1) Break dancing originated in the 1970s as a dance created by African Americans to express themselves by mixing existing dance styles. 2) It is typically performed individually and incorporates top rocking moves using the upper body and hands as well as intricate footwork patterns and power moves requiring strength, balance and agility. 3) Some basic break dancing steps and moves discussed include top rocking moves like the Indian step and knee drop, footwork patterns like the 6-step and backbones, and power moves such as back spins, wipes and elbow airtracks.

1. Basic Steps of Break
Dance
By Cristina Nerín
3ºESO
1012-1013

2. The break dance
• Afroamericans created a dance to
express themselves mixing dances
already created. It began in the 70´s
and it is danced individually.

3. Female Break Dance
• The female break dance also exists,
although the most famous break
dancers are men.

4. Break dance and female
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBHkIZ2lnvo

5. BASICS STEPS
OF
BREAK DANCE
TOP ROCKING POWERMOVES FOOTWORKS FREEZES

6. Top Rocking
• It means dancing with the upper part of
the body.
• In top rocking, hands have a very
important function because they change
the style of the dance.
• Some steps are: Indian step, salsa rock,
knee drop, up cc …

8. Footworks
• They are the steps which are made on the
ground with the hands and the feet. The
easiest steps put the most of the weight on
the feet and the most difficult on the knees
and the arms.
• Each break dancers has their own footworks,
but there are some exercises which help to
create the steps: 6-step, 4-step, 3-step, 2-
step , 1-step, CC, back bones …

10. Powermoves
• They require a lot of physical ability and
body control. It is based on continuous
movements which need force, balance
and speed.
• Some examples are back spin, wipes,
hallo, elbow airtrack …

12. CC
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=n5tJETk2lkg

13. WEBGRAPHY
• http://www.telefonica.net/web2/elcodigo/tri
bus/tribus/hbreak.htm
• http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakdance
• http://sansuenaenbici.blogspot.com.es/se
arch/label/3%C2%BA%20ESO