Issei is a young breakdancer who took the world by storm as a teenager. His dancing skills support these titles, and anyone who sees him perform will be entranced and drawn into a whirlpool of excitement. His work helps to uplift the Japanese breakdancing scene. He also talks about the future of the dance form. Dance is becoming even more integrated into our daily lives. What are your thoughts on the current Japanese dance scene? Issei: There are many dancers in Japan, and the level is high by international standards.
More people start dancing by joining dance clubs in university or high school now. The scene is doing well. Why did you start dancing? Issei: At the end of kindergarten, my good friends invited me to their dance class. When I went to their dance event, I saw a breakdancing team called Kyushudanji perform.
Has your attitude towards dancing changed as you got older? I contemplated how I could make her understand, and I thought the only way was to succeed. Until then, I had fun dancing in many genres. But I switched my motivation towards only accomplishing breakdancing. Issei: I was a part of Kyushudanji Shinsengumi at the time. In the 8th grade, I won a preliminary contest in Japan that guaranteed the right for the winner to enter a worldwide championship.
My family became even more supportive after that. I especially remember R16 Korea, which I took part in in the same year as the London championship We performed as a crew, but there was a preliminary contest the day before for a solo tournament, and with only one slot left.
An older dance member told me I should do it. I said no because our dance battle as a crew would be affected had I used up my tricks, but I got pushed to do it, so I did.
Their dancing was called "Good Foot" from James Brown 's record of the same name. The Good Foot was the first freestyle dance that incorporated moves involving drops and spins, and resembled the beginning s of breaking.
The best way to describe the Good Foot is, according to Michael Holman, to imagine a majorette marching in a parade taking steps raised high at the knww but keeping the leg raised at the knee in the air for a beat before dropping it down and simultaneously raising the other leg.
Like a stop action drum majorette on beat. As the D. Soon moves like dropping down to the ground and poppin up again on beat became standard and gave these first generation of b-boys the nickname of "boie-oie-oings.
In Brooklyn a new step inspired by these drops was being developed and called "Brooklyn Rock" also known as "Uprocking". Once the first early break moves had been established, a definite style began to develop.
Around breaking was losing its popularirty with black kids and it was about to die. However, breaking came back with a new generation of b-boys. It was Puerto Rican b-boys who put new life to breaking and took it into next level. They started to put many higner levels of acrobatics and gymnastics into breaking and invented many new moves. I want to mention that there are also other b-boys such as Lil Lep from New York City Breakers who should get props by developed b-boying.
Also, media stars like Bruce Lee and other Kung Fu film stars and martial artisits had a major influence on b-boying culture. The popularity of Kung Fu films during the mid and late 70s aroudn the world and especially in New York City, has had a great impact on b-boying style.
A large number of martial arts moves were incorporated into b-boying. For example, windmills came from a kung fu which is used to get up from the floor. Registering gives you access to community discussions, exclusive offers, and the latest news here at The Bboy Spot. Don't miss out! If you already have a forum login, you're already registered! Connect With Us. New In Web Store. Decided to write a guideline on 10 things I think bboys need to stop doing… Hope you guys find it funny, its mainly for kicks.
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