Learning How to Breakdance in 30 Days

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This week, Melida and I went on the grueling but fun month long journey to learning how to breakdance. I had always wanted to learn how to breakdance, but had no idea how freeing, beautiful and inclusive both the dance and the community is. Thank you to the two best teachers @kingflylin and ‪@martinkiene‬ for taking us under their wings, I can't wait to train some more and become a breakdance MASTER. :)
Special thank you to @breakdancecrew.paris for organizing this adventure, check out their page if you want to take lessons in breakdance as well, breakdancing is the best!!!
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[@SeekDiscomfort]

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[@ClassicAudiobooksInspirations]

That was so lovely to watch. I cant even imagine doing that and going for a dance off against those kids...

[@scolivi7718]

As a 26 yo who feels like I haven't put myself out there enough to learn new skills and make new friends. Seeing Tommy really push himself is eye opening, it's inspiring to see anyone can do whatever they want if they put their mind to it. Thank you!

[@xxdelta77xx446]

You got time! I'll be 30 next month and I feel the same way. Entering a new decade seems scary for me, bu you have 4 more years.

[@cher-amirose7109]

@@xxdelta77xx446 haha...how about 34 more years!!! I'd say you both 'got time'...but no one knows how much time they have. Go do it you two!!!!! NOW!!!!

[@cher-amirose7109]

Please...go do whatever it is you want or think you want to do...NOW!!!

[@unsearch]

and what are you waiting for? go seek your discomfort mate, you can do it.

[@ivona5652]

As a 26 yo when Eric said we're adults and usually it's weird for someone to start a hobby now I felt so old 😂

[@markaitcheson3212]

Pro dancer here, i been a pro streetdancer since I was 18 but only started to learn bboying at 38yrs old, still going now at 54yrs old, it's never too old to learn, respect to you, it's simple practise makes perfect.

[@lurklingX]

that's nice to hear. sometimes you get the impression that certain things can't be done (physically) past a certain age. 20s being ideal and 30s even getting a little sketchy. breakdance just looks so fun.

[@amandamolinamartinez930]

It blows my mind how Yes Theory has grown from Project 30 (which I love) to having multiple storytellers. Each with their own “type” of story to tell. But every episode is completely mind blowing. We get educated on topics we might not think that are interesting but end up 🤯 in the best way possible. Funny and emotional. All at the same time 😂

[@cher-amirose7109]

Pure love

[@chrisyravenconlin]

As a former dancer who became disabled and pretty much bed bound in her early 30s, I really encourage everyone to go out and try everything you’ve always wanted to try. You may find your calling, or you may suck at it but have a great time, either way, just do it because you don’t know how much time you may have.

[@cher-amirose7109]

Oh so true. I am so sorry about your situation. I only wish I had the courage to do dance. Ever. I was diagnosed with several health issues (mainly rare genetic disease/disorders, traumatic injuries from accidents, etc). My mind still thinks I can do things..but my body is not cooperating. So, I absolutely agree that anyone that wants to, is capable of doing, should absolutly GO FOR IT WHILE YOU... 'CAN' !!!!! Chrisy, I would love to see videos of your dancing!!!!! I envy dancers...because I've always wanted to be a dancer. Thank you for your story. 💚

[@a.schmidt3096]

I feel like once we stop being kids, so many of us hold ourselves back from trying new things because we're embarrassed and scared to suck, scared of other people's judgement (myself included). Major props for putting yourself out there- I've always sucked at dancing too so I relate. Time to challenge myself!

[@noahtriumph1560]

Stay in my country whereby most of older and not so old people will stop learning new things and becoming judgemental.

[@Jojo-he3gy]

Hey ! So how the dance going ?

[@KaiVertigoh]

That was actually extremely impressive to see how quickly these two progressed in 1 month, even getting down a clean baby freeze! This was great video, as someone who has been practicing for over 10 years it can be easy to forget what the beginning of the journey is like, and this documented the process so well to inspire others. Kudos to the video creators, and the teachers!

