Breakdancers are crazy 😳🤯 IB:

[@anjealousanaconda9692]

I mean this in the least shady way possible but it’s nice to see Ian succeed 😂❤

[@Kindli_tait]

844 likes and 0 comments let me fix that

[@Elizabeth-nx3mu]

844 likes and 1 comment. Let me fix that.

[@hi.241]

Let me fix that.

[@Mr2coolu]

I’m not fixing it.

[@saegemh]

succ seed

[@BairMendoza]

Yeah. I’m a gymnast, but also a professional circus artists and street performer, and lemme tell you, breakdancers are on another level. I grew up in a padded room, these kids grew up on concrete MAYBE with a piece of cardboard, but DEFINITELY with a lot of road rash. Haha. I do gotta say though, the ballet dancer in me appreciates that gymnasts automatically point their toes. That’s one thing we’ve got on break dancers. 😂 But seriously, everyone that does either has thrill issues and is made out of some next level sh*t. 😸💖🤸‍♂️

[@dominiccowley8676]

The way I learned was with a club and they thank fully had laminated wood. Another had grippy rubber

[@stanky5187]

Ooh, I don’t do any of this stuff and didn’t realize that the break dancers don’t point their toes lol

[@avevee9708]

@@stanky5187 yeah you’re not really supposed to, unlike most other dance. Pretty interesting

[@christinalund30]

I mean during breakdancing, they’re mostly wearing shoes/sneakers… so they can’t really point their feet lmao

[@takal777]

Pointing is possible but not a technique consideration as oftentimes the flexed foot adds one more shape dynamic to work with for more tut or foot worked based dancers. But i havent been as involved in the scene for a few years to know if it's changed. If I do recall correctly... Airflares are one where it started on the breaking side and moved to gymnastics as opposed to a lot of other moves.

[@CelaLare]

A gymnast breakdancer is going to be unstoppable

[@danielcormier2148]

Eh....Bboy gravity was a gymnast before and i guess hes up there but nowhere accomplished as the top tier bboys

[@SwirlyPinwheel]

A gymnast breakdancer wouldn't need a helicopter.

[@phatlewt2932]

wasn't cloud a gymnast?

[@danielcormier2148]

@@phatlewt2932 no he was madonnads back up dancer

[@phatlewt2932]

@@danielcormier2148 before that

[@Callisthenicskid]

breakdancers are basically hidden gymnastics

[@marcgimenez9729]

But with less good form and more show

[@truthseeker7815]

@@marcgimenez9729, it seems contradictory

[@Daniel-Maniel]

Just with alot more style points

[@LifeInZadar]

Gymnastics is breakdancing that has yet to meet it's full potential. 😊

[@dailynation1436]

@@marcgimenez9729there tricks are harder they are doing it on a hard bottom

[@joebamabiden1325]

I love the subtle difference in style between the more casual breakdancing and the more rigid gymnastics even though they’re doing the same moves

[@muhammadputera6593]

I actually see it as looseness vs precision. Rigid kind of implies not flexible

[@dungeonsanddragonsanddrive2902]

@@muhammadputera6593Have you seen these boys do backbends? Rigid is the perfect word lol.

[@LanceWillMakeIt]

yeah looseness and precision is a good way to describe it - both look cool@@muhammadputera6593

[@dinadeira]

​@@dungeonsanddragonsanddrive2902they're flexible in other ways though, they just don't practice/compete the back bend

[@taoliu3949]

It's basically a vault routine for the gymnast except they're doing it on the ground.

[@sherlock7898]

Regular flare is basically Ian’s routine on the pommel horse without the pommel horse.

[@Madi_Ernar]

Yeah, it's basically gymnasts at a party without supervision

[@Appaddict01]

They do flares on FX, too.

[@mythking541]

That's because bboys got flares from gymnast by way of Bboy German. Also fun fact, gymnast got air flares from bboying, as it was a bboy that did it first (I forget his name).

[@ruslanotarov9727]

@@mythking541 pablo

[@GuinessOriginal]

Kinda

[@hinata27]

The smoothness you delivered when going into handstand, so nice to watch!

[@codeender5980]

yeah but he rolled on his stomach which makes it a lot easier

[@MattMcConaha]

The breaker basically did a planche pushup into a handstand while the gymnast used momentum to roll up into the handstand position. Similar, visually, but not the same movement.

[@mihailmilev9909]

​@@MattMcConaha yeah exactly, that's actually crazy from the breakdancer

[@RTU130]

Right

[@Nofrontleverforme]

@@MattMcConahanot a planche push ups. It was a dead press so more like a harder version of a 90 degree handstand push up.

