International Breakdance Score System (I.B.S.S.)
The International Breakdance Score System (I.B.S.S.) is an American scoring diagram created and copyrighted exclusively for round-for-round Breakdancing battles. The idea to create this scoring diagram originated in the summer of 1999 when two brothers, Curtis Elliot Hedges and Zachary David Hedges, decided to create one to be used for their own series of Breakin competitions. A month into working on the score system the hedges brothers whom were members of the Jive Tribe Breakers out of San Fernando CA, teamed up with fellow member Andres Barazza, and together created a rough draft diagram that allows judges to accurately tally a winner for any given type of breakdance battle. After testing the diagram over a few months on themselves in private dance battles, the team was confident in its use and decided to call it the International Breakdance Score System.
In early 2000, Andres and his brother Eric Barazza along side Jeffery (Easy Roc) Jefferies made an appearance on the[1] Guinness Book World Records Primetime TV show featured on the Fox TV network to attempt world records for both the Windmill and Headpin respectively. This program was broadcasted around the world and received the attention of the New Zealand government who later offered all 4 members of the Jive Tribe Breakers, (Curtis, Zachary, Andres, Eric) to judge and host New Zealand's largest breakdance event at the time called,[2] Raw Stylez 2 on August 12th, 2000. It was here were the I.B.S.S. was tested in front of a crowd of 3500 Breakin enthusiast. Upon returning home, it was clear amongst the team that more was needed to be done, so the system was elucidated and submitted for copyright.
U.S. Copyright#[3] TXu 978-456 was awarded to Curtis Hedges (Aka: Bboy Peter Pan), Zachary Hedges (Aka: Zork-One), Andres Barazza (Aka: Dynamic Dre) of the Jive Tribe Breakers on October 30th, 2000 for the I.B.S.S.. It was later published in "Break'N Grounds" Bboy Magazine on June 26th, 2003 on pages 29 & 30. After several more revisions and furthering testing, the I.B.S.S. was re-copyrighted as the International Bboy Score System on September 17th, 2003 under Copyright#[4] TX 5-966-396. After the 2nd copyright was awarded, Curtis started to venture out on his own and conducted these events using the I.B.S.S.:
4-on-4 Breakdance battle expedition called the Hanukkah Breaker Battle in Hollywood, CA on December 7th, 2004.[5] (Battle Utensils: Winner)
1-on-1 Battlefield and Street Sweepers Bboy Battle at the JV Dance Studio in Alhambra, CA in 2006.[6] (Bboy Kid David: Winner)
1-on-1 Kali Kaliente Music Concert Bboy Battle at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on September 23rd, 2007.[6] (Bboy Lil Bob: Winner)
Used as the official score system for the TV Pilot "Sports Breakers", a reality TV show to crown the first U.S. Breakin Champion in 2008.[7][8][9]
In June of 2020, Curtis co-founded the [1] OBS Group alongside an international consortium of pioneer Breakdancers from around the world. Through this union, Curtis sign over all rights and ownership of the I.B.S.S. to the OBS Group for all future development and license opportunities on behalf the Breakin community worldwide.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Guinness Book World Records Primetime TV Show Episode Featuring Eric Barazza & Jason Jefferies for the Headspin record attempts". Retrieved December 6, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Hip-hop dancers make heads spin". Retrieved December 6, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "U.S. Copyright Repository link to the International Breakdance Score System Version #1". Retrieved December 6, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "U.S. Copyright Public Record System". Retrieved December 6, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "IBSS @ 2004 Hannukah Bboy Exhibition, Part 1". Retrieved December 6, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "I.B.S.S. History Presentation (2000 - 2019)". June 2, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "RHC Entertainment Red Carpet TV Show Release @ LAX". December 31, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "SportBreakers". December 31, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "bboyfoundation.com site". Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2021. Unknown parameter
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