I'm going to try to address everything I didn't in the previous practice. Prabu talking about Town Tavern, I dunno. I keep blowing off his Faded Industry shit, but I think I need to concentrate on getting to NY.
It was a great practice to roll to NY on. I just started trying shit again. It felt great, I've been in the lab on the basic power tip but the creative trick lab is way more interesting. I hit mill > shoulder halo > halo > pose cleanly. Working on some other applications for shoulder bouncing up.
Tuesday
Three parts of my practice today:
1. Dre Live breakdown step creation / variation or switching steps in a number step pattern and drill both ways. I think this is the best way for me now to drill footwork.
2. Run routines whenever all necessary players are there. I have a couple in the book and may make some more tonight. I should run the stunt first then dance leading up to / after it.
3. Practice power moves cleanly. Rest a bit more each combo, if a combo is missed in the slightest I have two more turns to make it right. If I make a combo, take half rest and go one to the next one.
I totally missed 2 and 3, just totally. Vee came through to practice! and it was all cypher like but I was still able to think about my footwork in terms of the first note. Not as much step reversal as I would have liked, but I was able to think clearly about move patterns and repeat segments without running them. Prabu came mad late, but that was actually a good look because he's fresh and we need to keep up with him. This practice was hella fun and relevant even though I didn't get to follow my agenda. Everyone looking really good by the way, Vee was proper and Stealth and Warren surprised me mad times with power sets extended and clean. Some interesting flow and move decisions going on.
1. Dre Live breakdown step creation / variation or switching steps in a number step pattern and drill both ways. I think this is the best way for me now to drill footwork.
2. Run routines whenever all necessary players are there. I have a couple in the book and may make some more tonight. I should run the stunt first then dance leading up to / after it.
3. Practice power moves cleanly. Rest a bit more each combo, if a combo is missed in the slightest I have two more turns to make it right. If I make a combo, take half rest and go one to the next one.
I totally missed 2 and 3, just totally. Vee came through to practice! and it was all cypher like but I was still able to think about my footwork in terms of the first note. Not as much step reversal as I would have liked, but I was able to think clearly about move patterns and repeat segments without running them. Prabu came mad late, but that was actually a good look because he's fresh and we need to keep up with him. This practice was hella fun and relevant even though I didn't get to follow my agenda. Everyone looking really good by the way, Vee was proper and Stealth and Warren surprised me mad times with power sets extended and clean. Some interesting flow and move decisions going on.
Sunday
Going to practice today and applying Dre Live's drill mentality to footwork and try my damnedest to end power cleanly and on beat.
No power, my hamstring is still kinda hurt up from that stupid split. I kept it light and rolled through some tops and footwork drills with Lillian and Florentin. That was good, I don't normally chill with them during practice. Lillian is a pretty quick study, not sure how much Kim taught her. She's also small, so that's going to help her big time. Honestly, she could throw some ill moves in time. Florentin knows how to dance and is starting to find his own way in bboying. I've spent so much time being a student, learning and drilling as a teacher can be equally if not more beneficial. You get to go over things you already know, but it's not as stale as when you're drilling by yourself. I came up with some genuinely new steps for me: freakin a 4 step, but the last 4 steps in a 6 step then sweep. Other things too, Flo obviously been looking at Storm fundamentals so it was good to adlib using his steez. Fun light practice.
No power, my hamstring is still kinda hurt up from that stupid split. I kept it light and rolled through some tops and footwork drills with Lillian and Florentin. That was good, I don't normally chill with them during practice. Lillian is a pretty quick study, not sure how much Kim taught her. She's also small, so that's going to help her big time. Honestly, she could throw some ill moves in time. Florentin knows how to dance and is starting to find his own way in bboying. I've spent so much time being a student, learning and drilling as a teacher can be equally if not more beneficial. You get to go over things you already know, but it's not as stale as when you're drilling by yourself. I came up with some genuinely new steps for me: freakin a 4 step, but the last 4 steps in a 6 step then sweep. Other things too, Flo obviously been looking at Storm fundamentals so it was good to adlib using his steez. Fun light practice.
Title Town with Get'em Gump
Cool DJ, so I am summoned. Hopefully the crew comes through. What to wear, what to wear?
Get'em Gump didn't play (just chillin at the event), but Jay Malls was there to hold it down on the decks. Dre Live was there and he was doing what he does. Had a good deal of fun dancing and got waaaay too sweaty. Dre Live still rocking hard and imparted some knowledge to us about training. He also invited us to chill with him for a min in Ohio. Dre talks a lot, but unlike most people that talk a lot there's so much substance and gab driven wit I didn't bounce on him. I'm really tired.
Thursday with an Early Show
Rocking a show with Extra and Stealth. Hope to rock out some new power I've acquired. I came up with two easy commando routines (Stealth in, X in). I hope the space is dope! After the show it's practice time son, hopefully. If I get back in time, I'd work on mainly mill > shoulder > halo, airflares and popping. Yes!
