how do u not bite?

link123 · **how do u not bite? -** 02-11-2004, 08:46 PM

sup all. been breaking for a few months, but i think i'm going to fast. so i went back to the basics, which leads me 2 the biting problem. i know that (and agree with ne1 that sais) biting sux, and i want to know how to avoid doin it. so can i just ask how to add style to a move? for starters, how can i add my own style to toprock?(since that would be the easiest) peace, and hope u didn't leave b4 u read all that

AlphaTrion · 02-12-2004, 01:43 PM

Just relax and do what comes natural. No one can tell you how to develop your style, it just comes. Just keep practicing and you'll eventually start to understand. It's just one of those things that cannot be taught.

link123 · 02-12-2004, 04:01 PM

thx that helped alot, though i'm still a bit confused. peace

SVYusuke · **is it still biting? -** 02-20-2004, 01:49 AM

Hey i've been breakin for about 1 day now and i'm just about getting the toprock. i'm a REAL noob so i try to copy how the guy does it in the video, is that still biting even though i'm jut using it to get the basics?

Flowen · **Copying from Vid -** 02-22-2004, 03:28 PM

It depends on what movie you're copying...if its the basic toprock vid dont worry,its there to teach you the basics,its there to be copied.But if its someone elses personal toprock vid,dont.
If you're having trouble developing your toprock,just go to a room where you have lots of space,and a mirror could be useful too.Just put up some good music and let yourself flow with the music.Toprock is all about your own style so if you have developed ur own style,you aint biting...

llSpreadLovell · 02-22-2004, 11:45 PM

It's alright to bite if you're just startin out and don't really know what you're doin yet. But once you start gettin better, you should start doin your own stuff, and if you feel the need to try some cool thing that someone else does, then you should change it a bit or add something that'll make it unique. Once you get good, you won't need any inspiration from others, though.

Psychoanalysis · 02-23-2004, 12:48 AM

haha, when i tried to get my own style i looked like an irish dancer, i wonder wether that would b biting from irish dancing. just imagine, irishbreakdancing, that would b sweet as

Major Trix · 03-12-2004, 04:45 PM

Just don't steel other peeps style or moves.

But to tell the truth I think all the bboys have biten at least once in there life...

BGiRL envy · 03-12-2004, 05:28 PM

u can practice your own style by doing a toprock differently na mean? like me, i been tryna come up with my own style.. just realized that i keep doing the same thing, like top rock for example, and i just do it differently. if you're tryn not to bite someone else's toprock, don't pay too much attention to how/what they're doing.. juss keep doing your basic toprock adding and subtracting random moves.. right now.. i feel re-re when doing mine.. i feel like it's wrong.. or something.. i get all stuck and shit, like what else could i add.. but just keep doing the basic and adding different things.. like instead of going just left and right, go side to side or front and back.. egh, hard to explain, easier shown than said, but yeahhh.. hopefully that somewhat helps!!!

bboyarfen · 03-14-2004, 06:57 PM

go download videos of people toprocking and WATCH THEM

anyways...then go and don't look at any mirror or anything. Turn on some music and just dance...the moves come easier...

electron · 03-16-2004, 03:28 AM

copying basic toprock steps is NOT biting
if you're a newb, watching things and practicing what you see will only help you, and your style will be so far off from any pro bboy that it won't look much like then ANYHOW ( Deal with it )

check out my replacement and indian step guides, learn those steps, then see how you can put the stuff all together

EngynNumbr9 · 03-25-2004, 07:58 PM

Biting is biting, but when you learn from others to develop your own style... that's not biting.

This all goes to the concept of being "creatively innovative". This means that you're not being fully innovative, but you're taking what others have done, analyze them, and develop something of your own.

We all learn from what's been done in the past. Even if someone says they created something totally, new... chances are, someone else has done something nearly the same before.

Anyhow, don't worry if people romp on you... unless you truly do bite.

Engyn.

