Lesson 4 - Hiphop

Question 1

“DANCE, WHEN YOU’RE BROKEN OPEN, DANCE, IF YOU’VE TORN THE BANDAGE OFF, DANCE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIGHTING. DANCE IN YOUR BLOOD, DANCE WHEN YOU’RE PERFECTLY FREE.”

Answer 1

RUMI

Question 2

REFERS TO STREET DANCE, A DANCE THAT IS PRIMARILY PERFORMED IN THE STREETS

-1960’S AND 1970’S

Answer 2

HIP-HOP

Question 3

The Godfather of hip-hop and was known for holding block parties

Answer 3

AFRIKA BAMBAATAA

Question 4

The founder of Hip-Hop

Answer 4

DJ KOOL HERC

Question 5

location of first hip-hop performances where it bloomed and became popular

Answer 5

In African-American communities in Bronx, New York (1960s and early 1970s)

Question 6

why did hip-hop became popular?

Answer 6

people in Bronx, NY were having difficulty expressing themselves and the place at that time were not good for the youth (drugs, violence, social issues, etc.), to escape the everyday struggles, they made an outlet for their emotions, thus the birth of hip-hop, an artform of expression.

Question 7

a Jamaican immigrant who was known for his unique combinations of music in Bronx, and brought music from Africa to America; the beginning of hip-hop

Answer 7

DJ Kool-Herc

Question 8

also known for making breaking music (birth of break dances) in which people listen and dance to it

Answer 8

DJ Kool-Herc

Question 9

also known as street dance

Answer 9

Hip-hop

Question 10

HOSTS AT HIP-HOP PARTIES WHO WOULD PROMPT THE BREAKERS TO DANCE

Answer 10

EMCEEING/MCING/EMCEES

Question 11

influences everyone to participate and is also the act the call and response, in which audiences will respond to the leader

Answer 11

EMCEEING

Question 12

also can be rappers with their freestyle or poetic form of rapping of verses

Answer 12

EMCEEING

Question 13

THEIR JOB IS TO PLAY RECORDED MUSIC FOR AN AUDIENCE, EITHER ON RADIO OR LIVE PERFORMANCE

Answer 13

DEEJAYING (DJ - disc jockey)

Question 14

being in charge of playing and mixing different music to keep the energy in high spirits

Answer 14

DEEJAYING

Question 15

POWERFUL MOVES THAT STARTED IN NEW YORK IN THE LATE 1970’S, SERIES OF BLENDED MOVEMENTS STYLES SUCH AS JAZZ, MARTIAL ARTS, AND GYMNASTICS

Answer 15

BREAKING/BREAK DANCING

Question 16

coined the word b-boy and b-girls

Answer 16

DJ Kool-Herc

Question 17

A FORM OF ART EXPRESSION USUALLY DONE IN PUBLIC SPACES BUT CONSIDERED AS ILLEGAL IF DONE WITHOUT PERMISSION

Answer 17

GRAFFITI

Question 18

who normally do graffiti?

Answer 18

DJs, break dancers, artists, etc.

Question 19

THE ABILITY TO MAKE A BEAT WITH ONE’S MOUTH INSTEAD OF DRUMS/DRUM MACHINE

Answer 19

BEAT BOXING

Question 20

Different terms in hip-hop

Answer 20

1. ) freestyle movement of hip-hop dance
2. ) battles
3. ) cipher
4. ) breakdance
5. ) locking and popping

Question 21

follows the beat and lyrics of a song to determine the moves in a dance

Answer 21

Freestyle movement of Hip-Hop Dance

Question 22

hip-hop dance battle; can be done individually or by group

also known as informal dance if traditionally performed just like in the streets of Bronx

Answer 22

BATTLES

Question 23

judges in traditional battles were…

Answer 23

the crowds (basing on the audience impact like cheers and claps)

Question 24

in organized competitions or battles…

Answer 24

dances can be with routines, freestyles, choreographed, and are done alternately between competitors; judged by the panel of judges

Question 25

term in hip-hop which refers to when dancers form a circle with a person in the center to perform either freestyle or choreographed nd proceed to the next dancer; the rest of the dancers in the circle are to cheer and encourage that person

Answer 25

CIPHER

• normally 1 person in the center only

Question 26

sudden pause or freeze in a hip-hop dance, proceeds to the next step

Answer 26

locking

Question 27

a technique where muscle movements quickly contracts and releases or relaxes; contract, release, contract…

Answer 27

popping

Question 28

TIPS IN HIP HOP DANCING

Answer 28

Choose upbeat music

feel relax before stepping the dance floor

Move the hips

Master the moves

watch dance videos from the television/take some dance lessons