HIP HOP DANCE Flashcards
A DANCE STYLE THAT INCLUDES THE MOVEMENTS OF FUNK, BREAK DANCING,
AND BODY POPPING.
HIP-HOP
A HIGHLY CHOREOGRAPHED DANCE AND FEATURES A MIXTURE OF SHARP AND
FLUID MOVEMENTS, POPPING AND LOCKING, AND ANIMATED EXPRESSION.
FUNK
INCLUDES A LOT OF ACROBATICS AND PHYSICALLY DEMANDING MOVES,
SUCH AS LANDING ON ONE’S KNEES AND THE SPLIT; ITS NECESSARY TO WEAR KNEE PROTECTION WHEN DOING THESE. OTHER FAMOUS MOVES ARE WAIVING OF ARMS, POINTING, WALKING STATIONARY, AND GRABBING. THE MOVEMENTS ARE GENERALLY BIG AND EXAGGERATED, AND OFTEN VERY RHYTHMIC AND CLOSELY SYNCED WITH THE MUSIC.
LOCKING
IT REQUIRES PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE BODY; INCLUDES BODY ISOLATIONS AND SOFT WAVE MOVES. A GOOD SENSE OF RHYTHM WITH MAJOR USE OF COUNTER-TEMPO IS ALSO NEEDED. IT DEMANDS NONSTOP CONTRACTION OF THE MUSCLES TO THE BEAT TO GIVE A JERKY/SNAPPING EFFECT OR A BOUNCY STYLE.
POPPING
POPULARLY KNOWN AS BREAKDANCING.
BREAKING
IT REFERS TO UPRIGHT DANCING AND SHUFFLES.
TOPROCK
IT REFERS TO FOOTWORK DANCING PERFORMED ON THE FLOOR.
DOWNROCK
IT IS THE POSE THAT BREAKERS THROW INTO THEIR DANCE SETS TO ADD
PUNCTUATION TO CERTAIN BEATS AND END THEIR ROUTINES.
FREEZE
THESE ARE THE MOST IMPRESSIVE ACROBATIC MOVES NORMALLY
MADE UP OF CIRCULAR MOTIONS WHERE THE DANCER SPINS ON THE FLOOR OR IN THE
AIR.
POWER MOVES
IT IS A STYLE OF POPPING (TICKING) THAT CREATES
MORE JERKY WAVES WITH MICRO WAVE MOVES AND IT IS MORE DIFFICULT
THAN CLASSICAL POPPING.
ELECTRIC BOOGIE
A SOULFUL, COMPETITIVE STREET DANCE USING THE RHYTHMS OF SOUL AND FUNK MUSIC THAT INVOLVES FOOT SHUFFLES, SPINS, TURNS, FREESTYLE MOVEMENTS, SUDDEN BODY MOVEMENTS OR JERKS, AND HAND GESTURES OR BURNS. IT IS SAID TO BE MASTERED WITH DISCIPLINE, PATIENCE, HEART, SOUL AND KNOWLEDGE.
UPROCK
A VERY PHYSICAL TYPE OF DANCE THAT INCORPORATES DANCE MOVES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. STREETDANCE IS A FUSION OF STYLES FROM HIP-HOP GENRE.
STREET DANCE
IT IS A DANCE STYLE THAT IMITATES THE ANGULAR POSES SEEN IN
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ART.
TUTTING
A FREESTYLE DANCE WHERE DANCERS ‘FIGHT’ ON THE DANCE FLOOR WITHOUT CONTACT.
BATTLE
IS A FORM OF GESTURAL DANCE THAT SOMETIMES INVOLVES
PANTOMIME. THE TERM DESCRIBES THE FLUID-LIKE MOTION OF THE DANCER’S
BODY AND LIMBS. IT IS SIMILAR TO THE STYLES OF POPPING AND LOCKING.
LIQUIDING
THIS STYLE IS A COMBINATION OF HIP-HOP MOVES, AFRO MOVES
WITH LATIN INFLUENCES, AND WITH SENSUALITY. IT REQUIRES VERY GOOD
PHYSICAL CONDITION AND CORRECT EXECUTE REQUIRES GOOD TECHNIQUE.
RAGGA
IT IS A FLUID AND MORE INTERPRETIVE TYPE OF NEW STYLE OF HIP-
HOP MOST OFTEN DANCED TO DOWNTEMPO RAP MUSIC OR R&B MUSIC.
LYRICAL HIP-HOP
IT IS A FORM OF PERCUSSIVE DANCE IN WHICH THE DANCER’S ENTIRE
BODY IS USED AS AN INSTRUMENT TO PRODUCE COMPLEX RHYTHMS AND SOUNDS
THROUGH A MIXTURE OF FOOTSTEPS, SPOKEN WORD, AND HAND CLAPS.
STEPPING
THIS STYLE WAS DEVELOPED IN THE 1970’S IN LOS ANGELES CLUBS AND
UNDERGROUND SCENE
PUNKING
A FORM OF MODERN DANCE THAT WAS CREATED BY THE GAY COMMUNITY IN
THE UNITED STATES. THIS STYLE IS INSPIRED BY PHOTOS OF MODELS IN POSES IN
VARIOUS FASHION MAGAZINES LIKE VOGUE AND ELLE
VOGUE
