Mt. Hebron break dancers step it up for halftime shows

Feb 26, 2015

Mt. Hebron break dancers step it up for halftime shows

Jon Sham 0 Comment High School sports, Maryland, The Baltimore Sun, Video break dance, halftime, Mt. Hebron

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Every Tuesday and Friday after school at Mt. Hebron, a small group of students gathers in the cafeteria. The lunch tables are sidelined and the floor is covered in rubber tarp. It’s Mt. Hebron Break Dance practice.

The team has been getting more attention lately for performing during halftime at school sporting events, surprising many of their classmates with their impressive movements and routines.

But as the great LeVar Burton often said, “You don’t have to take my word for it…”

: Mt. Hebron senior break dancer Khalif Green, 17, shows off his moves during a team practice, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 in the school cafeteria. (Jon Sham/BSMG)

: Mt. Hebron senior Khalif Green, 17, performs popping moves for the crowd at halftime of a girls basketball game, Centennial at Mt. Hebron in Ellicott City, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. (Jon Sham/BSMG)

: The Mt. Hebron girls basketball team watches John Oh, 16, break dance during halftime of the team’s game against Centennial, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 in Ellicott City. (Jon Sham/BSMG)

: Mt. Hebron break dancers Garrett Collins, 14, left, and Mitchell Cohen, 14, right, perform popping moves during a halftime performance of a girls basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 at Mt. Hebron in Ellicott City. (Jon Sham/BSMG)

: John Oh, 16, a junior and co-captain of the Mt. Hebron Break Dance team, performs a breaking move for the crowd at halftime of the Hebron vs. Centennial girls basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 in Ellicott City. (Jon Sham/BSMG)

: As halftime of the Senior Night girls basketball game approaches at Mt. Hebron High School, Break Dance team members John Oh, 16, right, and Andrew Park, 17, scope out where they will soon perform for the crowd, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, in Ellicott City. (Jon Sham/BSMG)

: Paul Riggins, co-captain of the Mt. Hebron Break Dance team, practices a move before performing at halftime of a girls basketball game that evening at the Ellicott City school. (Jon Sham/BSMG)

: Mt. Hebron freshman break dancer Mitchell Cohen, 14, uses his shirt as a prop for his popping dance freestyle duing team practice at the school cafeteria, Feb. 3, 2015, in Ellicott City. (Jon Sham/BSMG)

: Detail shot of Khalif Green’s feet, as he practices popping dance moves with the Mt. Hebron Break Dance team in the school cafeteria, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, in Ellicott City. (Jon Sham/BSMG)

: Mt. Hebron seniors Alex Cha, right, 17, and Andrew Park, 17, work on a dance move at their break dancing team’s practice in the school cafeteria on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. The team occasionally performs during halftime at school sporting events.

: Mt. Hebron senior and team co-captain Paul Riggins, 17, demonstrates the popping stytle of break dance, on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2015 in the school cafeteria. Popping involves smaller, jerkier movements of the hands, feet, head and body. (Jon Sham/BSMG)

: From left, Mt. Hebron Break Dance team members Andrew Park, 17, a senior, John Oh, 16, a junior and co-captain, and Alex Cha, 17, a senior, practice their routine Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 in the school cafeteria. (Jon Sham/BSMG)

: John Oh, 16, a junior and co-captain of the Mt. Hebron Break Dance team, practices a spinning move in the school cafeteria, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (Jon Sham/BSMG)

: From left, Mt. Hebron Break Dance team members Garrett Collins, 14, a freshman, Mitchell Cohen, 14, a freshman, Khalif Green, 17, a senior, and Paul Riggins, 17, a senior and team co-captain, practice a synchronized part of their routine, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 in the school cafeteria. (Jon Sham/BSMG)

: A teammates watches Mt. Hebron senior Ye Hwan Lee, 18, as he elevates himself and spins while practicing a break dancing move in the cafeteria, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (Jon Sham/BSMG)

: John Oh, 16, a junior and co-captain of the Mt. Hebron Break Dance team, gets up and laughs after taking a spill in the school cafeteria, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. The team has a staff advisor present in case of emergencies. (Jon Sham/BSMG)

: Mt. Hebron senior Ye Hwan Lee, 18, can be seen reflected off of the floor of the school cafeteria as he practices a break dancing move Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (Jon Sham/BSMG)

: John Oh, 16, a junior and co-captain of the Mt. Hebron Break Dance team, practices a head spinning move in the school cafeteria, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Oh says the helmet is for safety, but most pros wear them to prevent balding. (Jon Sham/BSMG)

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