To illustrate the point, Les Twins battle the Old Future Crew. Old Future’s style is current and fresh. Their battle style is aggressive, macho and what we’re all used to even if you’re not up on street style.
Les Twins’ game is tight, precise and not just different but straight up unusual. They counter power with agility, strength with precision and do it all with that “fuck you, son” defiance that’s the cornerstone of the cypher. Even though both crews wear that attitude (Old Future ripping their hearts out), Les Twins owns it without resorting to b-boy clichés.
No disrespect to Old Future or the current scene— I’m way past my prime— but if these two French dudes stepped to me back in the day, I’d be giving them the nod and then leave to pursue a career in accounting.
“It’s your world, kid.”
omfg. The “You’re a Jerk” segment was amazing. Though this was freestyle, it’s amazing how in sync the boys are to one another.
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omfg. The “You’re a Jerk” segment was amazing. Though this was freestyle, it’s amazing how
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steampoweredmedia said:
Here is my armchair, unresearched analysis: they added the precision of mime to their dance routines. Mime carries no stigma in France, and I see in their routines both the body control and light fun that’s inherent in mime.
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