Tag: b boy

#ICYMI: There's A New Windmill World Record—In More Ways than One

Because what else are you supposed to do in the Netherlands but tons of windmills—in front of actual windmills? Last month, to promote the 2017 Red Bull BC One World Final in Amsterdam, 70 b-boys from Italy, France, Brazil, and the Netherlands got together at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kinderdjik in southern Holland. […]

Turns Out Michael Fassbender Is a Fairly Decent B-Boy

Michael Fassbender is many things: Oscar-nominated actor. International heartthrob. Boyfriend to former ballet dancer Alicia Vikander. B-boy? Yes, b-boy. Sort of. On the BBC’s “Graham Norton Show,” Fassbender revealed that he had a “break dance phase,” and was affiliated with a local Irish dance group, back in the ’80s. And thanks to some aggressive peer […]

Little Girls in a B-Girl World

They’re masters of headspins, freezes and all things hip hop. They’re booking professional dance jobs in between completing homework assignments. They’re the rising young stars of the commercial dance world—and they’re taking the West Coast by storm (with killer style to boot). Meet Simrin Player, Jade Chynoweth, Camren Bicondova, Jordyn Jones, Larsen Thompson, Taylor Knight […]

Who Says You Need Two Legs to Break-Dance?

We’ve met some pretty inspiring dancers over the years—dancers who’ve had to overcome incredible odds to continue following their dreams. For example, just this month, we met ballerina Maggie Kudirka, who hasn’t let her battle with breast cancer stop her from dancing. And today, we meet a young man who’s similarly determined: (gif via BuzzFeed) […]

From Tap-Dancing Penguin to Break-Dancing Boss

For today’s installment of young break-dancing prodigies with so much talent it freaks us out a little bit: Meet Mace Maya, a 10-year-old breaker who began dancing at the age of 5. As the story goes, his dad saw him tapping up a storm while watching the movie Happy Feet and said, “Hey, want to learn […]

A Day in the Life of a 12-Year-Old B-Boy Star

Back in November, we met seven incredible b-girls—all under the age of 16—who are straight beasting the hip-hop scene. (And we put one of them—the beautiful Simrin Player aka “Simi”—on our cover!) (L to R) L-Pop, Em, Simi, T.Knight and JJ pose for their “Little Girls in a B-Girl World” shoot (photos by Erin Baiano) […]

Milk Life? How About Milk Legacy.

For almost 20 years, we’ve been asking the question: “Got Milk?” But last month, the Milk Processor Education Program (yep, that’s a thing) wiped off their mustaches in favor of a new slogan: “Milk Life.” The new campaign emphasizes the nutritional benefits of milk, with a special focus on the eight grams of protein per […]