Lesson 1: Hip-Hop & Street Dance

1970s

When did hip-hop emerge?

African American People

From whom did hip-hop emerge?

Hip-hop

It was a result of African American people looking for a creative outlet to vent their frustrations and disappointments with society

Streets of New York

Hip-hop started with funky beats reverberating at house or basement parties on the __

1. Rapping (Mcing)

2. Disc Jockeying (Djing)

3. Break Dancing (B-boying)

4. Graffiti Art

Name the fundamental characteristics of Hip-hop

Rapping (Mcing)

This is the vocal element of hip-hop. It is also the heart of the hip-hop musical genre.

Disc Jockeying (Djing)

This means scratching or a turntable record mixing

Break Dancing (B-boying)

This began as a form of fighting, a mix of physically demanding movements that exploited their performers' daredevil prowess and stylized punching and kicking movements directed at an opponent.

Graffiti Art

Aka Aerosol Art. This is an art form in means of a cultural expression.

Afrika Bambaataa

A New York based rapper who invented the word hip-hop. He is known as the "Grandfather of hip-hop".

1980s

When was the word "street dance" brought to the Philippines from the US?

1990s

This was the time when street dance gained unparalleled popularity

1. Bounce or Recoil

2. Tightening of the Body

3. Agility and Coordination

4. Fun

Name the elements of street dance

Bounce or Recoil

A quick contraction and retraction, or vice versa, movement with energy and vitality

Agility and Coordination

To move quickly and smoothly from one position to another with ease

Tightening of the body

The body is controlled with firmness and strength

Fun

This offers its dancers a mechanism to offer kinetic musicality

1. the Old school

2. the New School

Name the two main categories of street dance

Old school

Dance styles from the 70s & 80s

New school

Dance styles from the mid-80s & 90s as hip-hop progressed

1. Breaking

2. Popping

3. Locking

Name the old school street dance styles

Breaking

Aka Break Dancing. An unstructured and highly improvisational style that incorporates gymnastic and acrobatic movements

Popping

A quick contraction and relaxation of muscles to produce jerking of various joints.

Locking

This relies on the fast, distinct arm and hand movements combined with relaxed hips and legs, wherein the lock is the essential move used.

Don Campbell

Who created Locking?

Los Angeles, California, 1969

Where and when was locking made?

Campbellocking

What was the initial term for "Locking''?

1. Krumping

2. House

Name new school street dance styles

Krumping

A dance style characterized by unstrained, rapid-fire, and highly energetic moves of the limbs and torso.

House

A dance style that emphasizes fast, complex footsteps with fluid torso movements

Street Jazz

A combination of hip-hop dance style and jazz dance movements