[@Cinnie.Stories]

The sheer power it takes to do any of this!! I hope it feels as cool to do as it looks!

[@achimaufachse5925]

It does... but you feel it later in life again. My neck and my spine are killing me now that I am 39. If I dont train and stretch regulary I am fucked.

[@obscurelyvague]

"Alyssa Blair" I have nothing on these athletic people but in the past I trained hard to run a marathon under 4 hours and not only did that require training in running but doing things like stretching and other exercises. I know a lot of people would laugh at that since it is nothing significant as far as athletic ability , but it takes discipline and dedication to just get up and work out and try to improve, and often work out when you are not feeling well and also find time to live the rest of your life. It physically hurts , it is tiring and the routines do get dull and dreadful. So I can imagine how training to do such high level stunts must be really difficult. But yes it does feel good to be able to run miles without getting winded when a lot of people cannot do it at all. But also after a certain amount of years your body just cannot take it any more.

[@obscurelyvague]

@@achimaufachse5925 Thanks for letting us know. Some people would say that if you start feeling pain it is because you did not train the right way. But using your body in such abnormal ways just takes its toll. Also some people are prone to injuries earlier than others. I developed arthritis and had to have joint replacement. The orthopedic doctor told me arthritis is genetic and it was nothing I did regarding exercising as some people do high impact exercise and never get joint problems while others take it easier and do develop joint problems Yes, I hate to curse but there are those of us who are F---ed.

[@user-ib6zp3xh3h]

@@obscurelyvague Nobody is laughing at you for running a marathon. The ones that laugh at you can't even manage a quarter of it. You don't see the running community insulting others' time, we all know how hard those runs are, it doesn't matter how fast you can run them, if you finish, that's respect to you. And I will hat off my respect to you

[@mihailmilev9909]

Exactly!

[@edcal33166]

I’m not a gymnast or break dancer. The balance, flexibility and strength required of a world class gymnast boggle my mind. An argument could be made that gymnasts are the best athletes in the world. But one thing that has impressed me about break dancers is that they wear shoes. These moves are hard enough without adding weight to your feet. Their form won’t get them a perfect score from a gymnastics judge, but break dancers are strong as sh*t beasts. In shoes.

[@yellowcatmonkey]

they're fully clothed. not just shoes. yeah it's hella impressive 🙈💖

[@SusieQ3]

And they're on hard floors, not padded, springy floors. At a minimum, when a breakdancer fails a trick, they're hitting hard floor, if they dont come up bleeding or broken in some way that gymnasts don't have to contend with.

[@jongarfield1174]

More importantly you have to do it with music and stays on beat

[@kendalgee5808]

Gymnasts ain't sheit when it comes to floor rotuines vs bboys. Their moves are basic at best.

[@am_Nein]

​@@SusieQ3yeah but don't pretend it won't hurt either way..

[@maskedvillainai]

One has actual style. One is actually dancing the other is pure power

[@sapien82]

being a breaker isnt just about doing the moves , but doing them on beat and in the groove of the music its far more complicated than simply training your body to do the moves you need to have musicality and understand the music you are dancing to

[@gregorywest1220]

THIS RIGHT HERE !!!

[@noyesnohaha]

that is literally female floor gymnastics

[@sapien82]

its similar that you dance to music but thats where the similarity ends. you are battling another bboy for at least 3 rounds head to head . The gymnasts normally dance to a pre practiced coreographed dance moves with gymnast moves. Bbboys dance to whatever the DJ i s spinning and have to dance on beat whenever the DJ changes it up or starts to cut or scratch . Most good bboys will attempt to freestyle dance @@noyesnohaha

[@sebastiansantander3339]

The real breaking

[@mysteryman595]

No it's not lol. Those are routines to pre-deterrmined music, breaking is freestyle and will vary depending on who you're battling (call and response) and the music being played.

[@monsieur9520]

Fun fact about the "levitating" move, it was made by Bboy Junior, he can do this, first of because of his incredible core strength, but also because of a syndrom he has called poliomyelitis, basically his right leg is very weak, if you watch his battle you can see him limping. And so he turned his condition into a strength and his well known for is moves that kind of defy the laws of physics

[@bellagab3]

I need this to be a series this looks insanely impressive

[@tgw230]

And the Breakdancers are doing all of this without a spring floor

[@kermitthefragg]

My guy just intentionally picked moves that are also in gymnastics lmao

[@commentercommentypants7904]

I love your attitude towards other sports and variations of your own. Not shade, not saying that everything but what you do is weak, but actually trying everything and admitting when it's too hard for you. You have actual, genuine respect for other athletes and how hard they must have worked to achieve even "basic" skills in their chosen sport, and I love to see you exploring those sports. Good on ya, Ian.

