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General swipes questions -
12-11-2006, 11:13 PM
I started learning breakdance recently, and I've gotten a few moves, but I still can't quite get swipes.
I have been trying to learn 2 legged swipes from the Breakdancing Step by Step DVD, which provides good instruction, but I have a few problems/questions.
1. When I start the first swipe I crouch down, then lean back so that my knees are completely bent; however, at the end of my first swipe, my knees are closer to 90 degrees and I am in more of a crab position. From here I find that there is more weight on my hands and I can't seem to get any swipes going.
2. I feel like I am not getting my legs up very much. On the first (and only) swipe I do land on both feet, but if I keep going I keep landing on my side.
3. If my six step goes counter clockwise, which way should my swipes go (i.e. which arm should be planted first)?
4. Right now I rotate to the right (so left arm goes over to right side), while kicking up with the right leg, but I seem to get less air when I do that and I can't land at all. Is the kick an aspect of all swipes or just certain ones?
5. What does "hump the air" mean?
thanks much
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