1. Just Freeze
Beginning break dancers can't wait to learn all the moves, steps and stunts of break dancing. One of the most popular moves of break dancing is the "freeze." A break dancing freeze is where the breaker just stops or "freezes" in a pose or position for several seconds and then moves right back into to the moves and steps in their routine. Some of these freeze movements take a great deal of practice and strength to pull off correctly. A good break dancer makes a freeze look really easy, but there's a little more to it than meets the eye.
2. Strong Breakers Do Better Freezes
Break dancers need to have strong arm, wrist and hand supports for doing freezes. In many of the freeze positions, the arm, wrist and one hand are supporting the weight of the entire body. This makes it very important for the break dancer to stay toned and physically fit if they want to incorporate freezes as a part of their routines.
3. Warm Up and Stretch Before You
Break dancers need to always warm up and stretch properly to avoid injuries. There's a great deal of pressure and strain put on the muscles while doing break dancing freezes and a good stretch and warm up can help avoid injuries.
4. Break Dancing Freezes Have Endless Creative Poses
Be creative with your freezes. Some of the break dance freeze movements are pretty well known. Others seem to just have been created as the break dancer choreographs his routine. Some of the known freeze movements are the "tripod freeze," the "turtle freeze," the "air freeze," the "ground freeze" and the "chair freeze." The tripod freeze sort of looks like the breaker has formed a human tripod with their knees resting on the elbows, while the hands support the body off the ground. The air freeze is where the breaker is going through their routine and suddenly just freezes with the body being supported by usually one arm and hand. The position of the body can be angled side ways or frozen in a variety of creative ways. The freeze is held for several seconds and then the breaker goes right back to their routine again. The chair freeze has many versions, but most have the hands and arms behind the back to support the body backwards up in the air to look like a posed chair. Break dancing freezes are creative and there's a new one developed all the time.
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