[@DudeEM]

There is only a few reasons why either the gymnast or the breakdancer can do certain skills. The top reason is always diligent practice.

[@SusieQ3]

Absolutely! The mental dedication just to build the physical strength to throw these tricks is out if this world.

[@jw-729]

Gymnasts: point toes. Break dancers: point heels XD

[@scene6289]

Dunno why but you look so formal when doing them haha

[@EinChris75]

Always good to have a second job opportunity with your skill set.

[@jokersadress3710]

I don't think most people recognize how incredibly hard these moves are

[@obscurelyvague]

"Jokersadress" but some of these people make it seem effortless.

[@deemass14]

They just do it in a way that seems easy

[@elnic_kai]

we need an episode of gymnasts vs bboys

[@latonyanewsome0]

There has been. Just look it up.

[@tones2003]

imagine accidentally being awesome at break dancing

[@chloezhai356]

Bro called us talentless in 7000000 different languages😂

[@Novas.universe.]

You should bring a professional breakdancer in and do a competition of different skills in gymnastics and breakdancing

[@atrophy9971]

Thanks for the recognition to the bboy community dude. Huge respect for gymnastics, what you guys do is actually cool ngl

[@trinitymyer3185]

The raw strength it takes so do what you do in incredible!🤯

[@sadChris]

Wow! I NEED to see more of you breakdancing!!

[@makie3320]

Bboy power move is legit gymnastically crazy

[@saintcosmic4378]

Break dancing is just gymnastics with jeans and shoes on 🤣

[@myrddin1]

So breakdancers are just spicy gymnasts

[@ellaphx]

I really love how much respect these videos show when they compare one discipline to another, it's never "look how much better/stronger we are," it's always just with a view of "aren't these variations between disciplines interesting?"

[@terikajeena]

You guys are so talented at different things ❤

[@5fr4ewq]

someome: *trains all their lives, refusing yourself many things. blood, sweat and tears* some random on internet: wow, u guys are so talented!!! it hurts me personally every single time

[@obscurelyvague]

@@5fr4ewq Some people try and cannot do it.

[@yellowcatmonkey]

*SKILLED*

[@yellowcatmonkey]

​@@5fr4ewq 🙈💯💖

[@5fr4ewq]

@@obscurelyvague lmao just because u couldn't do smth 1-2 times doesn't mean u totally can't do it lmfao

[@Sethclement96]

yes the double twist is still impressive, but he did it from a round off on a hard surface and you did it on a bouncy floor with two back handsprings.

[@Soupshark11]

Technically he did it from a cart setup which is easier than doing it from round off or back handspring. Ian can more than likely pull off a dub on concrete, it’s really all just mental.

[@antidelusionalpeeps]

Gymnasts of this level can technically also do it on hard surfaces lol, if you got the skill you got it

[@xie342]

America’s Best Dance Crew, Quest Crew!

[@JD7Y]

favorite sports: PARKOUR TRICKING BBOYING AND GYMNASTICS!

[@Schweinswolle2]

Yeah bodies, physics ... all that stuff but this remix of insomnia and Bloody Mary ... holy shit

[@SoftxBunny]

Ive been waiting to see breakdancing v D1 gymnasts! Thank you!

[@5fr4ewq]

they actually did that also before. also pretty dope vids

[@latonyanewsome0]

There has been before.

[@alwaysike08]

My toxic trait is that I think I could do all of that with ease even tho I’d probably die. 😅😅

[@user-qt5jb9ee1g]

Proof break dancers are skilled

[@Undeadkilla-mu3jf]

Gymnastics is actually lit af

[@MaraCares]

This is more badassery than I can handle in one YT short 🤯

[@jamillikan]

BreakDancers are skilled in their art.

[@Basketballhighlights5928]

Respect the gymnastics

[@v_kaydubz7424]

I appreciate the clean lines of the gymnast, but break dancers just give so much flavour to their movements. Watching the technical precision of a gymnast is incredible, but break dancers evoke powerful emotions in me.

[@TrueImmortality]

I think some of it is physics. It seems like you were trying to muscle all the way through the moves, but the breakdancers use the momentum from the previous moves to get the correct spin and speed. But since I'm neither a gymnast nor a breakdancer, I could be totally wrong!

[@Alan-gt5lr]

That clean ass 90 degree push up

[@lissakaye610]

So one thing.. you got to flat foot it.

[@sammix2915]

then do it off a mat with sneakers on

[@kennedylawrence3719]

Breakdancers are just gymnasts with style 😂😂

[@kendalgee5808]

Black people are just white people with tans.

