INUVIK - Miller Kasook has been busy at the youth centre teaching other young people some basic break dancing techniques.

Kasook said his foster brother got him started dancing four years ago.

Miller Kasook has been break dancing for the last four years and is now teaching other youth some of the techniques he has learned over the years. He has been working with the youth centre on a weekly program. - Dez Loreen/NNSL photo

"He would bring me out to competitions in Vancouver and he showed me a lot of moves," he said.

He said being in British Columbia helped his technique, because he had so many opportunities to learn.

At age nine, Kasook was in Vancouver with his brother gaining experience. It was a few years after he started busting moves on the dance floor that Kasook braved the challenge of a competition.

"I was eleven years old when I entered my first competition," he said.

"I came in third place in my division, that was good for me."

Kasook said some of the harder moves in break dancing involve a lot of balance and style.

"Keeping balanced on my hands can be difficult, but I can hold positions for longer each time," he said.

Combining moves into a fluid sequence is something that Kasook has been working on as well.

"It's important to combo your moves and flow with the music," said Kasook.

Performing a front flip hand spring and balancing his weight on his hands is only part of the set, said Kasook.

"There are some new moves I am learning now, from movies and films," he said.

Now Kasook spends his free time working on his dancing and helping others who are interested in picking up break dancing skills.

"I've been coming out to the youth centre to work with some kids," he said.

"I've been working with them on the worm and some other techniques," said Kasook.

Neta Allen is one of the youth who has been watching Kasook at the centre on Monday nights.

"I'm new at break dancing, but it looked fun so I tried it out," said Allen.

"It's pretty hard to do."

Allen said she listens to hip hop music to find a flow she can move to.

Kasook said he will continue to work with other young people and promote break dancing in Inuvik.

"It's great and people should try it out," he said.

"I always find time in my day to just play around with it, see what I come up with."