Freshers' Week; FREE Breakdance Class on Saturday 10th October

The Cambridge University Breakdance Club would like to welcome the freshers of 2008/09 and other students who have just signed up to the mailing list to the trial class which is happening this Saturday, on 10th October! NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF BREAKDANCING IS NECESSARY!

Come to School of Pythagoras, St. John's College at 4pm. Porters or students will be able to direct you, just ask them where the School of Pythagoras is. PLEASE DO NOT SAY YOU ARE COMING TO A CLASS!

We will give you a free class on basic footwork, as well as an induction on the culture behind breakdancing.

Clothing; anything loose, e.g. Tracksuits or baggy jeans, t-shirts, hoodies and trainers. Any accessories such as caps and armbands are more than welcome.

Bring £10/15 in case you want to become a member - if you feel that you want to continue classes, you will need to pay this annual fee. There will be membership forms you can fill in after the trial class.

Hope to see many of you there!

Classes and Training Sessions

Michaelmas Term 2009



Beginners Classes

None or little experience? You will receive teaching on basic footwork/techniques from an instructor.

Venue;
Saturdays, 4-5pm at School of Pythagoras, St. John’s College, followed by training session with the others.

Fee;
Free, however you must pay after your first class/at your second class for the academic year if you wish to attend classes regularly. See "fee" under 'labels' on the right hand side of this blog for details.

This term we hope to go for dinner out in town to follow the training session/beginners class when possible, as an opportunity to mix with members of the society.


Training sessions

There is more than just attending the class; training sessions are where you practice what you have learnt before and putting them into context, as well as learning off others of all levels.

Tuesdays from 7-9pm @ Hughes Hall College (advanced/show crew)
Thursdays from 8.15pm - 10.15pm @ School of Pythagoras, St. John’s College (all welcome)
Saturdays from 5-6pm after beginners class @ School of Pythagoras, St. John’s College (all welcome)

Fee;
Free, however you must pay after your first training/at your second training for the academic year if you wish to attend classes regularly. See "fee" under 'labels' on the right hand side of this blog for details.

If you think you know a place where there is a big space to train for free, please contact us on breakdance@cusu.cam.ac.uk


Da reel shizzle

Happens outside the classes innit.

Committee 2009/10

Hey to da b-boyz and b-girlz,

CUBiC is back in action from this autumn for the next academic year! Most of last year's committee members are staying, but we've all shifted our roles a bit to add some fresh air to the breakdance club a bit.

Ali (below) is your new President; contact him if you want the Cambridge A-Team and other fresh breakers to perform at your Ents, Bops, Balls and other events on ak617@cam.ac.uk



Marcus team up with Ali to run the club as Vice-Prez and will answer all your queries (including classes) that you send to our committee address (breakdance@cusu.cam.ac.uk).



Mazza, CUBiC's President last year, will be stepping in the new role of Publicity Officer and will keep this blog up to date. Email her on ms775@cam.ac.uk if you have photos of us or want to feature us on your newspaper, magazine, or even on posters and other artwork/advertisement!



Matt will stay in charge of the society's Treasury, as well as keeping the membership list alive as Secretary. All money issues should be emailed to him on ml503@cam.ac.uk and cc-d to our President.



Steve is our new addition to the committee as Social Secretary. Contact him on stevendwatts@googlemail.com if you are an Events Organiser in your local area and want us to dance in exchange for a free/discounted entry and drinks! He is also responsible for increasing the breakdance movement on local soil and hosts the practices at St. Paul's on Sundays.



We look forward to meeting you and breakin' with y'all!

Popping Workshop with Special K; Varsity's Pick of the Week

We welcome back Special K as he returns with newer techniques and routines!


He was the winner of Urban Sinfonie and UCF Sheffield, 3rd place in Breakfest Birmingham and 4th place in ClubDanceStyleOff Manchester. He is currently teaching extensively up in the northern part of England, and is part of the Justice League Crew. Before he ran away up north, he was part of the breakdance crew here in Cambridge; this is one opportunity you cannot miss!

There will be two sessions, as Varsity newspaper has advertised it at a different time;
The first will be held at 5pm (our original schedule), the second at 7:45pm (Varsity's publicised time).
Both will be held at School of Pythagoras, St. John's College, on Saturday 21st February.

Entrance Fee;
Members - £2
Non-members - £5

You can join membership on the day (£10) and participate upon the discount price. Membership also offers free classes and training sessions, reduced prices to attend workshops and other events throughout the year. As it is for the academic year, the sooner you join, the more profitable it will be!

Don't know what popping is? See a clip here;

CU Breakdance Club at the ADC Theatre

(By Mazza, President 08-09)


From the 2oth to 24th January, 2009, Cambridge University Contemporary Dance Workshop hosted their annual event at the ADC Theatre. This year, the show was titled Beauty, in which the CU Breakdance Club gave their first staged performance illustrating the beauty of spontaneity and freestyle behind the break-dance culture.



The show consisted of a mixture of a breakin' routine choreographed by Ali, popping improvisations both in pairs and solo, as well as a concluding piece where all the breakers had a chance to do their own breakin' freestyles. Although everyone has their own style among the break-dance sub-genres, the unity within the group was represented through a fixed routine which we all did at the end.


Here are some of the best shots that professional photographers captured during our performance and rehearsals;



"The show picked up, as a large crew of break-dancers, body-poppers and hip-hoppers roboted their way onto the stage and filled the ADC with pumping energy" - Varsity on the CU Breakdance Crew at Beauty.



The critically acclaimed humorous "muppet-dancers"..


"Alone on stage, she overcame the natural movement of the legs and arms to be so mechanical, jerky and without bones it was as if she'd given everyone Nintendo gameboy glasses with which to view a post-apocalyptic spaceport where electricity dancer through unicorns. Yes, like that" - The Cambridge Student


If you missed the show, you missed out, but not quite - check out the video on facebook below;

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/video/video.php?v=45951315786&subj=746010786

The video only says very little about our performances. Our key point is to have fun ourselves, but you to feel the enjoyment too! This is what we were like backstage...



If you want to discover this unified enjoyment at your events, bops and balls, be sure to email on breakdance@cusu.cam.ac.uk!