Arm Wave Tutorial - Jesse Nichols - Bboy Supaman

[jessenichols1]

To those who say that my waves are terrible: Well, you're right! This was 3 years ago and honestly, my waves were only ok. My waves are GREAT now because I continued hammering in these steps! Regardless of how good my waves were back then, the steps are correct and following them will lead to great technique! I keep thinking of posting an updated version with a few extra tips/body waves/better waving on my part, but I'm afraid that it won't see many views with this one already so popular! lol

[sharon90]

nice tip onthe plane part!

[shorien]

Your waves are atrocious.

[Paleteroman127]

Got it like in 10 min now I need to learn the body wave

[MiSowWird]

i can do it but really slow... i have to think whats the next move @@

[flamey987]

when i pop the elbow part my shoulder always seems to go high so it looks weird when i try to put the elbow into the shoulder and it doesnt really "go" any help?

[Nicerpkz]

i arm wave good going inwards towards from my shoulder but i have a problem going outwards from my shoulder any tips? i get the idea of just doing the steps backwards but it doesn't look fluent.

[fuzzyse23]

How is this badd,it looked good

[starstruckt]

haha lmfaoooooooo that shit look nasty when he explaining it in the beginning but cool at the same time

[AcerN2]

not saying im any better but your arm wave looks kinda sloppy to what i've seen.

Your a better teacher though haha.

[OfficialDJTurntable]

I bet my arms are gonna hurt 2 morrow :D

[popitharreet]

dont get it!

[lilmissJJ1]

I CANT DO THIS my arm hurts :(

[Jelly5194]

oh my shoulders hurt! aah!

[screamoman6789]

whats the same of the music at the beggining cause i need some music to dance to?

[ItachiElric]

wow this is really helpful =D I'm getting it down pretty well

(now the only thing i keep worrying about is if my arm is turned the right way ... i double jointed at the shoulder and the elbow so my arms twist in ways other people's arms can't which is fine and dandy until you do a move where it'l look wierd if its twisted the wrong way -.-")

[HomeFryMoped]

my arm doesn't bend like that.

[TicklesDelight]

Omg, I can't :0

[biggestsmiley]

it cracks in my arm if i do step 2 XD

[NASCARROCKS]

u can do it really good man! but i cant do it :(

[VivaLaChambo]

Thankful so much!!

[AwhSweetheart]

you need to go slower

[TheKnerdd]

MORE POPPING TUTORIALS PLEEASE!! ur really helpful!

[VivaLaChambo]

I CANNOT GET MY ELBOW BENT AT POSITION NUMBER 2 :(((((((

[MeganDiCaprio1997]

i can sorta do it , but its actually quite hard:L

[MrKush1001]

HELL YEAH, keep up the tutorials, best i've seen on youtube so far.

[mitwinx]

damn! i cant get my arm in the second position!

[cellamaret]

"We are going to start with our right arm (holds up left arm)" haha

[jessenichols1]

@cellamaret haha... Yeah.. I was trying to mirror... lol

[147Sofie147]

How long did it take to learn?:o

[navenzor]

haha he said start off with your right arm and he started with his left

[shakespearsplat]

best tutorial i ever seen thank you so much :)

[stadiumhiphop]

@shakespearsplat check out SHH tutorials :)

[Ziolo112]

o.O The best tutorial !!!

Thanks !

[haleyyyyy01]

I can't see to lift my shoulder because when I do step two, I can't do it without raising my shoulder. Otherwise it's really painful. So how can I do step three if my elbow is already raised in step two?

[NicholsFamily333]

@haleyyyyy01 Unfortunately, what you are going to have to do is train yourself to relax that shoulder on step 2! Don't force it down or it will hurt. Rather, relax it and it should lower. If you are still having trouble with it, try stretching out very well a few times a week for awhile. See if that doesn't make it a bit easier.

[BrokerT]

nice tutorial, thanks :)

[TheImpersinators]

ooww iv broke my had

[borgoat12]

You explained this really well. Thank you. :)

[KerimRofl]

Never saw a good tutorial like this one . Thanks alot for that. <3

[joltcokeeee]

Hi!