[@alyssa09485]

LITERALLY all of the people in this video made it look so easy and effortless 😂 that was amazing

[@olitaggu9333]

Primary difference is that gymnastics looks gay on men while breakdancers looks fly as fuck.

[@erob9446]

The reason why I'm so interested in Gymnastics rn is because of the interest of doing flares and also muscles, big muscles!

[@antidelusionalpeeps]

If big muscles are your main goal you better just go to the gym, the results will be quicker... it takes years and years of gymnastics to build big muscles because the main goal of gymnastics is building strength, not muscles.

[@erob9446]

@@antidelusionalpeeps Gymnast muscles are special tho like look at their biceps!

[@kendalgee5808]

I learned 15 flares in a row in a matter of 11 months.

[@Adventure_fuel]

Gymnasts are so fit.

[@thh982]

Unusual request but could you try to do off ice figure skating jumps? A lot of the mechanics are similar to twists except you don’t flip and land on one foot.

[@nittygritty7034]

This is a favorite. I think flares are my favorite move period.

[@DSoulGames]

It's not comparable. I've done both. Flare in BD is mostly about keeping the pelvis up as possible while swinging your legs(sometimes it can result that the pelvis working instead of the legs). Flare in GM is more about just swinging your legs, and that's it.

[@calesthanics]

Me:Sir what are your plans after gymnastics. Him: dance dance dance with my hands hands hands.

[@mayavowles470]

The levitation 😂!!😅❤

[@doritos4197]

Breakdancers are just cool gymnasts

[@geennaam1201]

These people just gave a special agreement with gravity

[@chinmayeeshreem3602]

I think this really shows how deserving breakdancing is to be in the olympics , how technical and sportive it is.When my friends got to know it was to be included olympics, they were like..why is dance on olympics..its not even that hard etc etc..

[@obscurelyvague]

"Chinmayee Shree M" In a way I understand but as far as practicality it is another form of gymnastics and there are already a lot of odd events in the Olympics such as water polo, synchronized swimming, beach volleyball, rhythm gymnastics, trampoline, synchronized walking, snowboarding, curling, one man bobsled, two man bobsled, three man bobsled, four man bobsled, five man bobsled...

[@gabrielnito6606]

What??? What human being seriously says breaking isn’t hard??? Are they super saiyans hahahahha

[@latonyanewsome0]

No it's a street (I mean that in a good way). Breakdancing has its own set of rules that wouldn't fit as an Olympic sport. It shouldn't be there. Don't ruin breakdancing. Let it be what it is on its own.

[@fwoggangidk]

Let's make it clear ; breakdancers are 4 parallel universes ahead of us.

[@Buggy_beotch]

He became a helicopter for quick second there

[@walterhartwellwhite4200]

Bro that regular flare was high af

[@diaz3476]

Thats bboy Monkey King, insane powermoves, dude can do a 1 handed airflare into a jackhammer

[@deemass14]

​@@diaz3476It's not bboy Monkey King)

[@fia_edits]

y’all are awesome! you make it look so easy.

[@kevinayala2028]

I feel like it’s the difference between fluid motion and controlled motion

[@puzzlermyth2627]

do the double twist on concrete

[@camerongray7767]

Fuck I want to learn this. Imagine breaking this shit out mid party how cool

[@Angelo-wg2kb]

Do it. Flares and windmills!

[@chair1694]

Ngl, I think I just got inspired to become a break dancer, rn, I'm already training calisthenics so I think I can adapt to break dancing well. Though if I did manage to become a break dancer, I would still do calisthenics regularly, since it inspired me first and I will never forget where I came from

[@DonFlow69]

As far as freezes go yeah sure. Powermovrs most propably. Toprocks and footworks are going to be one hell of a ride.

[@giovanniramirez9923]

Callisthenics is a good foundation for harder moves. building your flexibility in shoulders and hips early on also helps a ton

[@hi760]

Exactly same thing for me

[@yaradboy]

“If you have one to the extreme you’ll have something very unscientific. And if you have another to the extreme you will all of a sudden have a mechanical man, no human being left. “

[@makhloufpower]

Bboy Stretch has one of best flare in the world

[@MartinAston00]

That was just a lot of windmills… Breakers do wayyy crazier moves than that !

[@SeraliaAerials]

Bro, almost had the air flair, but I’d imagine it’s hell on even a gymnast’s wrists.

[@obscurelyvague]

"Seralia" yes

[@diaz3476]

he already had flare so a single round will be a litter easy for him. Multiple airflares is where it gets hard, I had flare and can do a single airflare to flare but its been 3 years and I can still barely do 3 continous airflares

[@YaYa-lz1zt]

I’m here for seeing the guys go from in their belly to a handstand like it’s nothing. It’s seriously so cool.

