Chux on Battle Guidelines
June 15th 2006 03:30
Hey Guys I'm Chux, friend of Katrina and a fellow dancer.
By most accounts, I'm a Hip Hop dancer. I use the style of popping as my base style, explained by Katrina earlier in one of the posts, read up on that one if you haven't already. Also, I do milking, otherwise known as commercial hip hop, and lately i've been training up on locking and krumping, some more styles that Katrina has written about. Good to see that most of my work here is done.
My Group - Sneaker Pimps. Performance at a Dance comp.
My first order of business here, is to Put up some battle rules for those dancers that like to participate in battles. Usually this is for Hip Hop dancers, but it's mostly just a code of respect.
Battle Rule 1: Patience.
When in a battle situation, the prcoess is that one side will come out, usually for about a minute and a half, then go back and wait as the other side shows their skills for around the same time frame. This also means you do not interrupt an already ongoing battle or the other side's turn.
Battles are not about who can take up the dance floor longer, or who can go for the longest without having to stop. Its about a display of skills, so both sides must give the other a reasonable amount of time to perform, and wait unti lthey are done. Be patient, the time to show your skills will come soon.
Battle Rule 2: Respect.
In the battle, you can intimidate, you can get in the persons face, you can insult. But if the person is a stranger to you, or is not a good friend, dont touch them in the battle. For example, get in my face, thats cool, I'll get back. Grab my hat, don't think I won't grab it back or grab yours. But if you push me, you've crossed the line. Dance battles are about dance, not actual physical contact. Bear that in mind and the next battle you have will be a lot more interesting.
Battle Rule 3: Match-Up.
Battles can only really be judged between 2 opponents doing the same styles. A recent battle I saw involved a krumper against a guy who does every thing BUT krumping. Was going to turn out bad to start with. The krumper only krumps, while the other guy would be shaking, milking, popping, doing even house and new style. So it was badly judged by the crowd, who reacted more to the visually pleasing styles of new style, shaking, house, and popping.
Battles are a show of skill of 2 different dancers, each in a specific style. Breaker battles, pop battles, krump battles, all of that. Battles of the best kind are of 2 of the same styles.
Battle Rule 4: Originality.
In a battle, use your own moves, sets, and routines. don't use someone elses move that you learned for fun, sure you learn it, but you don't use it to battle. You haven't participated in the battle if thats the case, Only the moves you used. Too many times have I seen guys try to battle me using moves straight out of Usher clips, Omarion Clips, or more recently, Chris brown Clips. Stick to your moves, you won't look like a biter. People hate biters, while they respect people trying to improve their skills.
That's all for me today, Just some guidelines to help make your next battle experience more enjoyable and entertaining.
By most accounts, I'm a Hip Hop dancer. I use the style of popping as my base style, explained by Katrina earlier in one of the posts, read up on that one if you haven't already. Also, I do milking, otherwise known as commercial hip hop, and lately i've been training up on locking and krumping, some more styles that Katrina has written about. Good to see that most of my work here is done.
My Group - Sneaker Pimps. Performance at a Dance comp.
My first order of business here, is to Put up some battle rules for those dancers that like to participate in battles. Usually this is for Hip Hop dancers, but it's mostly just a code of respect.
Battle Rule 1: Patience.
When in a battle situation, the prcoess is that one side will come out, usually for about a minute and a half, then go back and wait as the other side shows their skills for around the same time frame. This also means you do not interrupt an already ongoing battle or the other side's turn.
Battles are not about who can take up the dance floor longer, or who can go for the longest without having to stop. Its about a display of skills, so both sides must give the other a reasonable amount of time to perform, and wait unti lthey are done. Be patient, the time to show your skills will come soon.
Battle Rule 2: Respect.
In the battle, you can intimidate, you can get in the persons face, you can insult. But if the person is a stranger to you, or is not a good friend, dont touch them in the battle. For example, get in my face, thats cool, I'll get back. Grab my hat, don't think I won't grab it back or grab yours. But if you push me, you've crossed the line. Dance battles are about dance, not actual physical contact. Bear that in mind and the next battle you have will be a lot more interesting.
Battle Rule 3: Match-Up.
Battles can only really be judged between 2 opponents doing the same styles. A recent battle I saw involved a krumper against a guy who does every thing BUT krumping. Was going to turn out bad to start with. The krumper only krumps, while the other guy would be shaking, milking, popping, doing even house and new style. So it was badly judged by the crowd, who reacted more to the visually pleasing styles of new style, shaking, house, and popping.
Battles are a show of skill of 2 different dancers, each in a specific style. Breaker battles, pop battles, krump battles, all of that. Battles of the best kind are of 2 of the same styles.
Battle Rule 4: Originality.
In a battle, use your own moves, sets, and routines. don't use someone elses move that you learned for fun, sure you learn it, but you don't use it to battle. You haven't participated in the battle if thats the case, Only the moves you used. Too many times have I seen guys try to battle me using moves straight out of Usher clips, Omarion Clips, or more recently, Chris brown Clips. Stick to your moves, you won't look like a biter. People hate biters, while they respect people trying to improve their skills.
That's all for me today, Just some guidelines to help make your next battle experience more enjoyable and entertaining.
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