FINALS WEEK 4 Flashcards
It is a term that refers to dance genres that developed outside of traditional dance schools.
It is originated in the Bronx, New York City around the 1970’s mostly among African Americans with some Latino Influence.
Street Dance
Hip Hop Cultural is composed of the pillars such as:
- DJ-ing
- Rapping
- Breakdancing
- Graffiti Art
Also called as breakdancing, it 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 during the early ‘70’s.
B-Boying/Breaking
(B-Boying/Breaking) dancing while on your feet
Toprock
(B-Boying/Breaking) dancing on the floor
Downrock
(B-Boying/Breaking) when a dancer poses
Freezes
(B-Boying/Breaking) spin on the ground or acrobatics
Power moves
It was popularized by Sam Solomon “Boogaloo Sam” and his crew, the Electric Boogaloos.
It is a jerking movement by quickly
contracting and relaxing muscles to the rhythm or beats of music.
Popping
Created in 1969 in Los Angeles, California.
Made popular by Dan Campbell and his dance crew, The Lockers.
It is usually performed by stopping the fast movement that you are doing, locking your body into a position, holding it, and then continuing at the same speed
as before.
Locking
It is a form of dancing that originated in the African-American community in South Central Los Angeles California.
Relatively form of “Urban” Black dance movement.
It is a dance style to release anger.
Krumping
It is a creative way of making geometric shapes forming right angles using your body parts.
It is derived from the positions people were drawn and during the days of the Ancient Egyptians.
Tutting
People who dance this are often referred to as rockers, dui in part to the popularity of it in the early ’90s.
Shuffling
It is an African-American form of
street dance originating from the
1970’s disco era.
It consists of stylized posing and fast synchronized arm movements to the beat of the music.
Waacking