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link123 ruler of everything zelda Respect: 1 Posts: 15 Join Date: Nov 2003	how do u not bite? - 02-11-2004, 08:46 PM sup all. been breaking for a few months, but i think i'm going to fast. so i went back to the basics, which leads me 2 the biting problem. i know that (and agree with ne1 that sais) biting sux, and i want to know how to avoid doin it. so can i just ask how to add style to a move? for starters, how can i add my own style to toprock?(since that would be the easiest) peace, and hope u didn't leave b4 u read all that
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link123 ruler of everything zelda Respect: 1 Posts: 15 Join Date: Nov 2003	02-12-2004, 04:01 PM thx that helped alot, though i'm still a bit confused. peace
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SVYusuke Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 3 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: White Plains	is it still biting? - 02-20-2004, 01:49 AM Hey i've been breakin for about 1 day now and i'm just about getting the toprock. i'm a REAL noob so i try to copy how the guy does it in the video, is that still biting even though i'm jut using it to get the basics?
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Flowen Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 8 Join Date: Jan 2004	Copying from Vid - 02-22-2004, 03:28 PM It depends on what movie you're copying...if its the basic toprock vid dont worry,its there to teach you the basics,its there to be copied.But if its someone elses personal toprock vid,dont. If you're having trouble developing your toprock,just go to a room where you have lots of space,and a mirror could be useful too.Just put up some good music and let yourself flow with the music.Toprock is all about your own style so if you have developed ur own style,you aint biting...


llSpreadLovell Registered User Respect: 1 Posts: 120 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago	02-22-2004, 11:45 PM It's alright to bite if you're just startin out and don't really know what you're doin yet. But once you start gettin better, you should start doin your own stuff, and if you feel the need to try some cool thing that someone else does, then you should change it a bit or add something that'll make it unique. Once you get good, you won't need any inspiration from others, though.


Psychoanalysis SMILE!! Respect: 1 Posts: 287 Join Date: Dec 2003	02-23-2004, 12:48 AM haha, when i tried to get my own style i looked like an irish dancer, i wonder wether that would b biting from irish dancing. just imagine, irishbreakdancing, that would b sweet as
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Major Trix M-TRIXX Respect: 1 Posts: 1,087 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: UK	03-12-2004, 04:45 PM Just don't steel other peeps style or moves. But to tell the truth I think all the bboys have biten at least once in there life...
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BGiRL envy the nikki babe Respect: 1 Posts: 203 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Detroit	03-12-2004, 05:28 PM u can practice your own style by doing a toprock differently na mean? like me, i been tryna come up with my own style.. just realized that i keep doing the same thing, like top rock for example, and i just do it differently. if you're tryn not to bite someone else's toprock, don't pay too much attention to how/what they're doing.. juss keep doing your basic toprock adding and subtracting random moves.. right now.. i feel re-re when doing mine.. i feel like it's wrong.. or something.. i get all stuck and shit, like what else could i add.. but just keep doing the basic and adding different things.. like instead of going just left and right, go side to side or front and back.. egh, hard to explain, easier shown than said, but yeahhh.. hopefully that somewhat helps!!!
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bboyarfen the muffin lives on... Respect: 1 Posts: 2,216 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: pittsburgh	03-14-2004, 06:57 PM go download videos of people toprocking and WATCH THEM anyways...then go and don't look at any mirror or anything. Turn on some music and just dance...the moves come easier...
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electron heavy rotation Respect: 2 Posts: 1,546 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: coming soon to an airport near you ...	03-16-2004, 03:28 AM copying basic toprock steps is NOT biting if you're a newb, watching things and practicing what you see will only help you, and your style will be so far off from any pro bboy that it won't look much like then ANYHOW ( Deal with it ) check out my replacement and indian step guides, learn those steps, then see how you can put the stuff all together
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EngynNumbr9 Express Yourself Respect: 1 Posts: 108 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: When there's music, you'll find me.	03-25-2004, 07:58 PM Biting is biting, but when you learn from others to develop your own style... that's not biting. This all goes to the concept of being "creatively innovative". This means that you're not being fully innovative, but you're taking what others have done, analyze them, and develop something of your own. We all learn from what's been done in the past. Even if someone says they created something totally, new... chances are, someone else has done something nearly the same before. Anyhow, don't worry if people romp on you... unless you truly do bite. Engyn.
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