| The flare breakdance movement is one aspect of | | | | work their way up to doing the more advanced |
| the genre that has attracted many dancers and | | | | movements. |
| wanna-be dancers in recent years. This is a move | | | | Most advanced flare breakdance movements are |
| that looks cool when performed by professionals, | | | | performed more from a handstand position with |
| but it is one of those that look much simpler than | | | | the arms stretched down to the ground and the |
| it actually is to perform. | | | | legs rotating around in circles, pointing up toward |
| What is a Flare? | | | | the ceiling. You still have to rotate the weight of |
| The original movements of flare breakdance can | | | | your body from one arm to another to keep it |
| be traced back to a movement performed by | | | | going. |
| professional male gymnasts on the pommel horse. | | | | Expert breakers can even do this with their |
| The pommel horse is an apparatus that is very | | | | forearms on the ground, rather than their hands! |
| similar to a horse saddle in shape but it is more | | | | Obviously, flare breakdance movements require a |
| like a square with legs. Gymnasts hold their bodies | | | | lot of upper body strength, but you also need |
| on top of the horse by their arms and swing their | | | | very strong core muscles. You rely upon your |
| legs around it without letting them touch. | | | | abs, buttocks, thighs, and back to keep the |
| Gymnasts originally named the flare after the | | | | motion going strong and keep your body up off |
| man who was originally believed to have created | | | | the ground. You are holding the weight of your |
| the movement, but it has become one of the | | | | body on one arm at a time, so it will become |
| biggest crowd-pleasers for breakdancers who | | | | easier as you build up strength. |
| know how to perform it on the floor. | | | | Learning to Flare breakdance |
| Basically, the flare breakdance move is performed | | | | Obviously, flare breakdance movements are not |
| by placing your hands palm down on the floor on | | | | very easy to learn on your own. You need to |
| each side of your body and then swinging your | | | | observe very closely the finer details of how |
| legs so they stay up off of the floor, rotating the | | | | professionals perform this. For instance, when you |
| weight of your body from one arm to another | | | | place your hands at your sides before going into a |
| while your legs swing around your body. They can | | | | flare you should have your hands pointing out |
| never touch the floor! | | | | away from your body, not in toward you. |
| Types of Flares. | | | | Once you get a good look at a professional doing |
| The basic form of a flare was performed down | | | | flare breakdance movements, you have to spend |
| on the ground, much like a gymnast would do it | | | | tons of time practicing the movement and |
| on the pommel horse but without the horse | | | | strengthening every muscle in your body. |
| beneath you. There are so many variations of | | | | That close analysis of form is best achieved by |
| much more advanced forms of flare breakdance | | | | purchasing online video tutorials that allow you to |
| movements. Majority of the beginners start | | | | see some of the best breakers in the business |
| learning to do flares on the ground, before they | | | | flaring up close and personal. |