[@CleanNPristine2023]

Tommy you're awesome AF! 🙌🏼 Your growth over the last 2-3 years has been nothing short of absolutely phenomenal! Words can't describe the level of uncomfortable endeavors you have faced and overcome and I am beyond inspired to start achieving my goals. God Bless

[@cher-amirose7109]

agree

[@JJ-hx4tc]

So rad. I started salsa dancing last year at 25. Joined their performance team and went on to do 3 seperate choreography performances that year. One of them was to a 500 in person and 10,000 virtual audience. And no, I'm not even that good. Could have absolutely never imagined myself on stage doing that, but if you put yourself in that environment and have the community around you, you have no choice but to want to do your best, and have fun. Mad props🙌

[@cher-amirose7109]

That is so cool!

[@danino66]

I spent 5-6 years of my teenage years break dancing almost every day. Going to teenagers dance every weekend and battling….. this was a fun part of my life. I’m now 38 and honestly I miss it A LOTS!!!… often think about starting again, showing my kids how to break dance…. Always will be a bboy in my heart

[@finepinecarving]

Old dogs can absolutely learn new tricks! one day at the age of 28 and a couple days after quitting a job, i woke up and could not get chainsaw carving off of my mind! so i bought a chainsaw at a pawn shop and starting going at it! still learning every day! Great video i love the dedication and inspiration. Awesome dancing

[@implausibleimpossiblehypot4006]

Man that’s how chainsaw carvers become themselves… one day people like you are just like “yep ima do that for sure”

[@nicktheavatar_]

I started shuffling in 2020 (at 22 years old). I’ve been struggling with my technique and rhythm for 2.5 years and I kinda look a little too tense/awkward when dancing and doing the same moves over and over. I wish I looked better and smooth and effortless. People say I look good but I know I’m capable of so much more. This video inspires me to make 2023 my year to buckle up and get busy refining my technique! and I think I want to do a 30 day challenge myself!! I want to say 2024 I will not question posting a video ever again because I know I will be proud of my shuffle 🙏🏻

[@vryko8567]

I think that dance, like any art, has its "ugly" stage, where it doesn't look great, but then it becomes this beautiful thing. With traditional art styles that's the process of creating anything, whereas dance its the process of learning. Awesome stuff Tommy and Melida!

[@dominicong]

As a bboy/breakdancer myself. It's nice to see someone commit to breaking at someone who is the same age as me from the beginning. In the end your execution was good and your rounds are solid. Way to go 👍🔥

[@MocoaMocoa-it1dr]

❤

[@mariellenstathopoulos967]

THIS IS SO INSPIRING like seriously i totally resonate with feeling too goofy or old to learn new things but once again this is an amazing example of how the limitations are all in our head!

[@harrykhairi2106]

Melida's footwork are sickk!! or should i call it Bgirl Melida ? Definitely!!! and shout out to Bboy Tommy as well. u proves us all wrong!! keep breaking !!! coming from a bboy myself.

[@TommoCarroll]

Ah so stoked we get to see this journey!

[@LanaiYasmin]

And thats how we fall in love with Tommy 😁😌🤩

[@ClassicAudiobooksInspirations]

He's the best...🤎🤎🤎🤎

[@TTOS69]

Man I must say seeing the kids dancing is so wholesome so many kids just wanna sit on their phones all day on Facebook and Tictoc but watching those kids chase their passion or hell just do some sort of physical activity is awesome! Oh and I love you Tommy... so so so so so so much ♥️ 😍🥰

[@mareem2570]

Tommy I love your positive vibes and seeing you in front of the camera. Keep growing and inspiring all us shy kids out there!

[@globetrotter3878]

Go Tommy and Meli! Anyone can dance for fun! It’s all about letting yourself go! I’ve always loved old musical movies and Broadway shows. There was a tap class for adult, my sister insisted that we go to realize our childhood dream. I’ve started tap dance at 42! Made new friends and just enjoying myself for 10 years. 🎩👞👞🎼♥️

[@kingcharming1]

Started riding BMX when I was 24 and I felt really old. But as I got better it got more fun and I felt younger!

