P.E. - Hip-hop Dances Flashcards
True or False
Hip-hop dances are practiced in dance studios and outdoor spaces often in freestyle or improvisational.
True
These are street dance styles performed with hip-hop music that evolved from the hip-hop culture.
Hip-hop dance
True or False
Hip-hop dance were created in the 1990s and made popular by dance crews in the United States.
False. It’s 1970s.
Hip-hop dance crews often join competitions called “showdown.”
False. It’s “Battles”
This was created in the Bronx in the early 1970s and was considered as the first hip-hop dance style.
Breaking or B-boying
One the five pillars of hip-hop includes four foundational dances. Enumerate them
toprock, downrock, power moves, finishing moves
This was originally called campbellocking and was created in Los Angeles in 1969.
Locking
True or False
Locking looks similar to popping, however, dancers in locking hold their positions longer.
True
True or False
A dancer can perform both locking and popping simultaneously
False. They cannot.
is the primary move used and is similar to a “freeze” or a “sudden pause.”
Lock
True or False
A locker’s dancing is characterized by frequently locking in place and after a brief freeze, moving again.
True
This style is more playful and character-driven
Locking
This style was created in Fresno, California in the 1970s.
Popping
its significant techniques is quickly contracting and relaxing muscles. causing a jerk in a dancer’s body.
Popping
This technique is also used as an umbrella term to refer to a wide range of closely related illusionary dance styles
Popping
