White (7 minute test)

• Know what toprocks, footwork, freezes, powermoves and tricks are
• Can do basic Box step, and working on box step with kicks
• Basic Backspin form, cartwheel (both side)
• Bear, crab, cannonball and exploding crab positions
• Understand basic weight transfers in footwork
• Switches, 2-step, shuffles, popouts and kickouts, CC’s
• Ninja freeze, basic understanding of table & tripod + headstand basic handstand (no wall/support)
• Guard down and knee drop on both sides

Yellow (10 minute test)

• Able to find the beat/soul clap on their own
• Can do box step with hops at least. Working on crossovers.
• Able to do 5 freezes (head, handstand, elbows, table, shoulder, side chair, crow, crossbaby, etc) for at least 3 seconds
• Able to do at least 2 different freeze transitions (headstand > crow, headstand > table, headstand > handstand, crossbaby > headstand, table > side chair, etc)
• Rollback table freeze both sides
• Working on spiders
• Understand wraps and chambers (before 6-step.)
• Basic footwork steps and transitions between: 7-step, 6 step, 3-step, 2-step, CC, scramblers, Zulu spins, sweeps, coffee grinder
• Can complete 2 backspins with proper form (from back)
• 1 arm cartwheel both sides
• Corkscrew go-down, both sides
• 1 full round (toprock, go-down, footwork, freeze)
• Consistently focus well in class

Green (15 minute test)

• Basic Macaco on both sides
• 2 turtle walks each direction
• Rumanagi + 2 additional NEW go-downs (pickpocket, leg exchange, etc)
• Able to hold at least 5 freezes for 5 seconds
• Able to stack 3 different 3-freeze stacks
• Windmill basic form and more than one without feet touching
• Can do spiders smooth and consistently (at least 3 in a row)
• Working on pirouettes
• Basic footwork steps and variations

• At least 3 variations (can be different footwork steps)

• At least 3 backrock moves (CC, Threads, Around the World, etc.)
• Box step with hops and crossovers on beat 100%.
• Attend at least 10 practices outside of class
• 5 second handstand, consistently (can walk)
• 1 solid trick outside of cartwheels (Macaco, b-kick, b-twist, flip, handspring, etc)
• Battle 3 unique rounds with different toprocks/go-down/footwork/freezes (on beat)

Blue (20 minute test)

• Turtle windmill turtle
• Must have entered at least 2 kids battles and made it past prelims
• Full Macaco to handstand hold
• 1 arm headstand for at least 3 seconds both sides
• Ability to stay on beat consistently
• At least 2 pirouette spins
• Able to handstand walk 20 feet
• Able to stack 5 freezes together
• 10 windmills without hitting feet
• Windmill to a freeze
• More advanced footwork concepts, techs and original moves
• Working on swipes and flares
• Adding actual rock groove into their toprock
• Attend practice outside of class on a regular basis
• 2 solid tricks (see Green for ideas)
• Battle 5 solid rounds with different toprocks/go-down/footwork/freezes/powermoves/tricks(on beat)

Purple (25 minute test)

• Can stack 10 freezes together
• Able to hold it down in an adult cypher
• 20 second handstand in place
• Walk 40 feet on hands
• Comfortably enter adult jams
• Working on headspins and halos
• Having at least one additional powermove, at least 5 (swipes, flares, headspin, etc)
• Footwork on beat
• Crow to handstand
• 1 intermediate level trick (aerial, b-twist, handspring, flip, etc)
• Battle 7 solid rounds

Black (30 minute test)

• Can compete in an adult battle and make it past prelims.
• At least 3 powermoves (5+ reps)
• At least one 3 powermove combo: windmill > flare > swipe or windmill > swipe > 90
• 1 advanced trick (flip, b-twist, etc)
• Attend at least one out of state jam
• Participate in at least one cypher callout where it’s a close battle
• All elements musicality: footwork, power, freezes, tops, tricks
• Crow to handstand at least 3 times without feet  
• Battle 10 solid rounds

Year 1:

• Months 1-2:

• Drop-in only (1 hour/week)

• Months 3-9

• 2 sessions (2 hours/week)

• 3 months “off”

Year 2:

• 3 sessions
• 2 classes/week
• Drop-in Holidays and summer
• Occasional practice
• 2-3 months “off”

Year 3:

• 4 sessions
• 2-3 hours/week
• Regular practice
• 1 month “off”

Year 4:

• 4 sessions
• 3 classes/week
• Regular practice
• Competitions

Year 5:

• 4 sessions
• 4 classes/week
• Regular practices
• Competitions
• Travel