# Spartanic Rockers > Spartanic Rockers is a Breaking crew from Bern, Switzerland and Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1986. The website spartanicrockers.com has been online since April 1, 1996, and is the oldest still-active website about Breaking (also known as B-Boying or breakdancing). Key facts: founded in spring 1986 in Bern, Switzerland, by DefIce; Japanese members since 1997; Best Show at Battle of the Year 1998 and 1999; UK B-Boy Champions 1998; second at the first Red Bull Beat Battle 2005; album "The Legacy Sessions: 40 Years of Rocking" released October 13, 2026. ## Crew - [The Crew](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-crew/): Spartanic Rockers is a Breaking crew founded in Bern, Switzerland in 1986, with members in Japan since 1997. - [History](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-crew/crew-history/): The history of Spartanic Rockers from 1983 to 2009: the founding in Bern, the Japanese members, Battle of the Year, UK Champs and Red Bull Beat Battle. - [Members](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-crew/crew-members/): The members of Spartanic Rockers in Switzerland and Japan, and the members we lost. - [Photos](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-crew/photos/): Photos of Spartanic Rockers from 1990 to 2006: practice rooms, Battle of the Year, UK Champs, Red Bull Beat Battle and the 15th and 20th anniversary parties. - [Videos & music](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-crew/media-music/): Historic battle and showcase videos of Spartanic Rockers, the new album The Legacy Sessions, and the crew's song for Battle of the Year 2002. ## Knowledge - [The Knowledge](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-knowledge/): What Breaking is, where it comes from, interviews with pioneers, the classic breaks and the films that spread the dance. - [Roots of Breaking](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-knowledge/roots/): How Breaking grew out of New York City in the late 1960s and 1970s, from Kool Herc's extended breaks to the early-80s media explosion. - [Uprocking](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-knowledge/roots/uprocking/): Uprocking, the battle dance from Brooklyn's Bushwick section, and the crews that kept it alive. - [Capoeira](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-knowledge/roots/capoeira/): The Afro-Brazilian fight-dance, its history of resistance and its influence on Breaking. - [Thoughts](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-knowledge/thoughts/): Quotes about Breaking and Hip Hop from GrandWizard Theodore, Kool Herc, Trac2, Maurizio, Kid Freeze and Abigail, and the essay “What is style?”. - [What is style?](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-knowledge/thoughts/what-is-style/): An essay on originality in Breaking: why style is the whole expression of a dancer, not just footwork. - [Interviews](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-knowledge/interviews/): Interviews with Breaking pioneers Ken Swift, Maurizio, Popmaster Fabel and Paulo Nunes, and with Remy of Spartanic Rockers. - [Ken Swift](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-knowledge/interviews/ken-swift/): Ken Swift of Rock Steady Crew on the early days, influences, respect for the dance and retiring from the stage (1999). - [Maurizio aka The Next One](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-knowledge/interviews/maurizio/): Maurizio of Rock Steady Crew on Italian Hip Hop history, Zulu Nation, musicality and the meaning of toprock. - [Popmaster Fabel](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-knowledge/interviews/popmaster-fabel/): Popmaster Fabel of Rock Steady Crew on popping terminology, maze style, angles and Tools of War. - [Paulo Nunes](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-knowledge/interviews/paulo/): Paulo Nunes of 010 BBoyz on the Dutch Breaking scene and European battles of the 1980s. - [Remy on Mighty 4](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-crew/crew-interviews/mighty-4/): Remy of Spartanic Rockers talks to The Mighty 4 about the Swiss scene, Battle of the Year and judging (2004). - [Remy on B-Boying.com](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-crew/crew-interviews/bboying-dot-com/): Remy of Spartanic Rockers on the crew's history, the website and the European scene, for B-Boying.com (2004). - [Breaks](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-knowledge/breaks/): The classic breakbeats every B-Boy should know: Apache, It's Just Begun and Give It Up or Turn It a Loose. - [Films & books](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-knowledge/media/): Films, documentaries, music videos, books and magazines about Breaking and Hip Hop. ## Advice - [The Advice](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-advice/): How to learn the foundation of Breaking, plus a dictionary of moves and tips on warming up, injuries and nutrition. - [Basics](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-advice/basics/): How to start Breaking and hints for backspins, flares, headspins, 1990s, turtles and windmills. - [Dictionary](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-advice/dictionary/): A Breaking dictionary: uprock, toprock, downrock, freezes, backspins, windmills, glides, headspins, 1990s, floats, swipes, flares and more. - [Body & injuries](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-advice/body/): How to warm up, stretch and cool down for Breaking, how to look after common injuries, and which body parts are most at risk. - [Nutrition](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-advice/nutrition/): Drinking enough, timing your meals, and avoiding a lack of calcium, magnesium, potassium and iron when you practice Breaking. ## Culture - [The Culture](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-culture/): Hip Hop culture, its four elements, its roots in the South Bronx, common misconceptions, and its history in Switzerland. - [Roots of Hip Hop](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-culture/hip-hop-roots/): The South Bronx, the gang era and how Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa turned violence into creativity. - [The four elements](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-culture/elements/): The history of Writing, Breaking, DJing and MCing. - [Misconceptions](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-culture/misconceptions/): Seven common myths about Hip Hop culture, set straight. - [Switzerland](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-culture/switzerland/): The history of Hip Hop and Breaking in Switzerland from 1982. - [Swiss contest results](https://spartanicrockers.com/the-culture/switzerland/contests/): Results of Swiss national Breaking contests and Battle of the Year Switzerland, 1987 to 2008. ## About - [About this site](https://spartanicrockers.com/about/): The story of spartanicrockers.com, one of the first websites about Breaking, online since April 1, 1996. ## Contact - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spartanicrockers/