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B-boys are Everywhere . . .Shhhh it’s a Secret!!

B-boy Twist

Fun-filled, fantasy-finding revellers were stopped in their tracks - astride their hay stacks - as Leed’s Blood Masterz Crew ripped the fields apart and blew the wellies off 2010’s Secret Gardeners!

Recognising the break-beat call of Masterz’ boom-box at the Secret Garden Party, b-boys from every corner crept out of the woodwork and raided the lino. One such b-boy stole the limelight stunning both Masterz and audience with his raw skills. Dancing for the love and not for the glory, he slipped away as surreptitiously as he had arrived. By the time his identity had been established, Lee (Soul Mavericks) had stolen back into the bustling crowd and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

On the 4^th and final day dance group Swing Patrol challenged Masterz to a dance-off on the aptly titled “Dance Off” stage.

2-on-2 b-boying routines vs swing couples, b-girls vs swing girls. The b-boys answered Swing Patrol’s charleston, balboa, blues, dips, flips, shuffles and slides with top-rock, battle-rock, footwork, freezes, mills, 90’s and halos.

When the Patrol thought they had the Masterz out-mastered, the breakers showed them the door. As the DJ switched between old-school breaks and electro swing, Masterz propositioned and appropriated swing partners. Patrolling the beat . . . the Patrol’s ladies in-tow . . . the audience broke into rapturous applause and standing ovation.

As the sun set on an epic four days the b-boys wandered the campsites and arenas searching for jams. The music, having ended for Sunday, left the Secret Gardeners at a loss for entertainment.

Leading the party, Masterz danced to the beat of the drumming circles and took the chants of the crowd with them wherever they went. Throughout the night they moved discreetly from jam to jam spreading their vibe.

B-girl Battles - A Catch-22?

Established UK b-girls tend not to enter b-girl battles. In their opinion “the standard of competition in the UK battles is consistently poor”.

B-boying is a male dominated dance form - the common misconception in breaking is that b-girls only break for as long as it takes to find a b-boy boyfriend. B-girls want recognition and respect for their skills on the dance floor. They continually feel they have to go to great lengths to prove themselves and respect for b-girls, from both sexes, is notoriously hard won.

Established b-girls, not wanting to be segregated or sidelined by the boys, only throw-down in the B-BOY battles.  Many of the newer b-girls, however, are anxious about competing against boys. They feel more confident battling girls. 

All breakers improve with challenge. To be the best, you have to compete with the best. Is this lack of compromise a catch 22, a no-win situation? After all, no b-girl wants to be a BIG fish in a small pond.

Two possible ways to go:

Good b-girls consistently enter the b-girl battles, upping the stakes and making the competitions worthwhile.

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Scrap single sex breaking battles. The b-girls intimidated by the b-boys will just have to stop complaining and start dancing!