[@stellarae8257]

To be fair the breakdancer did the double twist after only one round off and you did two flips before yours to build more momentum. But it’s all impressive regardless lmao

[@scorpioninpink]

Also want to add that most Break dancers learn these moves in the street. In concrete floors that can be fatal when injured. They are literally built differently.

[@joeysmith7296]

Going crazy

[@Thechad201]

Break dancers are crazy Gymnastics is harder.

[@ScionStorm1]

Breakdancers sometimes seem like gymnasts who afraid of heights. Lol

[@TheLocalKook]

Completely incorrect 🤦‍♂️

[@melayubenar3243]

Bro looking like elegant breaking

[@theforgetutorial]

human body is indeed art

[@elblopex]

As a gymnastics enthusiast who tried it for the sake of amusement for a couple of months: flares are impossible

[@kht_autumn]

ian killing it with the normal flare like it’s nothing

[@NikkiDoesStufff]

Gymnasts are breakdancers who point their toes.

[@carlosjuliovelasco-ot6pd]

Whats the song besides Bloody Mary?

[@AnActualBatMan]

Found it! Bloody Mary x Insomnia - AYA Mashup Edit ♡♡

[@luvmytorties]

Both deserve respect.

[@shadowswirl637]

Breakdancers just got that flow and pizzazz when doing their moves, he looks like a doll moving (not in a bad way it just shows even if he does the same stuff it looks slightly different)

[@Bboy-titan]

BBOYS❌ Breakdancers✅

[@taylorbench9993]

My toxic trait is thinking I could do this.

[@th4nky0uf0rth3ven0m]

i would break and dislocate every bone in my body if i even attempted this

[@obscurelyvague]

"Onzelypse" Most people would.

[@purfektliflawed]

Shout out to everyone who invested in these stunts! 👏🏾

[@mykoladzvonyk5992]

Breakdance Is other level , most dificult and stylish

[@theunpretentiousvegan8593]

The breakdancer did the double twist on a dance floor, not a spring floor.

[@kristinathomas5890]

I bet that's one reason why dancers strut afterwards instead of striking a still pose like a gymnast. Imagine landing on a hard floor and letting all that force just absorb into your spine, hips and knees AAAAGHHH! 😰

[@TayTayYooo]

WHAT SONG IS THIS!

[@j.m.8558]

Bloody Mary x Insomnia AYA Mashup Edit

[@TayTayYooo]

@@j.m.8558 Thanks!

[@no1gracieabramsfan13]

Try Ballet next 😂

[@TheNinnyfee]

The elegance of gymnasts is unmatched. ❤

[@zzenken1999]

Your form is too good to be a break dancer. Lol 😂

[@hiro6406]

Gymnast break dancing would be so sick. All the moves in strict form 😂

[@elizabethbottroff1218]

"Thomas Flare?" That name sticks in my head. I've been around long enough to remember when the sports broadcasters made a big deal about it on the pommel horse, then went crazy about someone able to do it later on a floor routine. Now, it seems like you are all expected to pull it off. The advancements in the sport never fail to amaze me. It's why I enjoy your shorts so much. You and your teammates appear to effortlessly string together numerous moves which I can remember being premiered in competitions as a big step forward as a marquee move at that event.

[@Angelo-wg2kb]

Wow, can you tell me what's the difference between flare and thomas flare? Because for some reason, in Japanese they say thomas to mean flare and I find that interesting

[@inter_stellar]

Now I get why breakdancing will be in next year's Olympics

[@Fio_Lynn]

Moral of the story: become a gymnast, and you’re able to master breakdancing Edit; it was a joke

[@kendalgee5808]

Not true. That's like saying because I break dance Im going to be good at Parkour. Trust me break dancing and parkour aint got sheit to do with sheit. A gymnast spinning handstand is not related to a 2000 where you hit 6 spins with a wristband. Not related at all.

[@mrweasel]

Not really true though. The power aspect of breaking has innovated far, far beyond what is typical in gynmastics. It is a good basis for power, definitely. But there are differences in the technique. Better to practice gymnastics if you want to master gymnastics, and breaking if you want to master that.

[@Decoy22x]

If you can't do it on beat. It doesn't count as a point. Someone can just smoke you through top eock

[@zinzincoetzee1934]

Have some respect for breaking. You're not gonna master headspins and elbow flares doing iron cross. Ian didnt do those moves the same way the people in the video did. He has an exceptionally good base to start from but he still needs lots of practice like anybody else.