The following 3 videos will teach you how to breakdance step by step. We recommend that you watch these lessons in order as they are arranged from easiest to hardest. These moves come directly from our breakdancing courses which you should check out if you want to learn more. A word of caution, you must be careful when you attempt these moves. Be sure to study the movements very carefully and slowly and then ease into them. For other online dance classes click here.
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Breakdancing move #1: 3 Step The 3 step is one of the most popular beginner break dance moves. It consist of 3 steps that are done in a circle. In this move you will start with one leg extended in front of you and then will switch the legs as fast as you can so that the other leg is extended, from there you bring the leg side where you end up in a kind of push up position. Learn how to sync the arm switches with your leg switches.
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Breakdance move #2: Corkscrew Up: This is another cool bboy move. The corkscrew up is perfect for when you need to get up from the ground in a “cool” and smooth way. You can do this move on it’s own or from any other combination of moves.Here you will develop strength and balance as you push off the floor to spin upwards and around.
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Break dance move #3: The baby freeze Learn how to do a baby freeze move in this video. Freezes in Breakdancing are meant to draw attention to the dancer and are usually put in at the end of some footwork combination like the 3-step above! The baby freeze is great to start out with since its small. It still requires lots of coordination and practice so take it slowly and make sure you don’t skip anything.
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History of Breakdancing:
Breakdancing was founded by the black community and Puerto Rican kids in the 1970s. And it really became popular after James brown’s single “Get On The Good Foot” where his busted out his high energy footwork dancing. After that, the kids in New york started to copy his moves and eventually it evolved to be called b-boy or break dancing. At that time most of the style was ground footwork combinations without any of the fancy stuff you see today like windmills or back spins that are popular today. There were also breakdancing battles between gangs or clicks.
Another dance called “uprock” influenced the b-boy dancers. In this dance style, the dancers mimic fighting moves into rhythmic dance moves that opponents would use to ‘battle’ against one another.
The music is not restricted to Hip Hop anymore. These days dancers choose Techno, Jazz, electronic, pop and an other types of music that suites their style.
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Man breakdancing
A man with long curly hair breakdances in the corner of an empty building with white walls.
Dancer in the dark back view
Person with short black hair wearing a long sleeved grey shirt dances in the dark before disappearing into a fog.
Two young men in a dance duel
Two young men competing in a dance off in front of a wall full of graffiti. One of them dances while the other watches.
A man dancing break dance
A breakdancer dancing to a hip hop song. Basic old school break dance steps or moves. The afternoon sun enters through the windows of the building.
Urban dancer dancing breakdance
Curly-haired urban man while dancing breakdance on the street floor near a wall with graffiti.
Men dancing break dance taking care of themselves with a mask
Two people dancing break dance on a parking floor, illuminated by blue and pink lights, as they finish their movements in a pose.
Man with dreadlocks breakdancing
A man break dancing to a hip hop song. A young man with long curly hair break dancing against a white wall. Basic old school break dance steps or moves. Urban dancer. Urban trendy lifestyle.
Young man listening to music in the server room
Young hip-hop dancers in an abandoned building
Two young hip-hop dancers dancing inside a dusty and dirty abandoned building.
Young man dancing upside down on a pedestrian bridge
Young man with long hair and blue shirt, dancing hip-hop upside down on a pedestrian bridge, in front of another boy, during a sunny afternoon.
Break dance dancer with muzzle in dim light
Girl with a mask dancing break dance, ends with a pose facing the lens, in an empty parking lot, under pink and blue colored lights.
Breakdancing
A person breakdances in an empty building, sunlight shining through windows.
Urban men doing a dance duel
Two urban dancers doing a street dance duel in front of a wall with graffiti.
Man dancing on the street of a neighborhood
Man with ponytail dancing in a street with graffiti, while waving to someone else, during an afternoon.
Man doing floor performance in the dark
A man wearing a grey long sleeved shirt and black sweats sits on the floor of a dark room with a spotlight on him doing a dance routine on the floor.
Breakdancer practicing
A young man wearing a yellow sleeveless shirt and cargo pants dances on a concrete floor and a white canopy.
Man dancing break dance with a girl behind
A man doing breakdance movements on the floor, while a girl dances behind, with a white wall in the background, and under soft colored lights.
Girl and boy with masks dancing under colored lights
Girl wearing a mask, dancing intensely in a parking lot, with colored bars of light behind, while the shot turns to another boy, also dancing with a mask.
Dancing break dance in an empty parking lot with a face mask
Dancing boy with a mask and a beret, dancing and doing break dance tricks, in an empty parking lot, under pink and blue lights.
Men dancing break dance
Two urban dancers in a street break dance duel, while one of them dances on the floor the other watches him with smooth dance moves.
Woman dancing hip-hop looking at the camera
Urban girl with a face mask dances hip hop, under a dim violet light.
A boy and a girl with a mask dancing nearby
A boy and a girl wearing a mask, while dancing near the shot, rotate and move their entire bodies, with a pair of light bars of blue and pink colors.
Young woman with a face mask dancing facing the shot
Girl with a mask and a hat, dancing head-on and close to the lens, moving her arms animatedly, under a dim blue and lilac lighting.
Boy and girl with face masks dancing near the camera
Boy and girl with face mask dancing excitedly close to the lens, under blue and pink lights, with a unfocused warm light bar in the background.
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Breaking or break dance (break dance) - one of the most spectacular areas of street dance, which includes torsion, energetic "runs" and sudden stops of the dancer (freez) during his exit. The dance style began to form in the early 70s in New York in the Bronx area. Only a few years have passed and from the underground dance breakdance has received worldwide fame and recognition. Today, breaking is one of the strongest dance subcultures, with a developed technique, system of events and a real street spirit. On this page you will see break dance lessons for beginners.
At that time most of the style was ground footwork combinations without any of the fancy stuff you see today like windmills or back spins that are popular today. There were also breakdancing battles between gangs or clicks. 
