Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: RSS

“First, life casually tells you something, then it taps you on the shoulder, finally it shoves you to get your attention” – Emeroy Bernardo

This week we have my friend and professional breakdancer, dance teacher, and health coach Emeroy Bernardo on the show! I was super excited to talk to Emeroy, partly because of my own obsession with how cool breakdancing is, and partly because he has such a unique and interesting back story.

In this episode, we talk about the history of breakdancing and what it means to be a B-Boy, Emeroy’s approach to dance and health coaching, and later in the episode, we talk about how a low point opened his eyes and changed his life – powerful stuff. Enjoy this episode!

What You Will Learn:

-How to breakdance! (Or at least how to learn quickly)

-Most of Emeroy’s dance skill is maintained through teaching, Emeroy improves his skills solo two days a week

-Why you should have multiple teachers. One of his is Bboy Machine (who was a hero of his growing up)

-What is Battle Of The Year ?- The Olympics of B-Boying

-How Emeroy learned to dance in his room from Usher and NSYNC videos, then performed in front of his family

– How he started dancing again after being called a faggot as a young dancer made him stop for four years – he thought “I’m never dancing again”

-How B-Boys can make money teaching dance outside of the US vs. the challenge of teaching at a dance studio.

-How to start with one thing until it becomes easy: Success by simplifying

-Tip for self-conscious dancers: If you close your eyes while dancing you will focus on what you are doing instead of what people think

Mentioned in this episode:

The best breakdancing movie: Planet B-Boy

Battle Of The Year Movie

Emeroy’s favorite Phil Jackson books:

Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior

Subscribe to The Art of Adventure Podcast in iTunes or Stitcher. If you enjoyed the show, please help us by leaving a 5-star rating and review!

If you are interested in working with me as an athlete, see my coaching page