UK B Boy Championships 2007

[Jay McLaughlin]

Had my camera with me for the UK B Boy Championships at the weekend.

Here's a few photos...

#1
Salah
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2232/1577943964_a67a1ca44b.jpg

#2
Carlos
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2371/1577941892_744e73dc4d.jpg

#3
Lockadelic
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2251/1577050127_f258ec2b18.jpg

#4
Salah
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2305/1577048483_2be361eb19.jpg

[René Damkot]

Awsome expression on first and last!
Other two nice as well.
Pretty good use of the flash.

[DwightMcCann]

Please number your images. Please name the performers ... they work hard to get to this place in their careers and it shows your respect for what they do. Please name the venues ... others may shoot there at some point and can learn from your shots. What's a "B Boy"?

[Jay McLaughlin]

Please number your images. Please name the performers ... they work hard to get to this place in their careers and it shows your respect for what they do. Please name the venues ... others may shoot there at some point and can learn from your shots. What's a "B Boy"?


I've named and numbered them for you.

A B Boy is the correct term for a Break dancer. The B Boy championships is an annual event held in London, where the best B Boys, Poppers and Lockers battle each other to decide who becomes world champion.

[DwightMcCann]

Aha, thank you on all counts. I don't mean to be overly critical but I don't see anything in these images to indicate "break dancing" ... maybe #3 at a stretch. They are good images technically but they don't seem to convey the essence of what is happening. And really, this sounds like the "World Series" of baseball where only American teams play ... how is this a World Championship? Again, I don't intend to sound critical, just curious.

[Jay McLaughlin]

Well shots 1,2 & 4 are Poppers. Popping, or bodypopping as most people know it is a funk dance which has many different styles. The most famous of which is "the robot".

Here's a montage of Salah doing what he does...

Click here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6PCiwKrtE8)


Locking is a different type of dance, but still encompassed within the funkstyle genre. It stems from the 70s and has many characteristic moves such as wrist rolls and points.

Here's an example of Locking...

Click here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y3OzrnBBlc)


The event has dancers from all corners of the world. Salah is from France, Carlos is from the UK. Lockadelic is French, but currently lives in the US. Her locking partner is from Canada. There was a strong contingent from Japan and Korea, with Russia and Germany also represented.

[Jay McLaughlin]

Here's a few more...

#5
Scramblelock
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2199/1578058063_74331b3b15.jpg

#6
J Smooth
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2383/1578054575_5f77b86b9d.jpg

#7
Suga Pop
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2066/1578943466_f07e12c33a.jpg

#8
Carlos
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2271/1578940838_eb7a95ed49.jpg

#9
Salah
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2219/1578056395_32023ab718.jpg

[René Damkot]

Yep. #5, 6 and 8 are more about break dancing... I thought it was stand up comedy or so at first ;)
#5 and 8 are nice.

[General Kratos]

Nice shots. Looks like all they were doing were popping/locking/freestyle etc. Those styles are so hard to capture in a picture. Was there no power move guys or something? Now those would be a sight to see.

[Jay McLaughlin]

There were loads of power moves, but breakers always have bigger entourages so from where I was I couldn't get a clear shot because of the people at the side of the stage

[Jay McLaughlin]

Here's a video from the event

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6IEaSYDhsg

[Grace]

pic number three kinda reminds me of Julia Roberts! lol!!! cool set!

[Turntablist]

great photos.thanks for sharing