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Freestyling with Josh Peck & 'Battle of the Year' Crew

Freestyling with Josh Peck & 'Battle of the Year' Crew

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YH is at the dance studio with actor Josh Peck, who plays the assistant coach in Chris Brown's dance crew flick 'Battle of the Year', and he's on hand to give us some guidance as we head to the floor to get some lessons from the movie's professionals! See if we can keep up with their dope moves and be sure to stick around for the freestylin'! Hosted by Lesley Robins (@lesleyrobins).

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Young Hollywood

Okay, we have something in common. Jewish, New York.

Josh Peck

Nah. I dance, you don't though.

Young Hollywood

Who says I don't dance?

Josh Peck

You said you don't dance. The a character in a movie.

Young Hollywood

Well, you didn't dance in the movie. That's true. But you were really funny.

Josh Peck

Thank you so much.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, did you want to dance though?

Josh Peck

I did want to bust out some moves here and there. But when you're with guys that are this good, you kind of like feel as though if I make one wrong move, I'm going to be so badly embarrassed that I'll never live it down.

Young Hollywood

Well, what you learn? What'd you learn?

Josh Peck

I learned more like hip-hop, like the attitude. Like like how to have like the dope high tops, how to have like the hat. Like I could fake it really well. Like I could be in the back of a B boy crew and be like, "Yeah!" But I wouldn't be the one like dancing.

Young Hollywood

How do you do that? Can you teach me the "Yeah!"

Josh Peck

All right, you need to have more like echo. Go.

Young Hollywood

Yeah.

Josh Peck

Well done.

Young Hollywood

Thanks.

Josh Peck

I'm really proud of you.

Young Hollywood

Thank you.

Josh Peck

You should be proud of yourself. You are the assistant coach. That is true. So give me some coaching tips. What do I need to go in that room with?

Josh Peck

No fear. No fear. Zero fear. Uh, you better be ready to laugh at yourself hard. 'Cause I had to. Uh, and just, you know, channel channel people like like, you know who was one of the original B boys? Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee. You know what I'm saying? Drink that in, 'cause it goes down smooth.

Young Hollywood

Is that like hip-hop talk? Is that hip-hop talk?

Josh Peck

Pretty good.

Young Hollywood

Well, let's talk about your Vine videos because they're ridiculously funny. I mean, funny.

Josh Peck

I, you know, Vine is truly what's going on in my brain when no one's watching. So you're getting an inside view.

Young Hollywood

But yet everyone is watching because you have the most Vine followers on the face of the Earth. No big deal. Everybody's watching. I love it. I'm it's addicting. Now I feel like I have to put one up every day, but Vine, there's a lot of pressure. And like I get Vine block.

Josh Peck

Yeah, where I can't come up with ideas.

Young Hollywood

Really?

Josh Peck

Oh, yeah, 'cause I just want to impress. I just want to like please the fans.

Young Hollywood

Okay, so I'm here to dance. I'm dressed to dance. We're going across the way to dance. Yes. But are you going to dance with me or are you just going to do assistant coaching?

Josh Peck

I'm probably going to assistant coach. Okay. But I'm so there with you, emotionally and spiritually.

Young Hollywood

But you're not prepared. You know what you're missing. What am I missing? What are you missing? What is the one thing that you need as an assistant coach? What's missing?

Josh Peck

Courage. Got that? Check. There you go.

Young Hollywood

What am I missing? If I knew how to whistle, I'd whistle to say you're missing your whistle. Get in there. Go for it. Assistant coach, listen to me. Know what I'm talking about. I don't know what I'm talking about. Okay. Battle of the year, I saw it. How long did it take you guys to learn moves like that?

Josh Peck

To film for like 12 hours to do it again and again. You know what I mean, we're human. We feel like we're robots, but you you start to feel it. And then the pressure of it is going to be released worldwide. Yeah. You can't fail. That's the thing.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Let's get it good. Get it up. Set it up. Now go now go easy on me. This is the battle of the hour, not of the year. Coach, stands over there? Yeah. You're coaching, right? Observation. What I'm saying? So wait, wait, after the clap, you're stepping on your left, right? Two, three, four. Oh, whistle. You go back, sorry. Seven, eight. You're going back. Sorry. One, two, three, four. Okay. Get in. The more attitude, the better. Okay. Yeah, you want to intimidate your opponent. Coach, how are we doing?

Josh Peck

I was almost proud of you.

Young Hollywood

Yeah?

Josh Peck

Almost. I want to see more style. I want to see more attitude. Okay. You know what I'm saying? Look at that confidence. Look at that face right there. Look at that. Take that. Gassy. Lactose intolerant just had an ice cream sundae. I'm standing next to Chris Brown and I possibly can't look cool, and I'm so I'm going to do my best impression to be cool. That's true. Yeah. Let's do it. I can't look cool around Chris. I'm going to try and channel her. He takes up all the cool in the room. So routine and then freestyle. Oh, no. Freestyle right away. Yes. Let's go. Yeah. Get it, get it. Yeah! Woo! There we go. Here we go. Woo!

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Josh Peck

    Featured guest and actor in 'Battle of the Year'

  • Lesley Robins

    Host of the Young Hollywood segment

  • Chris Brown

    Stars in 'Battle of the Year' with Josh Peck

  • Bruce Lee

    Mentioned as an 'original B-Boy' by Josh Peck

FAQ

Who is Josh Peck in 'Battle of the Year'?+
Josh Peck plays the assistant coach in Chris Brown's dance crew film 'Battle of the Year'.
What kind of dancing did Josh Peck learn for 'Battle of the Year'?+
Josh Peck learned hip-hop attitude, including how to fake it with dope high tops and a hat, rather than actual dance moves.
What advice does Josh Peck give for dancing?+
Josh Peck advises going in with no fear, being ready to laugh at yourself, and channeling confidence and attitude.
Who hosts the 'Freestyling with Josh Peck' video?+
The video is hosted by Lesley Robins, who also participates in the dance lessons.
What does Josh Peck say about his Vine videos?+
Josh Peck states that his Vine videos represent what's going on in his brain when no one's watching, and he experiences 'Vine block' when trying to come up with ideas.

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