Up Rock on the Hip-Hop Scene

The original B - Boy Generation consist of classic breakers, Boogaloo (Poppers), Lockers, Rockers, Mc's, Beatboxers, Dj's and Graffiti Writers. Some have been around, Until 1978, When a defined name entitled 'Hip Hop' was derived by African Bambaatta. Hip Hop united all of these different elements. Rocking was developed in the late 60's before these dancers were even united under 'Hip Hop'.

If we did not have Rockers back in the late 60's we would not have the breakdancers you see today, Breaking now reappears in the streets and the clubs all over the world as it did in the late 80's. From the beginning , Up rock 'jerks','Burns', and 'Freestyle' were and are the three main movements used in this dance art form, and is still being used in today's breakin'. The modified Uprock in Breakin is called Toprock.

Where breakin' is solo the 'Uprock' dance involves two or more dancers, single or as a team, performing what is called a dance Battle. When Uprocking , you must use a combination of different body movements, along with hand gestures and footwork while keeping the pace with the music. Uprock, unlike breaking, which involves spins or power moves, is more in sync with the ' break' of a record. Uprocking the down rock part soon evolved to become 'B - Boyin'', which the Bronx took to the next level with spins. Each crew contributes there own dance style to Rocking, They add just the right amount of flavor that keeps us in beat with the Hip - Hop dance scene.