[WanTHalo]

Originally Posted by .KroMatiKz.

k , this guy jake evans puts on these "funky stepin classes" and thats how i got into bboyin. he taught us the basics, starting out with liek 5 toprock moves, then 6 step, coffee grinders, and baby freeze, (shit like that)

i always ask him to teach me or help me with powermoves or technical freeze combos, and he says "i cant teach you untill u practse toprockin for at least 6 months.

now its been a month or so since and my tops are getting way smoother, and i probly got 8-10 different tops.

do you think i should acculy toprock for 6 months, without trying any other stuff, cuz i dont really think so.

i realize tops are veery important, but my tops will imporove as i contunie bboyin, and i think i should at least learn mills in 6 months. ( i can do 1 rotation but its terible.)

imput please?

solely topping for 6 months is an overkill i think... don get me wrong i mean 6 months of top rock, you'd be dope as fuck and look fly as hell but thats just too long on one part of bboying... you aint just doing toprocks, you gotta have the moves also. some good bboys can move into power moves and do them well in that time.. so just move on to other basics (foot work, freezes, you kno da deal) BUT keep working on tops at the same time. It is the foundation of bboying so hell yes it is important, but only topping is like getting 100 acres ready for a mansion to be built on it, and never building the actual house. work on tops and other moves

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[VicValSwift]

Can you say...old thread? And the dude that revived it made a thread for that post. That isn't necessary. Godamn.

[dzire78]

there are four aspects to bboying

toprocking, downrocking, freeze, and power

use all four

[TaeRok]

Toprock is the foundation of this entire dance.

That should answer your question on how important it is.

[D.n.A]

omg this was a dead thread lol... anyway, it's a DANCE, and when you toprock, you DANCE and your tops are your NUMBER ONE weapon of expression and style.
so yeah, it's a liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittle bit important... uhh... yeah..

[Bboy Solar]

WHAT kind of ? is that top rock is the most important move in bboyin

[Jimmothy]

It's equally as important as the worm and bronco because they have thier own forum in the move guide section aswell.

[bboy clip]

style= ill cuz ...fundamentals take u places when u build off em lol peec

[bboy Ch1B1]

Originally Posted by imposter_remixd

top rock is probably the most important move in bboyin
without toprock there i pretty much no foundation and without foundation bboyin will crumble

TOPROCKING IS NOT A MOVE. IT IS DANCING.

[FinalProphecy]

Well you could just do all powermoves i guess and it mightlook cool if your good but after a while it will start looking kind of old, ya dig?

[Bread]

Don't do toprocks because its a must or because you have to, do it because its in you.

If you a REAL bboy, you'll know what I'm talking about.

[bboy-hypernova]

course tops r important

dunno if its an acquired taste, but i liked it from the beginning

but bboying is all about ur own style, if u feel like emphasizing on tops, then go for it

u shoudln't do it just because u "should"

unless uw anan like go mainstream win competitiosn and stuff, then u gotta be good at everything :P