Key Figures in Hip Hop

_________ is best known for breaking.

Rock Steady Crew

Commercial dance uses a mix of styles like __________.

Hip hop, street dance, jazz, contemporary, and funk

Scott Forsyth uses a lot of _________ to hit the beat drops and bass lines, emphasizing the ________.

big power moves, musicality

Scott Forsyth incorporates a lot of many ___________ into his choreography to create a familiarity factor for the audience

modern pop culture social dance 

________ brought a style no one had really sought out previously

Scott Forsyth

________ originated from underground club scenes

House dance

_________ created cyphers

House dance

________ brought House dance into Japan

Ejoe Wilson

___________ auditioned to be apart of Studio One’s dance crew

Marlee Hightower

Marlee Hightower’s personal style of dance incorporates a lot of ________ and ________

dynamic such as rhythm changes from slow to fast, big movements that loop around her body

_____________ choreography has simple moves (head nods, walking) and complex moves (level changing/popping/locking)

Marlee Hightower

___________ opened Motive Dance Studio

Marlee Hightower

_______ built his reputation up through street dance battles 

Mr. Wiggles

Aside from dancing _______ has worked in theater, film, and music with entertainers helping build his reputation

Mr. Wiggles

Mr. Wiggles mastered all four core elements: ___________

breaking, emceeing, DJing, and graffiti

Mr. Wiggles was a member of the __________ and ________

Rock Steady Crew, Electric Boogaloos

__________ was known for creating new styles of threading, footwork, and ground moves by blending B-boying and popping

Mr. Wiggles

________ started dancing in all-age clubs

Ray Basa

_________ emphasizes style and energy over exactness

Ray Basa

_________ used dance battles to gain new talent and notoriety

Rock Steady Crew

_______ and __________ influenced Rock Steady Crew’s style and movement

Street dancing, Jamaican rocksteady music

Improvised posing is known as _________

voguing

________ came from the House of Xtravaganza

Jose Gutierez

________ came from NYC in the 1960s and 1970s

Vogue dance

Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza infused old way ________ with __________

voguing techniques, classical ballet influences

________ enjoys keeping the style of movements flowy and smooth

Brian Friedman 

_________ focuses on head & hand movements

Brian Friedman

Brian Friedman incorporates ______ and ________ into his style

jazz, funk

_________ incorporates a lot of storytelling or movements that can tell a story in his dances

Sean Lew

________ inspires artists to use emotion in dance

Sean Lew

_______ represented both crews: Bubblegum and ReQuest

Kirsten Dodgen

_______ has groove and bounce, South African roots and exposure to afro/dance battle styles, and sharp isolations

Kirsten Dodgen

________ focuses on dynamics, swiftness, smoothing his moves and then making his choreo very sharp

Devin Pornel

_______ signature moves include being light on his feet, being smooth, slides/glides, and attention to musicality

_______ connects street training and commercial platforms

Devin Pornel

_______ was part of the Choreo Cookies crew for 5 years

Devin Pornel

_______ originated in South Central, LA

Krumping

_________ was a street style dance used as an outlet for anger and frustration for those affected by gang violence

Krumping

________ real name was Cesare Willis

Tight Eyez

________ meant Kingdom Radically Uplifted Mighty Praise

Krump

______ was a freestyle dance interpretation of a heart condition

Krumping

_______ emphasizes freestyle, intensity, and emotional release

Tight Eyez

_________ signature movements include dynamic energy with quick level changes, intense musical precision, and full body movement

Jojo Gomez

_________ emphasized clean lines (jazz) and grounded but groovy movements (hip hop)

Jojo Gomez

_________ modernized traditional commercial dance by making choreography that is more personal and artistic

Jojo Gomez

Parris Goebel created ________

Polyswagg

_______ dropped out of school at 15 and started the ReQuest dance crew

Parris Goebel

________ founded Royal Family Crew

Parris Goebel

_________ blends styles like hip hop, dancehall, vogue, and Polynesian dance

Polyswagg

_______ signature movements include very expressive, emotive movement, intricate footwork, complex musicality, and creating pictures with a lot of dancers

Parris Goebel

______ brought cultural fusion to global hip-hop stage

Parris Goebel

________ founded Palace Dance Studio

Parris Goebel