UNITED BROOKLYN UPROCKS

Name and Address:
*BREAKING IN STYLE est. 79*
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Contact: BREAK EASY (B.I.S.)
Email: Wepaman@aol.com

Business Description:
Web Page on Rocking and Breaking History

"UP-ROCK IS BACK ON THE HIP HOP SCENE"

NEW YORK - Two Organizations, "Dynasty Rockers" and "Incredible Rock * With * Style Production Co." are each actively keeping cultural dance alive in the eyes of inner city youths! With a positive mission in mind, former members of various Brooklyn dance groups united to form "Dynasty Rockers", lead by Ralph Casanova, a.k.a. "King Uprock", and "Incredible RWS Production", lead by Charlie Santos, a.k.a. "Charlie Uprock." The two organizations are names from Old School Rocking Crews. Each have veterans who promote and exhibit their techniques in Uprock. Each organization is for the preservation of UpRock within Hip Hop Dance Culture, of which B-Boyin is a part of. "UpRocking", the term didn't evolve until the late Seventies because of confusion with Rock fanatics at Jams. "Rocking" as it is originally called is part of the "Rock and Soul Funk Era." Uprocking was developed by one man "Rubberband", Bushwick, NYC. He developed the dance with jerks and freestyle in the 70's. It was the Contribution of another "Apache", who incorporated the Hand gestures to humiliate his opponent, Known as "Burns".

The Original B-Boy generation consists of classic B-Boys, Boogaloo (Poppers), Lockers, Rockers, MC's, Beat Boxers, DJ's and Graffitti Writers. Individually some of these dance forms have been around, until 1974, when a defined name entitled "Hip Hop" was derived by Afrika Bambaattaa. Hip Hop united all of these different elements. Rocking is one dance that has been developing in the late 60's before any of these dances were even united under "Hip Hop."

If we did not have Rockers back in the late 60's we would not have the break dancers, (media's term), today. Breakin' now reappears in the streets and clubs of New York City as it did in the early 80's. From the beginning, Uprock "Jerks", "Burns", and "Freestyle" were and are the three main movements used in this dance art form, and is still being used in today's B-Boying. The modified Uprock in Breakin' is called Toprock. Where breakin' is done solo the "Uprock" dance involves two or more dancers, single or as a team, dancing alternatively or simultaneously, performing what is called a dance battle. When Uprocking, you must use a combination of different body movements/jerks, along with hand gestures/burns and foot shuffling and turns/freestyle while keeping in pace with the music. Uprock, unlike breaking, which involves spins or powermoves, is more in sync with the "break" of a record. Uprocking does have many similar "Down Rocking", (known as Boing Oing) to others, that breakers use. Uprocking the downrocking part soon evolved to become "B-Boyin", which the Bronx took to the next level with the addition of spins. Each Organization contributes their own dance history and style in Rocking, they add just the right amount of flavor that keeps us in beat with the Hip-Hop dance scene. -BREAK EASY-

Further Details and Links to Rockers and B-Boy Crews
. Brooklyn Uprock Links .