[@jmajcan]

This is awesome, honestly I love Tommy’s story telling. Another great one by him was when he travelled across Europe

[@HarrisonKing]

My favourite part was “Thomas Brag: INFLUENCER” 😂

[@kamilcieslawski1248]

As someone who has been exploring many physical activities past 30, such as yoga, sport climbing, and calisthenics, I don't agree that you can't learn new tricks past a certain age. I would feel miserable and unfulfilled if I didn't do these things on a regular basis. Mad respect to you guys for going out there and crashing it 🔥💪

[@ayyekaleb]

I was feeling pretty down today. But this really helped cheer me up. I know Tommy had always been the more reserved member of Yes Theory so its awesome to see him get out of his comfort zone on his own. Thanks Yes Theory for always helping boost my spirits even when im at my lowest. I really appreciate all the hard work and love you put into the world.

[@cher-amirose7109]

Glad it made you feel better. It did me too. Now I want to break dance...I'll more than likely break a bone...but what the heck!

[@ayyekaleb]

@@cher-amirose7109 HAHA Same if i tried to bust out some break dancing id probably break a hip or something

[@jenohogan9254]

You guys killed it!! Congrats, keep it up. I learned how to belly dance in my mid 30s. Dancing (of all types) is for all ages, all genders, all body types, all cultures. Dance is for everyone, full stop.

[@meglie1]

I love this message and will always continue to follow my dreams even tho we get older and life happens.

[@cher-amirose7109]

Life happens so fast...GO do it!!!!

[@naomihernandez4823]

I. Am. Just. So. Freaking. PROUD.

[@heyitsnaks]

Amazing, super cool!!! Breaking is definitely not easy but you guys did it!!

[@idontknowwhoiam58]

I may need to Start my own Bucketlist :D

[@mennis6572]

breakdance is for having fun and exploring things you never thought you could do, no matter what age. and you certainly did something wonderfull.

[@luuulos]

this is super impressive, congrats!!! such an inspiration

[@dynastyduck3799]

Awesome vlog; thank you for taking me on your journey, I 2 have loved the art as well. So nice sometimes to see other creators content that we/I/others can learn from. Be safe

[@McJamEs209]

As a bboy myself, my insight of the culture and the process you are at. Relative where you are at now, its phenomenal progress. All th noise of opinions being thrown around is just noise. I hope you understand that you are blessed to live in a place the break dancers are abundant and lived. I wish I lived in Paris to be around those breakdancers. You are in the dancing central of the world of bboys. I hope you continue to share the amazingness of the dance and feel grateful for the opportunity.

[@matmarlz6473]

Watch till the end! Such a wholesome moment!! Love seek discomfort!

[@stefanpuxon]

This was great to watch. I’m a choreographer from London, it’s extremely difficult to put yourself out there like that. They should be really proud of themselves just for giving it a go but they also learnt a lot and made excellent progress in a very short amount of time. I love nothing more than working with a student ready to challenge themselves and just go for it. It’s a wonderful and rewarding process to help someone grow a little. I hope very much you two keep it up. If you’re ever in London I’d be honoured to teach you or just go for a jam. Thanks for a great video.

[@rvyngrega-szabo7616]

At the beginning of my first semester of my freshman year of college, the school of dance at my university offered a free African Dance class during the first week of classes. Me and a bunch of my friends went to unwind from orientation and I remember feeling the exact same silly and super vulnerable way those two were. I remember really vividly how being with those supportive people/teachers and pushing through/really embracing that discomfort was so freeing and so special. ps: me and one of those friends are taking the full dance course in the spring 😁

[@patrykblog]

been breaking from 1999 till 2018. With age it's getting harder but still... it was the best fun in my life I won't ever regret.