I am trying to learn the wave right now. I can wave quite good with my right arm but I have big coordination problems with my left weaker arm. How can improve the left arm to be coordinated as my right?

[jessenichols1]

@joltcokeeee I know this may sound self-explanatory... but the ONLY way to do it is to practice... A good way to improve one's left arm is to wave from the left fingers to the shoulder... and then back down the same arm over and over. As with most dance moves... One must practice until it becomes so natural that you don't have to think about it anymore.

[dipnep07]

same goes for me

[kuchipudi100]

@jessenichols1 thnsx,hw long i ve waited fr ur replies....n cnu pls tell me what song is it when u first show arm wave and the body wave pls pls pls pls...

[pidru213]

wow...i learned but its too fast can't get it...

[Blue0476]

best video

[Prt9296]

Thx For all The Help !! I Am Great At It Now ! :)

[YellowBento]

whats the beginning song?????!!

[kuchipudi100]

y didnt u make ny mre ddance vids,u said u would..i really like ur dancing..

[2aucey]

That was helpful!!!! Going to look like an uber dick now!:D

[aish936]

i lykd d video....very detailed nd esy to undrstand..... speclyy the zoom thing u did at d end..!!

[cindyNwendy]

hey jesse, you're tutorial helped a lot! :) thnx! but i was wondering can you do a tutorial onthe body wave you do? it's so amazing!

[123Ravesto123]

lol i like this tutorial but it looks like he broke his arm at 0:44

[afripepsi]

very good thanks

[sMdxProductions]

good vid. keep making more .your good. check out this youtuber. vietwok. hes in my city and really good. 

[linglingluv]

what's with the hater..

I thought this was goood, thank you because I'm FINALLY starting to get it.

[N0FearProductions]

Hero. Thnx!

[miccerbug]

great tutorial! Still trying to learn. Somehow my arm wont let me do step 3. I'm trying to still learn it.

[HSVPatzz]

wats the song??

[MedagurlGinny]

Haha this is my friend and hip hop teacher! Great tutorial Jesse ( :

[587Rachel]

my hand hurts...its been in the air too long.

[naturalfeatures]

great tutorial...nice how you break it down, that's really useful...man this stuff is hard to wire...and I never realized how much energy it takes just to hold your arms out...

[NoobsSuckx7]

how long did it take you to get the whole arm wave down?  ive been practicing for hours the past couple days and im starting to see results.

[jessenichols1]

It takes time to learn and it varies from person to person... This was after a good while of arm waving. You continually get better over time. Even the greatest poppers still improve over time. This is me from a couple of years ago, even though I posted it just some time last year. I will actually be making new tutorials within the next few months. I just got a job at a new dance studio, so I will have access to a studio to tape in.

[LilPop0ne]

Its a good tutorial :D but you should have added the fingers with it too then it would have almost have been perfect!

[Spitfirebattle]

Probably the best tutorial...

[vanniflaske]

man ur good but i can't do it smoothly D:

[AZN411]

Hey man thanx for the tutorial. Urs really helped me.

If you can on ur next tutorial can you teach the body wave. Im kind of having a hard time making it look right.

But yeah man thank you for this.

[BoogalooJew]

Elbow bend = no. I don't care about views, but tutorials like this are the reason why no one gets above par. Or even at par for that matter. Missing the fingers, your arms aren't staying in the same place after the fact to give the illusion a wave is passion through. Not hating, but i'm just saying. Your body = not there at all. (-_-) If you want advice i'll be more then happy to help.

[jessenichols1]

@BoogalooJew

Actually the reason that no one gets above/at par is because they think that they are going to learn how to become a hip hop dancer by watching youtube tutorials... You learn by taking classes and dancing with other dancers. You DO bend your elbow when you arm wave. That is how you create the illusion of a wave passing through the mid-section of your arm. and the tips section at the end addresses keeping your arms in the same place after the fact.. Don't hate. just love the dance

[sapphire2346]

its all to hard for me

[dynamyk87]

hey whats the name of the last song?

[Bungarab]

i have trouble with the elbow bit... which sucks cos you say its the easier bit. i always seem to move my shoulder too much, then when its the shoulder part i cant really move my should any further. any tips?

