STREET DANCE AND HIP-HOP STYLES

Street dance

refers to dance styles that have evolved outside of dance studios.

• It is performed in streets, dance parties, parks, school yards, or any space.

• It is often improvisational and social in nature, encouraging interaction.

Hip-Hop

• It has its origins in the Bronx, in New York City, during the 1970's

• is composed of the pillars such as Dj-ing, rapping, breakdance, and graffiti art.

B-Boying

• or breaking, also called break dancing, is a style of street dance and the first hip-hop dance style that originated among black and Puerto Rican youths in New York City.

• A practitioner of this dance is called a b-boy, b-girl, or breaker.

Top rock

footwork-oriented steps performed while standing up.

Down rock

footwork performed with both hands and feet on the floor.

Freezes

Stylish poses done on your hands.

Power moves

compromise full-body spins and rotations that give the illusion of defying gravity

Popping

was popularized by Samuel Boogaloo Sam Solomon and his crew the Boogaloos.

• It is based on the technique of quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk.

Locking

or campbellocking, was created by Don bullock Cam bell in 1969 in Los Angeles.

• It was popularized by his crew The Lockers.

• It is usually performed by stopping the fast movement that you are doing.

Krumping

is a form of dancing that originated in the African-american community of south central los angeles, California

• It is a dance style releasing anger.

Tutting

It is a creative way of making geometric shapes forming right angle using your body parts.

Shuffling

The basic movements in the dance are a fast heel-and-toe action with a style suitable for various types of electronic music.

Waacking

consists of stylized posing and fast synchronized arm movements to the best of the music.