[Bboy-Supreme]

Aight this is another 1 of my stupid ass problems that i can't get off my back. What i don't get is why those that don't dance have to critique those that do? they think they're tryna be the better person and decide who wins when they know nothing about the dance or their friend is there and they choose their friend. I had a christmas dance (scottish dance mainly) oon wed 17th (wateva day that is for u) and i thought i might aswell dance there and have a battle/dance-off against my friend (don't know if he's myfriend anymore) Ali. Ali is a street/modern/new age hip hop dancer, and his problem is that he doesn't really dance (doesn't listen 2 the music and doesn't flow between different moves that well IMO). I go in there, and when an ok-ish song comes on to bboy to (1 of em was Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up - guilty pleasure i know) i begin to dance and evry1 forms a circle. I do many sets and thn my friend Ali comes in, tries 2 dance and then tries 2 3-step (epic fail if u were there) . The people i talk to say that i completely owned the other dude, and the rest think that Ali won (the 1 that doesn't even listen 2 the music and flow well and dance well). I know that - judging from a competitive view (like a judge) - i had the better musicality and danced better, but somehow people really didn't see it.

thank fuck it's out of my system...opinions welcome

[suhkangjin]

my solution to not get mad about a battle/criticism is to just to enjoy dancing, not about winning or losing a battle.



If ur really ALL that mad for not winning a dumb crowd's respect, go learn a powermove like flares.
flares, 1990s, mills, they all can get u all the respect from a crowd but....... learning moves to win a crowd is a really noob thing to do.

[BBoyBrioD]

this is y u dont care about battles that r for fun
plus its always funner battling someone then dancing by urself.
yeah i hate that crowds like power because they dance and they know how hard it is to make footwork look really good. plus where im from backflips trumph everything in crowds.
yeah that does feel good = ]

[MrSander7x]

Thats because people always want to THINK they know more than the actually do. You'd be surprised how many people don't know a thing about musicality. You'll even find favoritism in judges who know what they're doing so just get used to it and don't let it get to you. Are you dancing for yourself or are you dancing to impress other people?

[Bboy-Supreme]

Originally Posted by MrSander7x Thats because people always want to THINK they know more than the actually do. You'd be surprised how many people don't know a thing about musicality. You'll even find favoritism in judges who know what they're doing so just get used to it and don't let it get to you. Are you dancing for yourself or are you dancing to impress other people?

I dance for myself normally, but that night i jst had 2 show evry1 wat i got

i forgot 2 add what i actually did...but then again now i know it was only a stupid battle is there any point?

emm yeah backflips do triumph my friend amir kept half landing back handsprings on the spot, i go in backflip and evry1 likes it haha. And more than 1 windmill pwns aswell. managed 2 do 3 before i cudnt be assed 2 do anymore and backspinn the momentum off

anyways keep ur thoughts coming

[BbOyJeOpArDy]

well... i think it's kinda whack that you are actually CARING about what they say....
i mean, i'd understand if you got annoyed by what they were saying, but the fact that you feel the need to make a thread and vent about it on bboy.org kinda... undermines those 1.5 respect points you have below your avatar.......


maybe youre just starting? a lot of beginners are awfully sensitive to comments of people who dont even matter.... i strongly believe it's mostly an egotistical issue... that, even though you know those people dont know what theyre talking about, it bothers you because they think youre worse, when in reality, you know youre not. it's ok, it's natural, but try to overcome that belief/mindset; it's not good.

[Bboy-Supreme]

Originally Posted by BbOyJeOpArDy well... i think it's kinda whack that you are actually CARING about what they say.... i mean, i'd understand if you got annoyed by what they were saying, but the fact that you feel the need to make a thread and vent about it on bboy.org kinda... undermines those 1.5 respect points you have below your avatar....... maybe youre just starting? a lot of beginners are awfully sensitive to comments of people who dont even matter.... i strongly believe it's mostly an egotistical issue... that, even though you know those people dont know what theyre talking about, it bothers you because they think youre worse, when in reality, you know youre not. it's ok, it's natural, but try to overcome that belief/mindset; it's not good.

I understand what ur saying man, for me i think i just needed 2 get people's views on it and see what they say about it, but i was kinda annoyed...
And when u begin to go in2 people just beginning you can say this is my first time performing in front of people. I know it isn't the same but it's almost there.

[Scaraken]

First off, let's not rip on each other for what threads we make because seriously, what ELSE does bboy.org talk about? 8)

I moved to a private school this term, and everybody there is a pro singer/dancer/basically everything and ALWAYS feel the need to outstrip me, whatever it is. There are about 4 bgirls I know there, and they say I'm pretty good, but everybody else, when they see us breaking, they say stuff like "I learned ballet for 9 years. If -I- learned breakdancing, -I- could do that."