[purebaal]

body wave and the "trace wave" too pls (idk if its called trace wave, but its cool, when u trace the body wave with ur hand)

[purebaal]

hey when will you make a video for body wave?

[BrascoN1993]

thats the easier form, right?

i`d like to have a bit more wave^^

[jessenichols1]

yea... thts the easier form... part of waving is developing ur own style... but i will post a more advanced wave video...

[kuchipudi100]

@jessenichols1 pls make more vids,u said u wld,bt u didnt...

[WavesNFlows]

ya im still a begginer am not that good so just keep making more and do u have a video on tracing i and body waves cuz thats what i need help on

[jessenichols1]

hopefully ill be able to find the time to make another video soon... ill message u wen i do...

[WavesNFlows]

when u bend your elbow it goes to much as a 90 degree angle looks to big make it more like a 60

[jessenichols1]

haha.. i kno... i just exaggerated in the vid so it wuz easier to learn... =)

[WavesNFlows]

im still not expert on it but i try i learn from my friend so he corrected mii on this

[jessenichols1]

yea... if ya watch the demonstration.. u can see that i have less of an angle wen i actually dance..

[PizzaIsGood101]

This helped me sooooooooooooooo muchhh.

[TheErolAS]

you are good teacher x D

[Randomzvidz100]

i can do the wave pretty good but i cant do all the fancie stuff that you do..... how do i do that stuff?

[mnmmc1]

I CANT FUCKING DO IT!!

[jsubroto]

Cool Thanks

[mcsmexie]

amazing vid !thx a lot =)

[hutchie997]

i learned this today in dance class the guy i did it with is amazing at break dancing

[Icpoo]

when i do step two my shoulder goes up like step three...

[laszabo]

Of all the arm wave videos on youtube this one is the the most clear and simple to understand for people just starting out. Thanks

[Pinklover951]

im so glad i watched this

[Yoso240]

this is a very good video, i'm learning the basics pretty good thanks...

[ryanfireman08]

Dude Best Damn Lesson I've seen!

[Tincelle17]

Wich Program You use to make this video ? Very Nice Tutorial !!!

[jessenichols1]

I used iMovie on my macbook...

[jessenichols1]

For everyone who is having trouble with their shoulders hurting... do your best to stretch before you begin (though I'm sure you've already done this...) In addition... this WILL make your arm sore if you run it 5,000,000 times in a row... however... if you keep your arms very relaxed... you shouldn't have too much difficulty with soreness... hopefully this helps! =)

[MuseNerd]

Yes I would like more tutorials plz :D very helpful!

[dudewatda3]

dude my fuuckign shoulders doing this, fuucking hurts! i dont wanna do this anymore! stop! I dont wanna it anymore plz dont! it hurt soo much! i give up! its too painful! ohh god!

[luian90]

hehe i only practice this 5 times a day only 3 trys each cuz the it gets so painfull i cant feel mu shoulder

[tombarnes123]

nice one! keep your tutorials going you have helped me alot!

[sportcheck85]

this was brilliant please do another video to show he other stuff you were ddoin that was great!!!! x

[pato08]

how long should it take me... more or less.. to get this move smoothly?? =P

[StrikingNimbus]

whats the song called in the start

[jessenichols1]

solows anthem by krump kings

[kingofkool123]

wtf!!! step 2 wasent easy

[heheimnotphat]

lol nice tutorial but thats ur left arm =]

[Nellygirl2008]

really really helpful!

[CoolioFoolio37]

by far the most helpful/best how to wave vid on youtube keep makin vids dude this was great.

[mimono26]

Fo sho, make more videos! That was great and I like the helpful hints...makes it less rigid

[10milesfromnowhere]

Oh God, I'm already failing at step 2...this is gonna take a LOT of practice in front of a mirror (and some major loosening up of the shoulder joints..). Thanks for the tutorial though! (note: I am NOT a dancer, without a piano all sense of rhythm is gone - I just think this looks cool so I'd like to be able to do it.).

[marmar5287]

yea a gliding one would be nice

[Alathy]

You should make more!

Helped me a lot

[spdrunnery]

Can you do the Gliding, Thanks

[Maso0o0o]

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[kanaction]

nice tutorial. just what i was looking for!!