Oh man, the show was terrible. I mean so bad that I needed to go immediately to practice without passing go; however I did collect $50. If there wasn't a UC practice after that I would've been stewing for a while. Practice was fun, because of my ill advised split at the show no air flare practice. I did do mill > shoulder > halo, but I can't do it on command yet. There was a good deal of popping too! Matt Limm told me to get more out of each hit by maintaining the pose for a bit longer. He also said for practice I double up on hits in the same pose and think primarily about the pose.
Oh man, the show was terrible. I mean so bad that I needed to go immediately to practice without passing go; however I did collect $50. If there wasn't a UC practice after that I would've been stewing for a while. Practice was fun, because of my ill advised split at the show no air flare practice. I did do mill > shoulder > halo, but I can't do it on command yet. There was a good deal of popping too! Matt Limm told me to get more out of each hit by maintaining the pose for a bit longer. He also said for practice I double up on hits in the same pose and think primarily about the pose.
Gymsport Returns For Real
Stealth and yours truly hit the gymnasium.
I had a bit of fun there! I did feel extra black and suspect there, but hey it's a mostly white establishment and we are strangers to them. The skills always speak for themselves, mid way the lady was more or less speaking at us putting feelers out on if we would teach bboying at the spot. I looked into ground with the, "nigga i'm trying to practice" face. Highlights: cartwheel > side flip (limbs extended), mill > elbow (couldn't pop it to the 2000 but i'm almost in the right position!). Having no shoes kinda messed me up until I got use to it, but Puma Baskets please!
I had a bit of fun there! I did feel extra black and suspect there, but hey it's a mostly white establishment and we are strangers to them. The skills always speak for themselves, mid way the lady was more or less speaking at us putting feelers out on if we would teach bboying at the spot. I looked into ground with the, "nigga i'm trying to practice" face. Highlights: cartwheel > side flip (limbs extended), mill > elbow (couldn't pop it to the 2000 but i'm almost in the right position!). Having no shoes kinda messed me up until I got use to it, but Puma Baskets please!
Tuesday
I want to get a hard practice in. Whatever.
Pretty good practice, I hit some moves but I crashed nearly 80% of my sets :( Plus we had some photo shoot thing with this journalist sitting in. Just distractions, but that made it hard to dance for a while. Highlight: close to shoulder bump > halo (need to keep the legs wide)
Saturday
Fadeski. Got some moves in at Classic Material. Participated in a soul train line. Stabbed a bunch of people, shook off my knife and put it back in the left leg sheath. Went to the after hours and chilled for a hot minute. Good times, nothing too crazy.
Salsa perhaps? Maybe a power hour? Definitely Newtron party late.
If it ends up being too much I'll just cut out the power hour. I'm taking a new stance on lessons. I always thought since I had no teachers early in bboying you had to go it alone in other styles too. Whatever, so hopefully this will be the first of more regular classes. Need to peep what Ollie is doing, I enjoyed his Sweat set.
I missed my man Ollie, but there were mad heads at his party so it was ok. I finally got some fundamentals of salsa and merengue. Now that I got some confidence about the vocabulary I can interject some latin ideas into my tops. Good fun and good dancing.
Thursday
CMU session to go over routines!
No one there but Lillian, SwifD, Bowser and I. Then Chuck brought some of his heads. I had a really good practice. Warmed up with some tops and then went into further defining my routine ideas. I'm really glad heads weren't there, it prevented me from teaching the material prematurely. When I put my ideas into motion I realized that Devon can't yet do the movement required and that Teena is the logical choice as partner. Really have my ideas together. I got one full routine, a few commando ideas and an outline. OMG halo > headbridge tap > halo, an idea to keep. But at practice, I focused on headspins and trying to get that shoulder > halo move. I think I can get into headspins regularly from standing and that is helping with my headspin > 90 attempts. I did it pretty decently today like headspin x2 > 90 :). Still having problems with mill > headspin, I thought I had it down pat doing drills? Good stuff though.
No one there but Lillian, SwifD, Bowser and I. Then Chuck brought some of his heads. I had a really good practice. Warmed up with some tops and then went into further defining my routine ideas. I'm really glad heads weren't there, it prevented me from teaching the material prematurely. When I put my ideas into motion I realized that Devon can't yet do the movement required and that Teena is the logical choice as partner. Really have my ideas together. I got one full routine, a few commando ideas and an outline. OMG halo > headbridge tap > halo, an idea to keep. But at practice, I focused on headspins and trying to get that shoulder > halo move. I think I can get into headspins regularly from standing and that is helping with my headspin > 90 attempts. I did it pretty decently today like headspin x2 > 90 :). Still having problems with mill > headspin, I thought I had it down pat doing drills? Good stuff though.
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