Hip Hop Dance Moves
Get Into The Groove With Hip Hop Dance Moves
The Hip Hop dance moves that we know these days are those we see in music videos. Such dancing is a blend of various techniques and styles from both unconventional and conventional dances. This means within the Hip Hop Dance of today there is indigenous folklore dance, jazz dance and something as out there as martial art.
Because of this attitude it has toward fusion, a better name for what we identify as Hip Hop dance moves would be Urban Dance. For all the added techniques and styles to the modern version, Hip Hop Dance roots back to American street dancers. For these people, the artistic forms of dancing they created are the real version of Hip Hop Dance.
Breaking & Funk Sytles
A new trend emerged in the 70s as DJs all across America mixed drum breaks (drum solos in funk and soul music) back to back using two different turn tables. This resulted in a unique new sound that is a repetitive track of drum break. The dance that emerged following this new music was called Breaking or B-Boying. Keep in mind that it was not break dancing. The non exclusive breaking forms include:
footwork – steps done with both feet on the floor, act as intro to power moves
power moves – jaw dropping series of moves done on the floor, likely to include headspins, windmills, backspins and more. These are the movements most people associate with the term Breaking or B-boying, or erroneously, break dancing.
up rock/top rock – series of movement which are more organized, falling along a specific pattern and rhythm.
Breaking was born and enjoyed its popularity in the east coast. The west coast developed their own version by doing their dance to Funk and Soul music, thus creating the Funk Styles. This happened pretty much at the same time as breaking and went on to produce many sub category of dancing genres. These subcategories include:
Popping – Movements which are jerky or robotic. Below Popping are Strobbing and Ticking with similar movements.
Waving – The opposite of popping, these movements are fluid and smooth.
Gliding/Floating – Illusion-filled movements which make the impression the dancer is moving in a gravity defying motions across the dance floor.
Locking – Animated movements involving incisive and characteristic stances.
Tutting – Movements made to mimic Egyptian Hieroglyphics.