[@fratusd]

One of the best episodes you guys have made. Makes me feel like everyone should learn how to brake dance

[@Aprilaprilapril82]

Tommy you're comment was spot on, at age 38 I got something called Avascular Necrosis. In 2 yrs I've had 2 hip replacements a knee replacement and 2 lower back surgeries. I'm greatful I lived an active life. Horse back riding on ocean beaches or in the mountains. Water skiing or jet skiing, camping.... didn't matter... it's memories. Now at only 40 I'm pretty locked in place. So anybody young reading this... just go live!

[@madisonmeyer7127]

Thank you for making my day better, It's been a rough one.

[@joycegorter4283]

Never too late to pick up some moves, well done

[@martinkiene]

So proud of you guys, You were so focused and you fought hard to learn this tough dance in few classes. I'm so glad to have been your teacher, I hope you won't stop here and I hope we'll see each other again ;) "Great Teacher BigDaddyTheDude"

[@yodathedeathshadow]

J'hallucine, c'est bien Martin de Monta n'est ce pas? Small world!

[@maritaandcats]

You were such a great teacher! You gave them skills and confidence and made them feel comfortable exploring dance. Thanks for being a part of their journey!

[@Jessicahurst1]

Dancing is healing and great for everyone! Thanks for reminding us it’s okay to look goofy. You and Melida did a great job. Felicitations a vous 🎉❤

[@cher-amirose7109]

Ya know what? I think this is one of THE best episodes so far. VERY inspiring! Thank you Tommy Boy! You just sparked me! Yeah, I'm 60...and blah blah blah...Come and get me! 😆

[@TheCrispOne2024]

The call at the end, to bring it full circle, brought was SOO satisfying!! Way to go Tommy!!

[@LauraTryUK]

The best video I’ve seen in a long time!

[@sarafathalla2379]

thats so coool love this soooo much

[@deenice8549]

Y’all killed it!! It looked like you guys were having so much fun ☺️

[@shaneykanhai600]

I love this for you Tommy and it looked amazing. When you called Eric and told us the story there it made me miss him so pls do a follow up on the breakdance journey with him :)))

[@JuanGonzalez-fc5fp]

This is great HAHA! I love the fact that you did not wait until new year to fulfill this dream of yours...you just took it! Big hug to you tommy :)

[@itsDbob]

2:11 thank me later. Love that I clicked this for the title only to find out it’s my favorite KZbin channel 🎉 love u all. Happy holidays ❤

[@AB-in2tj]

This was awesome! Tommy looked the most confident in the last battle. HE KILLED IT🤯

[@RipVanAllan1983]

Keep it up brother, keep practicing and learning more. Cant wait to see 6 months to a year of progress.

[@marioervin0]

Proud you Tommy! You and Melida did great!

[@jean5195]

Congrats to both of you ! It’s great to see happiness and smiling all the way

[@TheRooflocks]

bravo tommy, you are such a genuine guy and good soul

[@MissSunshine9700]

Really appreciated this as a 25 year old who hasn’t done enough new, physical challenges lately. Thanks for the encouragement!

[@Diezavel]

Wow!! I am screaming at the screen because I am so excited haha So much fun! Proud of yall!

[@nrgao]

Man what a fun video! You got so much better, so much confidence and determination through an uncomfortable process! "It's not a loss, it's a lesson."

[@WesMahan]

i love his growth its amazing! i love tommy

[@SufalDeb]

Great to see you two learning how to break. Never too late to learn something new

[@BVDtwentyseven]

Tommy, what an awesome video! the dance movies were solid!

[@bboyaleon9853]

Yoooo big respect for trying breaking, if you ever want to learn in Dublin come down🤙🏽

[@coolpersonwithcake98]

I started belly dancing January 2022 and have been feeling bummed out lately because I know my moves but I'm still so awkward when dancing! This video has really inspired me not to give up

[@justme_tml]

Coincidentally I designed my own phone case on rhinoshield with "Seek Discomfort " on it, and I love the fact that I have a daily reminder on me all the time🥰⚡️

[@annemacleod1421]

Tommy, Mélida, no words, just 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🐑🐑🇳🇿🇳🇿NZ

[@Talyuhhh]

As a breakdancer, I feel your pain. Breakdancing uses parts of your body that you’d never thought you could use before

