Cal Poly’s SLO Breakers are in the final stretch of rehearsals for the annual campus showcase, Illuminate, hoping to challenge misconceptions about breaking and inspire the audience with their unique blend of structured choreography and improvisation.
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Pokémon, Power Moves, and Prizes: SLO Breakers host jam battle
The SLO Breakers hosted a Pokémon-themed jam session to celebrate the breaking community. Reporter Lauren Quijano spoke with the SLO Breakers’ presidents to learn how the event was put on.
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SLO Breakers find their groove among campus culture
Initially used as a tactic to non-violently settle disputes, breaking has now evolved into an intricate style of hip-hop dance that is popular globally. Breaking began in New York in the 1970s, where disc jockeys aided this dance style’s creation by adding breaks to their beats for people to freestyle to. Breakers — also referred […]
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SLO Breakers take center stage
After years of effort, Cal Poly has an official breakdancing club: SLO Breakers. Art and design junior and founding member John Duch was disappointed by the lack of a breakdancing scene when he came to Cal Poly as a freshman. He sought to change that. “I decided to create this club because I felt like […]