HIP-HOP

Hip-Hop

Any form of dance derived from popular hip-hop music combined with street dance and choreography that jives with the beat, characterized by its energetic style.

Four Holistic Elements of Hip-Hop

The components of hip-hop culture: MCing (rapping), DJing (disco jockey), Graffiti (painting and writing), B-boying (breakdancing).

Old School Hip-Hop

Characterized by dance styles like breaking, popping, and locking.

B-boy

A male break dancer.

B-girl

A female break dancer.

Top Rock

Steps that can be performed while standing in breakdancing.

Downrock

A move and sequence of dance moves performed on the ground in breakdancing.

Uprock

A competitive toprock consisting of foot shuffles, spins, and turns.

Popping

A dance technique where smooth fluid motion is created using arm and body wave movements.

Boogaloo

The first form of popping dance.

Waving

A popping technique that uses the arms to imitate waves in the ocean.

Strutting

Originating from San Francisco, it combines walkout with twisting and flexing movements.

Floating, Gliding, and Sliding

Footwork techniques that create the illusion of the body floating smoothly on the floor.

Isolation

Keeping other body parts still while a specific body part moves quickly or slowly.

Scarecrow

Movement that imitates a puppet.

Strobing

A style of popping that makes the body move and stop quickly.

The Robot (Botting)

A dance style imitating robot movements.

Tutting

Creating geometric shapes with right angles using arms or hands, inspired by Egyptian pharaohs.

Locking

A dance style characterized by large and exaggerated movements, created by Don Campbell.

Cheer Dance

A physical activity that combines cheering and dancing to uplift the confidence of a playing team.

Cheer Dance Origin

Adapted from cheerleading, ballet, hip hop, jazz, and street dance concepts.

High V

An arm motion where the arms are raised in a V shape.

Low Touchdown

An arm motion where the arms are pulled to the sides and down.

Tuck Jump

A jump where knees are drawn up to the chest during ascent.

Flyers

Cheer dancers who perform stunts and are lifted by other team members.

Base

The dancers who support and lift flyers during stunts.

Spotter

A dancer who assists in ensuring the safety of the stunt performers.