.
Now in this volume you'll actually hear me say ha ha ha ha.
And there you have it, volume 1 of how to breakdance.
I'd like to take this time out.
And there you have it.
I get it.
I'd like to thank you for learning how to breakdance.
Remember, if you didn't get it, you'll get it.
Thank you.