Ballroom and Hiphop Dance Lecture Notes

Practice flashcards covering the definitions, origins, and characteristics of Ballroom and Hiphop dance styles based on the lecture notes.

Ballroom Dance

A set of dance enjoyed socially and competively that uses specific steps, thythm, posture, and timing, originally popular in Europe.

"Ballare"

The root word for "Ball" meaning to dance.

Dance Sport

A term for competetive ballroom dancing performed by competitors in competitions.

Social Dance

Dances performed primarily for enjoyment, recreation, and social interaction rather than competition, such as line dances or salsa night.

Latin Dance

A category of ballroom dance known for lively rhythm and hip movement, including chachacha, rumba, samba, pasodoble, and jive.

Standard Modern Dances

Dances that focus on elegance and grace, such as the waltz, tango, fox mot, quickstep, and viennase.

Chachacha

A lively flirtatious ballroom dance full of passion and energy that originated in Cuba.

Hiphop Dance

A dance style originated in Broncs, Newm York city where young people in urban communities used movement as a positive way to express themselves and avoid violence.

Djing

A pillar of hiphop; the art of spinning record at a dance party and picking out songs in a crowd in a pleasing sequence.

Breakdancing

A pillar of hiphop; a style of dancing that includes heads spins and backspins.

Graffiti

A visual art pillar of hiphop that serves as an expression of youth culture and rebellion in public spaces or places.

MCing

The initial for the master of creremony.

Rapping

The art of saying rhymes to the beat of music.

Musicality

A characteristic of hiphop where dancers move according to the beat, thythm, and accent of the music.

Breaking / Break dance

One of the original dance styles of hiphop dance.

Wocking

An energetic and entertaining hiphop style often performed with pank music.

Popping

A style that creates the illusion of moving muscle contraction and relaxation to create a pop or hit.

Waacking

A style originated in the LGBTQA+ characterized by fast ans swing, elegant poses, and confidence.

Freestyle

Spontaneous dance movement that is not a fixed dance style.