01-23 Breakin' it down
Sunday
This damn cold is coming back a bit… No talking for me today.
Today there was some sort of X-games type of festival down in Wellington. Being the intrepid explorers that we were, we wandered downtown to check it out. The main draw for us was a breakdancing competition, but we were pleasantly surprised with everything else there as well.
They had a large stage set up and some local bands playing. I didn’t particularly care for any of them, as they did their best to sound American anyway. I saw a lot of punk teenagers running around (apparently they didn’t get the memo that Punk is out, hip hop is in). There was a large ramp set up for idiots to go off of and land in the water, although I think we missed that part.
BUST A MOVE: The break dancing competition itself was a sight to see. I have always enjoyed watching b-boys as they’re called put their moves out, battle style, to the other b-boys and girls. I was surprised to see a group of girls in the competition—they held their own but couldn’t touch the skill of some of the guys on the floor.
The format was interesting. If you’ve never seen a breakdancing battle before, it’s basically just like that episode of South Park, “You got served!” One dancer will go up to the other, maybe talk some shit, but he does most of his smack talking with his moves. They’ll do crazy spins, footwork, and freezes (where they pause in a contorted position for a second), and based on crowd response, that’s how good their moves are. Then the other person will respond in kind, usually trying to one-up the previous dancer.
What we saw was nothing short of amazing, but they weren’t the best breakers I’ve ever seen. The group that eventually won had some good talent on there, and provoked a lot of “Oh smack!” type comments from the crowd.
I felt crappy after that and wandered back, but it was a good time nonetheless.
--P
This damn cold is coming back a bit… No talking for me today.
Today there was some sort of X-games type of festival down in Wellington. Being the intrepid explorers that we were, we wandered downtown to check it out. The main draw for us was a breakdancing competition, but we were pleasantly surprised with everything else there as well.
They had a large stage set up and some local bands playing. I didn’t particularly care for any of them, as they did their best to sound American anyway. I saw a lot of punk teenagers running around (apparently they didn’t get the memo that Punk is out, hip hop is in). There was a large ramp set up for idiots to go off of and land in the water, although I think we missed that part.
BUST A MOVE: The break dancing competition itself was a sight to see. I have always enjoyed watching b-boys as they’re called put their moves out, battle style, to the other b-boys and girls. I was surprised to see a group of girls in the competition—they held their own but couldn’t touch the skill of some of the guys on the floor.
The format was interesting. If you’ve never seen a breakdancing battle before, it’s basically just like that episode of South Park, “You got served!” One dancer will go up to the other, maybe talk some shit, but he does most of his smack talking with his moves. They’ll do crazy spins, footwork, and freezes (where they pause in a contorted position for a second), and based on crowd response, that’s how good their moves are. Then the other person will respond in kind, usually trying to one-up the previous dancer.
What we saw was nothing short of amazing, but they weren’t the best breakers I’ve ever seen. The group that eventually won had some good talent on there, and provoked a lot of “Oh smack!” type comments from the crowd.
I felt crappy after that and wandered back, but it was a good time nonetheless.
--P
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