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Can you identify this New York subway station?

dhammond — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:25:04 -0800

I'm flying to New York tomorrow to tape an appearance on The Maury Show and I need your help. Thankfully, it's not for a paternity test. I am appearing on a segment about the crazy online videos and I need a little background info on one of the clips we're using. Do any of you New Yorkers know at which subway station this video of a breakdancer kicking a baby in the head was shot?

I thank you, hive mind. And daytime television thanks you as well.

Where can I find a bboy workout?

misled — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:51:47 -0800

The B-Boy workout: How are B-Boys able to build such strength in proportion to their own bodyweight? Traditional bodybuilding should be able to help, but are there certain exercises that allow for people to control and distort their bodyweight in the way B-Boys do? I apologize if the title doesn’t make much sense, but I do not know how else to title the question.

I am fascinated with the way B-Boys are able to control their bodyweight in different ways. If you would like to know what I am talking about, here are two videos:

Video 1
Video 2

What kind of exercises do they do? Is there a workout program out there that helps grow their skills more or is it purely the dance that does it?

Where are all the breakdancers?

Brian James — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:33:29 -0800

Where do all the breakdancing/bboying enthusiasts go in NYC? I'm talking about this kind of thing. (Google Video link) I figure there has to be a scene for this in NYC. Where do they all go? What clubs are associated with this? (I'm just interested in watching, not dancing myself--I'd break my neck if I tried that stuff).

What are the best songs for breakdancing?

jeremias — Fri, 13 May 2005 09:43:19 -0800

I'm looking for the best songs ever recorded for breakdancing. Old Skool especially (I.e. "Beat Box" by Art of Noise or "Rockit" by Herbie Hancock)