Time's a Wasting...
Peace and Greetings! Been a minute since I wrote on this blog. But I decided to write on this again because it provides a way to organize my thoughts...especially about the breakin' culture. For many months now, my passion for breakin' has sorta hit a plateau. Maybe in due part because last year was a phenomenal year for our breakin' community and now, the exhaustion is beginning to set in. Last year, I was able to help organize 5 local b-boying events with the help from many like-minded individuals. Each one of the events brought its own unique characteristics to the scene. In addition, throughout the whole year, we were able to raise money for the annual event, Breakin' Bread, in order for it to occur. This sent a message to our community that we were able to make things happen when we work together. An absolute success for us all and a huge objective had been met.
But now, my passion for the dance has taken a different path. As I get older, I am beginning to understand and see firsthand what my parents had meant when they mentioned personally to me, "that I was wasting time." Last year was a great year for the breakin' community but was it.... well.... was it... "wasting time?" Sure it was a success among the majority of the community and many objectives had been met. But the question remains, "Is our community going forward or backwards with each event?"... in some way, I feel like we are moving but going nowhere...sorta like a runner on a treadmill. A good workout but, the same destination. My answer is definitely mixed with ambivalence but somewhat skewed to backwards...
Many people would adamantly deny that the breakin' community is going backwards and they see that each event has made us a better, positive scene. However, I feel like our scene has a lot of maturing to do and that the scene is still as negative as before or...dare I say it.... has actually gotten worse. B-boys define that as..."landing wrong." OUCH! And with that said and with all the events I have been a part of, a question lingers in my mind, "Do I play a part in the cause of this negative landslide effect?" If I personally answer with a "yes"....then my parents were right... "wasted time"...
Well...it is getting late... I'll waste more time tomorrow....
But now, my passion for the dance has taken a different path. As I get older, I am beginning to understand and see firsthand what my parents had meant when they mentioned personally to me, "that I was wasting time." Last year was a great year for the breakin' community but was it.... well.... was it... "wasting time?" Sure it was a success among the majority of the community and many objectives had been met. But the question remains, "Is our community going forward or backwards with each event?"... in some way, I feel like we are moving but going nowhere...sorta like a runner on a treadmill. A good workout but, the same destination. My answer is definitely mixed with ambivalence but somewhat skewed to backwards...
Many people would adamantly deny that the breakin' community is going backwards and they see that each event has made us a better, positive scene. However, I feel like our scene has a lot of maturing to do and that the scene is still as negative as before or...dare I say it.... has actually gotten worse. B-boys define that as..."landing wrong." OUCH! And with that said and with all the events I have been a part of, a question lingers in my mind, "Do I play a part in the cause of this negative landslide effect?" If I personally answer with a "yes"....then my parents were right... "wasted time"...
Well...it is getting late... I'll waste more time tomorrow....
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