What is the thing with Old school

sognabreaker · 04:58 PM

Hello, I was wondering was is the thing about Old school, people keep talking about it, but what is it, are there special steps that are called old school?

sognabreaker · 05:00 PM

yes, have you never heard people say that´s old school?

StylistiC-SMiLeY · 03-22-2008, 04:55 PM

Oldschool maybe?

sognabreaker · 03-22-2008, 04:56 PM

oh yeah, offcourse I ment oldschool:P Thanks mate.
What is the think with oldschool then?

Bboy.JP · 03-22-2008, 05:02 PM

oldschool means that it used to be done a long time ago, I think. please someone correct me if I'm wrong

sognabreaker · 03-22-2008, 05:05 PM

Like the first breakers?

B-BoyKasper · 03-22-2008, 05:08 PM

yeah, like oldschool breaking style, IMO oldschool style might mean simple/cleaner looking tops and footwork with a more uprocky looking flavour. I dunno whenver i watch old bboy videos the only difference is there tops look so 80's lol and the sets are much simpler then some of the sets you might see in things like Hong10's stuff.

sognabreaker · 03-22-2008, 05:09 PM

aha

I wanna learn more of the old school:P It sounds cool

B-BoyKasper · 03-22-2008, 05:20 PM

Yeah its more of a style, i guess...

sognabreaker · 03-22-2008, 05:35 PM

Cool

Then I should learn some old school

TuanAnh · 03-22-2008, 07:37 PM

i'm focusing on that too. oldschool bboys have flava man. it's not only style only, they also coordinate with the music. a lot of oldschool bboys will mention hitting the beats, dancing to the music, and combination with style/flava. lots of them end in a chair freeze or a bridge with one leg on top of the other. that's what i'm gonna try to master in bboying right now.

Examples

Toprock > Footwork > Swipes > Backspin > Chairfreeze
Toprock > Footwork > Windmills/Flares > Bridge

NEMES1S · 03-22-2008, 11:23 PM

Also Lockin and Boogaloo are considered oldskool as well. I believe all bboys starting out should learn the oldskool first.

1. It usually is among the easiest of steps. I mean who is gonna start out doing airflares to halo combos?

2. It gives the beginner an appreciation of where bboyin came from and by learning those steps first they get a ..lack of better phrase.. 'hands on lesson of bboyin history'

3. ..and to me probably the most important..it helps them develope their own style....because later when they are concentrating on trying to get them buddha mills/halos/air traxx/1990's...they will already have developed a bit of style and will be able to incorporate it as they get better into making and creating their combinations for battle.

The funny thing is in my perspective growing up with 'oldskool' moves..it was always new and fresh stuff coming out/being thought up/ and shared with each other.

sognabreaker · 03-24-2008, 04:47 AM

Cool

Then we had a bit of history lesson aswell

Thanks

I´l try to make some of my steps cleaner so that they look more like old school style.

Bboy-J.v · 03-24-2008, 04:57 AM

Old school rules

Zulu Chibi · 03-24-2008, 05:05 AM

Learning locking and boogaloo aren't necessary for bboying. Those are different dances.

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sognabreaker Jacp breaker Respect: 1.5 Posts: 51 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Balestrand	What is the thing with Old school - 03-22-2008, 04:36 PM Hello, I was wondering was is the thing about Old school, people keep talking about it, but what is it, are there special steps that are called old school? Last edited by sognabreaker : 03-22-2008 at 04:58 PM.
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sognabreaker Jacp breaker Respect: 1.5 Posts: 51 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Balestrand	03-22-2008, 04:42 PM yes, have you never heard people say that´s old school? Last edited by sognabreaker : 03-22-2008 at 05:00 PM.
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sognabreaker Jacp breaker Respect: 1.5 Posts: 51 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Balestrand	03-22-2008, 04:56 PM oh yeah, offcourse I ment oldschool:P Thanks mate. What is the think with oldschool then?
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Bboy.JP Member Respect: 1 Posts: 237 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Beirut	03-22-2008, 05:02 PM oldschool means that it used to be done a long time ago, I think. please someone correct me if I'm wrong


sognabreaker Jacp breaker Respect: 1.5 Posts: 51 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Balestrand	03-22-2008, 05:05 PM Like the first breakers?
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B-BoyKasper BBOY INFINITY Respect: 2 Posts: 455 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto (GTA)	03-22-2008, 05:08 PM yeah, like oldschool breaking style, IMO oldschool style might mean simple/cleaner looking tops and footwork with a more uprocky looking flavour. I dunno whenver i watch old bboy videos the only difference is there tops look so 80's lol and the sets are much simpler then some of the sets you might see in things like Hong10's stuff.
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sognabreaker Jacp breaker Respect: 1.5 Posts: 51 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Balestrand	03-22-2008, 05:09 PM aha I wanna learn more of the old school:P It sounds cool
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B-BoyKasper BBOY INFINITY Respect: 2 Posts: 455 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto (GTA)	03-22-2008, 05:20 PM Yeah its more of a style, i guess...
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sognabreaker Jacp breaker Respect: 1.5 Posts: 51 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Balestrand	03-22-2008, 05:35 PM Cool Then I should learn some old school
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TuanAnh Bboy Type7 Respect: 2 Posts: 631 Join Date: Jun 2007	03-22-2008, 07:37 PM i'm focusing on that too. oldschool bboys have flava man. it's not only style only, they also coordinate with the music. a lot of oldschool bboys will mention hitting the beats, dancing to the music, and combination with style/flava. lots of them end in a chair freeze or a bridge with one leg on top of the other. that's what i'm gonna try to master in bboying right now. Examples Toprock > Footwork > Swipes > Backspin > Chairfreeze Toprock > Footwork > Windmills/Flares > Bridge


NEMES1S Member Respect: 2 Posts: 488 Join Date: Mar 2008	03-22-2008, 11:23 PM Also Lockin and Boogaloo are considered oldskool as well. I believe all bboys starting out should learn the oldskool first. 1. It usually is among the easiest of steps. I mean who is gonna start out doing airflares to halo combos? 2. It gives the beginner an appreciation of where bboyin came from and by learning those steps first they get a ..lack of better phrase.. 'hands on lesson of bboyin history' 3. ..and to me probably the most important..it helps them develope their own style....because later when they are concentrating on trying to get them buddha mills/halos/air traxx/1990's...they will already have developed a bit of style and will be able to incorporate it as they get better into making and creating their combinations for battle. The funny thing is in my perspective growing up with 'oldskool' moves..it was always new and fresh stuff coming out/being thought up/ and shared with each other.
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sognabreaker Jacp breaker Respect: 1.5 Posts: 51 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Balestrand	03-24-2008, 04:47 AM Cool Then we had a bit of history lesson aswell Thanks I´l try to make some of my steps cleaner so that they look more like old school style.
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Zulu Chibi Toprock is NOT a move Respect: 9.5 Posts: 2,082 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Diego	03-24-2008, 05:05 AM Learning locking and boogaloo aren't necessary for bboying. Those are different dances.
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