[@Rock6Sixes]

The song during the big dance off and the outro is King Flexx - Look At Me Now

[@theartrm6749]

so I'm taking a break from preparing for a pitch I need to present in less than 24 hours.. and watching a video from yes theory or seek discomfort never disappoints to remind me of important things I should tell myself, tommy said great things that gave me my energy and hope back... even though what I'm working on is VERY FAR from break dancing haha... but that's the beauty of it.. healthy mentality is really what will give u everything and make everything work. thank you

[@iiiiiiii3359]

"He was not paid to say this, I swear" lmao

[@superspadez]

Breakdance is a full body work out. I loved doing it when I was younger.

[@michellewaltham9527]

Wow this is truly inspiring. Well done guys x

[@ilovejewelyn]

Such a heart warming experience.

[@kaseanawilliams8915]

I miss MATT!!! But absolutely LOVE all of you at Yes Theory ♡

[@miel5412]

Let’s go Rémi et Martin !! Des danseurs et profs de qualité !

[@thedreamteam7146]

I love yall so much, it inspires me

[@CemreA]

tommy is the most extroverted introvert ive ever seen

[@LewdMobster]

Those kids, In-cre-dible !

[@crumblebee6728]

If you haven’t heard that baz lurhamn song, it’s called everybody’s free to wear sunscreen and it’s like a shot of joy and support if you are ever feeling low. 10/10 recommend listening

[@mbgrafix]

In analyzing "life goals", first read ECCLESIASTES.

[@mydogisbailey]

Tommy speak French had me melted

[@nicoleang5]

I am so proud of Tommy right now👏 It is an inspiration and what actually means to seek discomfort🙏

[@northnorthsocialclub1733]

Inspired!!!!! I've been wanting to learn how to break dance since I was younger. I'm doing it this year! Thank you Tommy booyyyyy🔥🔥🔥🔥

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[@myriamkanga6546]

Trop de vibes Magnifique 😍 force à vous ❤❤❤

[@jeluuu]

Love this so much

[@AidanZul]

look at tommy man, so inspirational

[@SeagullAmIOne]

its like watching a will ferrell movie when your 2 are dancing against these badass kids lol

[@ida11_03]

OMG ...Damn..TD u nailed it... 🔥💯🥳😍🤩😊😎🤘🏻🥰 U guys always think out of the box in seeking discomfort for sure... U are DOPE & Hats off to u TD I'm literally blown away with ur dancing skills & i mean in such a short time u are already dancing like a PRO mate... God bless u guys & keep on Rocking u guys... 💜💜 U guys are my inspiration & motivation... U have no idea how much u guys inspire me to be a better version of myself everyday... Can't wait to meet u guys for real... It's on my Bucket list to meet u all ....

[@luiscastellanos6305]

This included one of the best organic ads I’ve seen in youtube for a while 😂

[@NYKIRA]

Awe love this!! We should always push ourselves and connect with the body movement is medicine 💖

[@vinieadri]

Muito Obrigado! We are proud to say that this year we accomplished two itens from our bucket list!!! And we are close enough to accomplished the biggest of all them. Go To Antártida!! 2023 promise a lot for us!! Thanks for sharing such inspiration contents guys, you are the best!!

[@sharonwolfe4230]

Good job Tommy. Now how about having your friend teach you ballet? After 30 days you can have a ballet dance off. Now that would be really getting out of your comfort zone.

[@joybrainanuersymsurvivor]

aw this was fun to watch after a long stressful monday before xmas week

[@danielhofmann4283]

Reminds me of the old school Yes Theory vibes but with own signature. Super cool

[@AlexStening]

So great to see you accomplish what you've always wanted to do Tommy!!!!

[@TheXeroRez]

this, was awesome!

[@GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivatio]

So impressive. 👏 you did something u wanna do for so long. I love this video , do everything and prove others wrong in a cute and funny way 😂 how nice haha ur friend was so shock at the video call he enjoyed it. But nahh u look actually so freaking great.