Windmill
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Step 1: Kneeling on the ground, plant your left elbow firmly into your stomach and hold your right arm a foot in front of your face. Lean forward, placing your hands on the ground and keeping your elbow in your stomach, so that your weight is mostly distributed into your left forearm. Straighten your knees, and spread your legs outward and behind you. This is the setup position.
Step 2: Keeping your hands on the ground, raise your left leg as far as you can behind you and bend your left knee. Your face should be pushed downward, close to the ground.
Step 3: Kick your right leg up and to the right as hard as you can, then swing your left leg parallel to the ground under your right leg. As your left leg is swinging, push off the ground with your hands and roll over your left shoulder. The momentum of your legs will continue to pull you over your shoulder and onto your upper-back. Slightly tuck your chin into your chest during this motion.
Step 4: With your arms still in their original positions and your legs in the air, swing your right leg as hard as you can under your left, rotating your upper body from your upper-back to your right shoulder. Swing your hands to the right as the ground approaches, preparing to plant your left elbow back in to your stomach as you continue to rotate.
Step 5: As your legs continue to swing, rotate from your shoulder onto your hands. You should end in a similar pose to the setup position, with your legs raised in the air behind you and your head close to touching the ground.. Push off from the ground as hard as you can so that your lower body is raised as high in the air as possible. Swing your left leg under your right, and rotate your upper body from your hands, to your shoulder, and onto your upper-back.
Step 6: Continue rotating your weight from your arms, to left-shoulder, to upper back, to right shoulder, to arms, alternately swinging your legs under each other. As you swing your legs, swing them harder and harder, so that you gain momentum and increase speed.
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Step 1: Kneeling on the ground, plant your left elbow firmly into your stomach and hold your right arm a foot in front of your face. Lean forward, placing your hands on the ground and keeping your elbow in your stomach, so that your weight is mostly distributed into your left forearm. Straighten your knees, and spread your legs outward and behind you. This is the setup position.
Step 2: Keeping your hands on the ground, raise your left leg as far as you can behind you and bend your left knee. Your face should be pushed downward, close to the ground.
Step 3: Kick your right leg up and to the right as hard as you can, then swing your left leg parallel to the ground under your right leg. As your left leg is swinging, push off the ground with your hands and roll over your left shoulder. The momentum of your legs will continue to pull you over your shoulder and onto your upper-back. Slightly tuck your chin into your chest during this motion.
Step 4: With your arms still in their original positions and your legs in the air, swing your right leg as hard as you can under your left, rotating your upper body from your upper-back to your right shoulder. Swing your hands to the right as the ground approaches, preparing to plant your left elbow back in to your stomach as you continue to rotate.
Step 5: As your legs continue to swing, rotate from your shoulder onto your hands. You should end in a similar pose to the setup position, with your legs raised in the air behind you and your head close to touching the ground.. Push off from the ground as hard as you can so that your lower body is raised as high in the air as possible. Swing your left leg under your right, and rotate your upper body from your hands, to your shoulder, and onto your upper-back.
Step 6: Continue rotating your weight from your arms, to left-shoulder, to upper back, to right shoulder, to arms, alternately swinging your legs under each other. As you swing your legs, swing them harder and harder, so that you gain momentum and increase speed.
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Flare
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A Flare is a breakdancing power move borrowed from gymnastics. When performing the move, a dancer spreads their legs and whips them around their body in continuous circles, using only their hands to keep them above ground. This move is often seen in men's floor routines and on the pommel horse. The below directions are for performing counterclockwise flares.
Step 1: Start with your legs spread between two and two-and-a-half times your shoulder width, with your left foot about six inches behind your right foot.
Step 2:
Turn your body ninety degrees to the right, "cocking" your body to prepare for a spin.
Step 3:
Spin your body to the left and downward, putting your left hand six inches in front of your left foot.
Step 4:
Pushing your weight into your left arm, swing your left leg from left to right behind you, parallel to the ground, as if you were sweeping your leg behind you to kick your right ankle. This kick is the driving force of the flare, and it is important it is made with as much force as possible.
Step 5: Before your sweeping left kick reaches your right leg, kick that leg straight up as hard as you can, as if you were trying to knee yourself in the face. Make sure that your legs are still spread and very straight. Your right kick you be strong enough so that your pelvis is horizontal with your head.
Step 6: Swing your left leg under your right leg, pushing all your weight into your left arm.
Step 7: As soon as you make your right kick, throw you right hand behind you, so that it is shoulder-width from and even with your other arm and you can support your weight on both hands.
Step 8: With both legs spread in the air, lean your weight onto your right arm, and swing your right leg under your left leg as your left hand swings over your body, back to the location you first placed them in during step 3. You should now be in a push-up position with both legs spread and suspended above the air.
Step 9: Lean back onto your left hand, swinging your left leg parallel to the ground towards your right leg, using the established momentum to carry you around the circle.
Step 10: Continue swinging counterclockwise, alternating your balance from arm to arm as you swing your legs around you.
Caution:
Quick Tips:
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Step 1: Start with your legs spread between two and two-and-a-half times your shoulder width, with your left foot about six inches behind your right foot.
Step 2:
Turn your body ninety degrees to the right, "cocking" your body to prepare for a spin.
Step 3:
Spin your body to the left and downward, putting your left hand six inches in front of your left foot.
Step 4:
Pushing your weight into your left arm, swing your left leg from left to right behind you, parallel to the ground, as if you were sweeping your leg behind you to kick your right ankle. This kick is the driving force of the flare, and it is important it is made with as much force as possible.
Step 5: Before your sweeping left kick reaches your right leg, kick that leg straight up as hard as you can, as if you were trying to knee yourself in the face. Make sure that your legs are still spread and very straight. Your right kick you be strong enough so that your pelvis is horizontal with your head.
Step 6: Swing your left leg under your right leg, pushing all your weight into your left arm.
Step 7: As soon as you make your right kick, throw you right hand behind you, so that it is shoulder-width from and even with your other arm and you can support your weight on both hands.
Step 8: With both legs spread in the air, lean your weight onto your right arm, and swing your right leg under your left leg as your left hand swings over your body, back to the location you first placed them in during step 3. You should now be in a push-up position with both legs spread and suspended above the air.
Step 9: Lean back onto your left hand, swinging your left leg parallel to the ground towards your right leg, using the established momentum to carry you around the circle.
Step 10: Continue swinging counterclockwise, alternating your balance from arm to arm as you swing your legs around you.
Caution:
- Breakdancing can be dangerous and painful. Be sure to wear protective equipment when necessary (knee pads, elbow hads, helmets), and be ready to get banged up while practicing.
Quick Tips:
- Flares are considered an advanced move, even for gymnasts, and can take months to master. If you want to learn faster, find members of your local breakdancing community and ask for help. Dancers are often willing to help beginners out.
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