KEN SWIFT AHHH

First off I'd like to thank Arthur Savangsy, Allthewaylive and Arthur's homie for telling us about the workshop today. I MET KEN SWIFT TODAY AGJSHFJKDHFSDKJHFDSHHHHHHHHHH Thoughts on Ducky and KEN SWIFT'S workshop/main points: - being wary of using numbers (ie six step) with teaching foundational footwork because it's about what you do in between those steps and people tend to get "mechanical" with the way they step. - toprock is a specific entity referring to the specific steps that one does ie apache step that capture that certain lunging aggressive feel. - "top styling" refers to top rocks steps mixed with any other influences of dance - toprocks/top styling are intertwined/"A marriage" (as kenny described) with getting to the floor and doing footwork - both should be dope, not one more than the other - we should be able to do footwork both ways - FOOTWORK IS WHAT MAKES BREAKIN BREAKIN - breaking's the only dance style that in its core element (footwork) we can borrow from any style of dance, whereas in other dances ie popping an OG can straight up call you out and tell you "that's not popping" etc. - work on spin downs/basic footwork steps/freezes - Ducky taught us some sort of slow breathing/kung fu exercise to strengthen our knees called Dongko or something which I need to work on to strengthen my knees - Ducky told us about how there's a surgery you can do to stop your palms from sweating, and for some reason (maybe I didn't catch what he was saying completely) that allowed him to do office work for his military service instead of some other crazy military stuff. I asked Ken Swift about what he feels like it is to be puerto rican. "Today was puerto rican day in NYC, which I always come through and celebrate. I'm Puerto Rican/Cuban/part German (my dad is white) I'm thankful for what my mom and step dad did for me always playing music, my mom didn't speak spanish to me growing up though, neighbors were speaking spanish so it helped me learn, I embrace that culture but puerto rico's real language is Taino, not spanish. I'm aware of the history with the US and how it came to colonize (something like that) puerto rico and its people. The food is amazing, music etc" In general Ken Swift had a really positive vibe talking about his culture but it was with a grain of salt which is dope. I'm coming to understand that culture is simpler than I sometimes overcomplicate it to be. I can't think of anything else rite now and I gotta study for finals :D:|. Ideas: bronco in a circle, standard td to belly to freeze, spin down to up to spin down w no hands. sweep kick out HARD w opp leg->sweep hard to kick out w/ opp leg, ____ (reik-mexican group that norma and arlenas said are a dope slow rock group)