[Dj Juice]

Yo,

I'm new to this forum and I wanted to know whether fellow breakers think that glowstringing (yes, glowsticks are involved) has any potential to become more popular like breaking has in recent years.

Below are three vids of what I'm talking about. Please give feedback on what you think of this new form of dance that's emerging. The first vid is very long, like 20 minutes, so please be patient.

Check 'em out! They're pretty good examlpes of what's going on:

TT2 - Tekno Turtles

SP vs. DC Battle (Crazy kids from Texas)

Dj Juice (me)

GyralAuroras.com - This shit is HOT

If you like what you see, check out GyralAuroras.com for Tutorials http://www.GyralAuroras.com

Peace,

and P.S. - please DON'T confuse it with raving. It's called POI

StarRizer

[Aura]

There's really no comparison. You can break with glowsticks to add flavor, but really they're completely different from each other. I don't think it'll ever be a movement as big as hip hop.

Breaking is a part of the hip hop movement.

Glowsticking is a part of raving, a part of the culture of raving. (whether you sub catagorize it is still part of it) and raving could be considered (or soon to be) considered a movement with glowsticking stringing along as part of it.

[Mistah P]

Before everyone comes and argues, fronts, and bitches at each other about it, I'ma get in my opinion that both dances are dope, tho I'll aways be biased towards and lovin bboyin

[Mistah P]

By the way, that last clip is DOPE .. I didn't watch the other ones because they were too big, but haha yeh the last one's real nice .. he didn't really move that much though =/ don't poistas usually dance while they do shit?

[Dj Juice]

Glowsticking is a part of raving, a part of the culture of raving. (whether you sub catagorize it is still part of it) and raving could be considered (or soon to be) considered a movement with glowsticking stringing along as part of it.

This is very true. Both Dances are a lot different, and arose from different music genres; yet, both are still a part of the underground dance movement, which I think is exploding with new things each and everyday.

I would compare glowstringing almost to skateboarding or tap dancing, because it involves using tools to convey the art, whereas breakers utilize nothing but their bodies.

But I also think that breaking and glowstringing and are similar in the way that they both require a certain level of athleticism to carry out certain moves. Some of the moves in the vids I posted are utterly Jedi. Only certain people with unique body types can accomplish complicated moves.

By the way, that last clip is DOPE .. I didn't watch the other ones because they were too big, but haha yeh the last one's real nice .. he didn't really move that much though =/ don't poistas usually dance while they do shit?

Yeah that's the chicago style. They're known standing in one place and doing all kinds of complicated wraps and shit. If you wanna see POI DANCING at it's best, however, you'll have to watch either the SP vs. DC battle or the Tekno Tutles compilation. Those guys are fuckin' sick.

Thanks for the feedback guys

Peace,

StarRizer

[STIFF_UK]

You're joking right?

Poi?
New???

PMSL ! ! !

And no - there is NO chance that an ofshoot of a Samoan fertility dance, Maori weapon, or Maui foodstuff (pick whichever origin suits you best) is EVER going to be comparable to bboying, and done by the same kind of people.

They are NOTHING like eachother.


I mean, yea, if you'd mentioned poi directly then fine - but you didn't.
You mentioned "glowstringing" - there is NO reason for glowstick-poi other than raving.
If you wanna talk about REAL poi, be it 1, 2, 3 or 4 ball versions - then don't come at it from a BLATANT raver slant - because that is ALL the glowsticks are.

If you want night time - then fire is the way - the traditional way - and by FAR the most impressive.

Don't bother versing it with bboying though - you might as well compare bboying to throwing boomerangs or hula if you wanna do that.

[bboy MuRo]

there nothing like each other, but when i started learning how to break i was praticing breakdancing, but now, i pretty much mastered glowstringing

[AzNbReAkA]

heres what the media thinkz right now, and trust me, both dances have and always will be pretty nig

breakdancing is when u spin on ur heads

raving is when you get high on that extacy and the lights goo woooooaaaa-ish

haha

what i think bout both the dances though? bboyin is dope as hell, and i cant say much bout ravin cuz i never really got the feel of the real shit

[electron]

i'm just gonna second aura

and not say much else , because i'm SO FAR BIASED towards hip hop and breaking, and SO don't get the raver scene , that anything i'd say would come across as a diss towards another culture... and it's not that i don't like it, i just don't understand ( and don't really like beats past , say, 120 bpm)

it takes a really dedicated person to break- or at least, to be a good bboy. It looks like poi is slightly less damaging to your body, although not simple in the least... for what it's worth , which really isn't much
that might just mean that the poi dancers are smarter than we are , because they're NOT daily practicing something that is known for spraining fingers, displacing bones, andripping muscles apart !

[Dj Juice]

it takes a really dedicated person to break- or at least, to be a good bboy. It looks like poi is slightly less damaging to your body, although not simple in the least... for what it's worth , which really isn't much

True, but it's still hard as hell. Hitting yourself in the eye with a glowstick or slapping your knuckles and balls with glowsticks when it's cold outside isn't exactly LESS damaging than bboy-ing

there nothing like each other, but when i started learning how to break i was praticing breakdancing, but now, i pretty much mastered glowstringing

being sarcastic I suppose?

And no - there is NO chance that an ofshoot of a Samoan fertility dance, Maori weapon, or Maui foodstuff (pick whichever origin suits you best) is EVER going to be comparable to bboying, and done by the same kind of people.

well, howcome both kinds of dance are hosted at raves?

I mean, yea, if you'd mentioned poi directly then fine - but you didn't. You mentioned "glowstringing" - there is NO reason for glowstick-poi other than raving. If you wanna talk about REAL poi, be it 1, 2, 3 or 4 ball versions - then don't come at it from a BLATANT raver slant - because that is ALL the glowsticks are. If you want night time - then fire is the way - the traditional way - and by FAR the most impressive. Don't bother versing it with bboying though - you might as well compare bboying to throwing boomerangs or hula if you wanna do that.

You obviously haven't seen the vids yet

[Bboy Got Skillz]

Yeah glowstringing is hot but i dont think it'll get up as popular as breakin n bboyin. AzNbReAkA: raving is when you get high on that extacy and the lights goo woooooaaaa-ish < lol
But still mad props 2 the people in dat clip man. Keep doin whatcha doin.


Peace

[*PiRho*]

glowstick or glowstring or whatever the hell you call that stupid shit is gay as fuck.


that damn hippie, raver bullshit went out years ago. they need to burn all glowsticks and the memories with them.


stick to real shit, not some fake wannabe raver crap.
damn hippies.

[Mistah P]

10 bucks says this thread turns into another 10 page debate/argument/flame war

[Bboy Got Skillz]

Yeah glowstringing is hot but i dont think it'll get up as popular as breakin n bboyin. AzNbReAkA: raving is when you get high on that extacy and the lights goo woooooaaaa-ish < lol
But still mad props 2 the people in dat clip man. Keep doin whatcha doin.


Peace

[ConceivedInHell]

popular as breakin n bboyin.

...wow, u mean there they're different!