This is basically how you start to hype yourself up, clear room for yourself on the dance floor, or simply something to help you start off a move. Everybody has their own variations of an uprock, and there is no such thing as a standard uprock. It simply a little dance where you are hopping around or jumping around moving side to side. Some people just stand in one spot and just hop for a couple of seconds until they feel that their ready to get down. Uprocks really aren't that important, and I'm not going to tell you haw to do one because you should create your own variations. The more interesting your uprock is, the better. However, avoid making an uprock that's similar to a subtle dance routine. People will simply think that you are dancing and will not make room for you. Try to make it as interesting as you can.
APPLE JACKS
This is a really simple move. Basically, it's simply a breaker kicking one of his legs in a crab soccer position but the breaker thrusts his/her body foward after every kick. This is waht you do: First, start out in a crab soccer position, or a position where you have your two hands at your side, and your feet streched out in front of you. If you still don't understand the position, simply get into a push-up position, bend your knees a little, and simply flip your body around so you are now facing up, not the ground. Now you should be supporting yourself with your feet and hands. No other parts of your body should be touching the ground. Ok, now that you know what a crab soccer position is like, remember it because I'm going to use it in my other instructions. Anyway, get into a crab soccer position, and then, (*) thrust your body foward by pushing off with your two hands, and bring your two hands in front of you. You can clap, or do nothing at all with your hands. after you've thrusted your body foward and bring you hands in front of you, you should automatically fall back. Before your hands touch the ground again, kick one of your legs up. When your two hands reach the ground, your whole leg should be in the air. Then simply bring your leg down, but before your leg reaches the ground, thrust your body foward and repeat the instructions from the(*). This move is usually used to start off your breakdancing, and you can link it into a lot of moves. Once, you got the apple jacks down, you can practice doing double apple jacks, which is the same as apple jacks but instead, you kick out with two feet. This is a good beginner's move, and it looks best of all if you just go into it from an uprock, or you combine it into your footwork.
FOOTWORK
When people see a footwork, obviously, they're are not going to be as impressed as they are going to be when they see a power move such as a windmill, or a flare. However, if you are going to have a smooth, nice, fast footwork with a lot of different moves linked into it, that is perhaps harder than doing a power move. This is what you have to do:
(These directions are for doing the foot work counter clockwise)
First, start off with a push up position with your legs spread. (*) Lift your right arm, and move your left leg through so it's in front of your right leg. Now move your right leg towards your left so that your right foot is behind the left foot. Your left leg should be crossed over your right at this moment. Then move your left foot in a small arc to your left so your legs are no longer crossed (Don't move your left leg too far. Your feet should end up being 2-2 and a half feet apart) While doing this,pick up your left hand, and put your right hand down. Now, extend your right leg and move it in an arc to your left like you did with your left leg. However, during this step, instead of placing your right feet down, wrap your right leg around your left leg so that your right knee joing covers your right leg. Now, put your left hand back down on the ground, and move your left leg back so it ends up where it was when your were in the push-up position. Then, do the same with your right and move it back to where it was in the push-up position, and you'll be back at your starting position. Now, simply start at the (*) sign and repeat the instructions from there. It might seem to be sort of stupid, but if you ever see a professional breaker with his perfectly timed footwork, you'll be more amazed at that than some power moves. Also, practice this very slowly at first, and then move faster. Once you got your footwork down, practice doing your footwork the other way. Once you can do that, you are basically a pretty good breaker already. Now, you can add some moves into your footwork such as a mini-flare, gyros, or ever some really tough power moves such as the flares and the windmills. If you can link a lot of moves into your footwork, people will be really impressed, but the disavantage of a footwork is that if you mess up, it's really obvious. If you want to know how you can link moves into your footwork, refer to the very bottom of the page for combos.
THE HELICOPTER
This move is easy, but it requires fairly flexible legs. It's simply a move where one leg passes through all the time, and all you have to do is jump over the leg that's passing through. Here's what you do: Get into a position so that you are almost kneeling on your right knee while your left leg is straight out besides you. Place your hands in front of you and your left hand should be between your right leg and your left leg while your right hand is on the right of you right leg. (*) Now, swing your left leg around in a clockwise direction, and keep your leg straight. Your left foot should not be touching the ground, and it should be swung over to you right in a rather fast manner. When your left leg is about to touch your left arm, lift up your left AND right arm and let your left leg through. Now comes the hardest part of the move. When your left leg is about to touch your right leg, you are going to jump into the air with your right leg so that your left leg can pass through. Basically, you are hopping over your left leg. Once your left leg has passed your right, you should be back in the position you started. To continue the rotations, start from the (*) and repeat the instructions from there.
THE DONKEY
AKA LOFTING
This move was more popular back in the eighties, but do you really care...because I sure don't!!! I think this move is a good way to start of your breaking. It can even be done before an uprock. This move is basically a move where you dive onto your hands and then push off so that you are back on your feet, but as soon as your feet touches the ground, you are going to jump onto your hands again...and so on. It looks like a breaker is diving back and forth. This is what your do: First, dive onto your hands, and your whole body should now be off the ground. (*) Keep on moving your legs back until your legs are in line with your chest, of close to being in line with your chest. As soon as you have achieved that position, push off with your hands and kick a little so that you land in the position that you started with. As soon as your feet touches the ground, dive onto your hands again, and repeat the instructions from the (*) sign.
THE MINI FLARE
This move is a really simply move, and you probably won't use it unless you are doing your footwork. The mini-flare is a move where you are on your hands on a 45 degree angle and you twist your hips so it looks like that your legs are spinning in circles. This is what you do: Do your footwork up to the point where your right leg is wrapped around your left so your right knee joint is covering your left foot. At that point, only your right hand should be supporting your weight. Your left hand should be free and right in front of you. (*) Now, turn you body to your right, and place your left hand down. At this point, you should have your left hand next to your right, and your body should be sort of twisted. What you are going to do now is kick up in the air with your left foot(Do not kick too high), and then kick with your right hard to your right. At this moment, you should be on your two hands with you two legs spread wide in the air. When you are in the air with your legs spread, turn your hips so that you right leg goes backwards and to you left while your left leg goes foward and to your right. Your legs should be spread still and before you land, pull your legs back in so they're not spread anymore. You should be in a crab soccer position right now, ready to do your footwork, or apple jacks. If you want to do another one, simply wrap your right leg around your left and repeat the instructions from the (*) sign. This is what I meant when I said that you can add variations into your footwork. This move is added into your foot- work to make it look more interesing and creative.
