Storm (Battle Squad) - Judging, Breaking and the Olympics - Beyond the Dance Floor

Today we have the great honour of talking with the legendary Storm from Battle Squad. A breaking pioneer in Europe and someone who helped revitalize the scene in North America after everyone considered it dead in the 80s. Storm has done it all, and it's this wealth of experience that he shares with us today. In this episode, Storm delves into how he got into dancing, his breaking philosophies, judging, cognitive biases, accountability and growth for judging, keeping the culture alive while still advancing competitions and more. One of the few truly deep thinkers in our scene and someone who you just want to listen to when they speak. This was by far the easiest listen for me personally while I was going through and editing this episode. An hour and a half just flew by because of all the areas that we touched on in the talk and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did. Peace. Timestamps: 1:17 - Background 6:33 - Quality of movement 9:31 - Stigma of "Breakdance" 13:17 - What's in a name? 24:41 - Extrinsic vs intrinsic motivation 33:21 - A holistic judging system 43:24 - Trivium judging system breakdown 1:00:21 - Cognitive biases 1:05:23 - Need for judge debriefings 1:11:45 - Can you really judge art? Support the channel on Patreon ➡️  / razzyf2   About Beyond the Dance Floor: Beyond the Dance Floor is a podcast to learn more about what goes on beyond what you see on the dance floors. It’s about mentality, history, and how the skills you learn in breaking or the arts in general can apply more broadly to the rest of your life. Beyond the Dance Floor Playlist: ➡️   • Season 1 - Beyond the Dance Floor Podcast   Listen to previous episodes for free at: ➡️Podbean: https://razzyf2.podbean.com/ ➡️Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/BTDFpodcast ➡️Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/BTDFspotify ---- About Razzy D: Dean Placzek aka Razzy D is a member of Filthee Feet crew out of Vancouver, Canada and a former Massive Monkee Day Footwork Champion. Here on Youtube he shares his knowledge of breaking/dance through tutorials and discussion videos and tries to provide you with tools to create for yourself and even use the things learned through dance in other areas of your life. Follow me at: ➡️Instagram: @magicplaczek Support the channel on Patreon ➡️  / razzyf2