It is sometimes difficult to not understand the potential of a constraint within your body's reach. One small constraint can add more variety to the visual you are trying to show and it addsmore vocabulary to your own dance. I explored this by fixing my right arm to the ground and tried to play with space while keeping the fixed point active.
Throughout this video, I used mostly foundation footwork and a customized go down to showcase this concept.
This can expand with other parts of the body like the left arm, the head, legs and upper back. Plus, depending of your environment, you can use objects to act as fixed points too. Fixed points can also be used on different levels like the ground, the footwork stance, toprock stance, mid stance and more...
Extra Tip: Be sure to go slow when using a concept and understand the habits you come back too when exposed to a constraint like a fixed point.
It is also possible that you may have seen this concept used in popping or different styles. Everything is connected.
My own purpose
for this blog is to track down all the knowledge acquired from
dance concepts, mentors, video game culture, game development, cultural history
and way more... Moreover, my goal is to combine all those theories
and practices onto my own breaking and share it step by step it via videos! Here’s a
sneakpeek of one of my past battles (2014):
(Me:
Kazee aka Kazee Ghost)
My past video will act as reminder how I'm changing my own style of dance through time and practice. How I got
the initiative to start the blog was from taking into account general advice from
other bloggers/youtube personalities and start through baby steps instead of
telling myself to start later!
If you
have an idea which is dear to you and also entertaining to share, think about
it! Each one teach one.
Format?
I’ll
share how ONE concept per article made me understand and explore different ways
of thinking. Plus, it helps push forward the creativity.
Break Culture
I had the chance to attend 10 classes from this workshop series (the 1st one of it) to understand the mentality of a range of different types of dancers (with different styles and approach).
Concept
learned from Vibz (French Connexion/Mighty Zulu King): Handicap
Dance without the use 1 arm or 1 leg can broaden your creative inputs within
specific contraints. It is sometimes easier to not know where to start or to
develop when you have too many options possible in your head. Here’s a quick
example from Bboy Fleau, Sweet Technique, who was injured during Outbreak:
Video Game Culture
There is
many inspiring martial artists like Bruce Lee who acts as pillars for
fighting games and also became major references for dancers over the world.
Plus, modern stunt actors like Eric Jacobus wanted to portrait the move
lists of video game characters (Eg. Hwoarang from Tekken) into reality here:
Concept
learned from this video of Eric Jacobus: Levels
Exploring
different types of kicks on different levels (from low kick to high kick) can
add more visual appeal through the dance. A dancer who showcases this aspect a
lot here in Montreal is Bboy Intrikid from Stylz Corrupt:
More
information on the incoming week and stay tuned!
