Breakdance Basics | Learn In Just 12 Hours!
What you'll learn
- A bunch of sweet new dance moves that make you look awesome and feel happy!
- A new sense of self-esteem and confidence that will spill over to your everyday life
- A potentially life-changing hobby that's both fun and rewarding
- A stronger, more defined, and coordinated body without ever needing to hit the gym
- The foundation of a new movement style + the tools for personal exploration and creativity
- A new platform to express yourself and share your personal story using dance
- Your pass to participate in a thriving global community of fellow artists and movers
Requirements
- Long pants with a flexible groin area
- T-shirt or tank top
- Sneakers
- Open practice space
- Stereo or speakers
- Knee protection if you feel you need it - thin volleyball knee pads recommended
Description
Traditionally, to learn how to break, you could spend anywhere from $200-$1,200 in studio and private lessons just to get the basics. The problem is most studio instructors are unqualified; they learn a few moves on Youtube, watch some dance movies and decide to start teaching. You end up with a watered down experience that’s a waste of time and money. To really get the basics, you need the right trainer.
My name is Huy and I’ve spent the last 20 years traveling the globe learning from pioneers and innovators in the dance. I’ve used the knowledge to train my crew, win numerous battles and develop a teaching method that works. Thanks to Udemy, my Breakdancing Basics course is now available online. Now it's more convenient to learn and much more affordable. Sign up today. It's your time to own the dance floor!
How The A.B.A. Method Works
A.B.A stands for awareness, breakdown, and application. I developed this method to teach difficult moves to my crew but realized it works equally well for beginners. It's like learning a new language: moves are the vocabulary and combos are like sentences. You start by learning to pronounce words (body awareness). Then, you learn simple conjugation (breakdown). Finally, you use what you've learned in simple sentences (application to music) and repeat in intervals till you have it committed to muscle memory. The course includes both basic and intermediate moves, warm-ups, cool-downs, conditioning exercises, contexts for application (your Bar Mitzvah or office party is just the tip of the iceberg), history, practice mixes, list of videos to study and an invitation to a private community forum to share progress, get mentorship and find local events to attend.
Why I’m Doing This Project
This dance gave me direction in my early teens, introduced me to my wife in my 20s and now, in my 30s, still brings me joy in a way that’s hard to put into words. My intention is to share that happiness with you.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone looking for a super fun new hobby!
- Yoga practitioners looking to develop a richer understanding of movement
- Zumba, or other dance fitness participants, looking for a challenge
- Circus arts performers looking to apply their skills in a different medium
- Flow artists that wanna put their hoops, poi balls and sticks down and just get busy!
- Crossfit enthusiasts looking for a more dexterous activity
- Dancers (especially contemporary) looking to add a new body of vocabulary to their rep
- Parents looking to engage their kids in an awesome hobby that will develop invaluable skills (10+ recommended)
- Anyone who is completely inactive should ease into this course through some basic cardio
Instructor
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 43 Reviews
- 476 Students
- 1 Course
Huy Pham has been breakdancing for 20 years. He received training from pioneers and innovators in NYC, Miami, LA, SF and Seattle. Huy has been invited to compete, lecture, and host workshops in 18 states and 2 countries including Montreal and Ho Chi Minh City. He has also worked with 100s of kids and adults through Ethos.org, a non-profit in his hometown of Portland, OR that puts dance into underserved communities.
He is largely credited with helping to establish Portland, OR's identity in the global breaking community. Huy co-founded his crew Moon Patrol in 2005 with 4 members. Now with 20 members around the world, the group has inspired countless dancers with a style that is distinctly their own.
Currently Huy is the Executive Director of 11 Dance Co and founder of Dancelive (Udemy meets Netflix for dance).