Breaking words, in the order you need them
Start with the beginner words and you can follow a match. Each level builds on the one before.
Already know some? Search all 60 words and 15 rules
Words
- B-boy
- Battle
- Round
- Cypher
- DJ
- Break
- Red side and blue side
- Field of Play
- Age groups
- Chair
- Head judge
- Toprock
- Downrock
- Power move
- Freeze
- Flow
- Windmill
- Headspin
- Six step
- Baby freeze
- Air flare
- Drop
- Footwork
- Spin
- Air move
- Blow up
- Transitions
- Musicality
- Vocabulary
- Execution
- Judges' panel
- Technique
- Variety
- Performance
- Creativity
- Personality
- Physical quality
- Interpretative quality
- Trivium
- Crossfader
- Votes
- Biting
- Burn
- Crew
- Set
- Foundation
- Best of three
- Pre-Selection
- Pre-Qualifier
- Round robin
- Knock-out
- Olympic format
- Heat
- Two-90-two
- Breaking for Gold
- Crash
- Repeat
- Misbehavior
- Disqualification
- Late arrival
Rules
- What is a battle in breaking, and how is one won?
- How long does a breaker dance for, and who goes first?
- Do breakers choose their own music?
- How big is the floor in a breaking battle, and who is allowed on it?
- How does a breaking competition get from a hundred breakers to one winner?
- How does the breaking competition work at the Olympic Games?
- Is there an age limit in breaking, and what is expected of the breakers?
- How do the judges decide who wins a breaking battle?
- What are breaking judges looking for?
- What happens when a breaker falls or messes up a move?
- Can a breaker use the same move twice, or copy someone else's?
- What can get a breaker disqualified?
- How are breakers ranked, and what happens when a battle is level?
- What happens if a breaker is injured, late or cannot finish a battle?
- Who runs a breaking competition?