Alex
Alex is a full time movement artist and educator based out of Boulder, Colorado seeking to share his experience and art with communities locally and around the globe. His movement is rooted in Breaking, Tricking, Contemporary, House Dance and Krump and is focused on improv, musicality and expression.
Alex
Alex is a full time movement artist and educator based out of Boulder, Colorado seeking to share his experience and art with communities locally and around the globe. His movement is rooted in Breaking, Tricking, Contemporary, House Dance and Krump and is focused on improv, musicality and expression.
Series
Headspin Crash Course: A 3-part Tutorial for Learning Headspins!
Can you spin on your head??? This is probably the number one question I have been asked since I started breaking in 2005. The answer is yes, and you can too! This tutorial contains everything you need to learn how to spin on your head! ... OK, maybe not EVERYTHING. But if you have a solid movement foundation and you are interested in the exciting world of brain-carrier-rotation this is a great place to start! In this 3-part tutorial, we will take our headspin from 0 (headstand) to float (wheeee!!). Prerequisites: solid headstand (hands on the floor) for 10 seconds.
Videos
Headstand transitions
This video talks about some basic (and not so basic) headstand freeze transitions! Video Includes headstand to: handstand, crow, air baby and elbow freezes! Here is a guide to the key parts of the video: 00:00 Introduction, training techniques and tools. 00:39 Head to handstand transition - progressions and tools 03:38 Head to Crow transition 04:20 Head to Airbaby transition 05:25 Challenge round:head to Crow to Airbaby 05:49 Head to elbow transition
Headspin Crash Course Trailer
Can you spin on your head??? This is probably the number one question I have been asked since I started breaking in 2005. The answer is yes, and you can too! This tutorial contains everything you need to learn how to spin on your head! ... OK, maybe not EVERYTHING. But if you have a solid movement foundation and you are interested in the exciting world of brain-carrier-rotation this is a great place to start! In this 3-part tutorial, we will take our headspin from 0 (headstand) to float (wheeee!!). Prerequisites: solid headstand (hands on the floor) for 10 seconds.
Taps and Floats for Headspins
In this lesson we will learn some basic skills for getting comfortable with our taps and floats so that we can really start spinning!
Breaking Fundamentals: Headstands
This is a basic headstand tutorial for anyone interested in learning how to do a simple headstand. Headstands are a great foundational move to have for many movement arts, here we will break them down using simple and safe progressions to get you up on your head in no time!
Winding Up in a Headspin
In this lesson we will learn the windup: the prep for our headspin!
Basic Headstand and Fingertips for Headspins
In this lesson we will learn some basic skills for getting more comfortable on our head!
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