Street Dance (Hip-Hop)
Module
3 Street Dance (Hip Hop)
What I Need to Know
Hello! Are you fond of dancing at home or in any place through the rhythm and
grove of hip-hop sounds? How do you feel dancing hip-hop? Do you find it more
interesting and powerful dance compared to other form of dances?
This module will help you describe the brief history Street dance or better known
as hip-hop dance.
Essential Learning Competency:
➢ Engages in moderate to vigorous physical activities (MVPAs) for at least 60
minutes most days of the week in a variety of settings in- and out-of school.
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Objectives:
At the end of this module, you as learner is expected to:
a. Learn the different dance styles of street dance of a certain locality;
b. Show enthusiasm in learning the dance by examining street dance performance;
and
c. Improve their timing by performing and creating their own choreography using
different time signatures.
What’s New
I hope you are excited about the activities that you are going to
do in this module. Now, I want you to read and understand the nature of Street dance
and hip hop which is a known example of Street dance.
What is Street Dance?
It refers to dance styles that have evolved outside of dance studios. It is
performed in streets, dance parties, parks, school yards, or any available space. It is
often improvisational and social in nature, encouraging interaction and contact with
spectators and other dancers.
Hip-hop is a cultural movement best known for its impact on music in the form
of the musical genre of the same name. It originates in Bronx, part of New York City
during 1970’s. It was popularized by African American and was influenced by Latin
Americans. The culture of Hip-hop is composed of pillars like D-Jing, rapping,
breakdancing and graffiti art.
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Streetdance is a distinctly Pinoy term, which is very closely related to hiphop,
but rather, defined by cultural nuances and influences that, as Jungee and others of
this breed have seen, have made streetdance a variation of hiphop dance that is
identifiably Pinoy to the rest of the world.
[Link] Key Elements:
Groove
• Character
• Originality
• Intention
• Creativity
• Social interaction
Characteristics
In opposite to many other dance forms, most street dances encourage
individuality and originality, and that dancers interpret the existing moves freely and
even invent new ones to create a personal style of their own. Improvisation is the
heart of most street dances, though choreography is also seen, mostly mixed with
improvisation or used for prepared shows.
Generally, a street dance is based on a unique style or feels that are
expressed through the dance, usually tied to certain genre of music. As new moves
evolve based on this feel, the dance is under constant development, and if the feels
starts to change it might give birth to a completely new dance form.
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You will now learn and understand in this module the different street and
hip-hop dance styles. Are you excited? Let’s continue…
What is It
STREET AND HIP-HOP DANCE STYLES
B-Boying
B-Boying is also known as breaking or breakdancing is the first
hip-hop dancing that originates from Black and Puerto Rican youths in New York City
during the early 1970’s. Practitioner is the term given to b-boy or b-girl who do
breakdancing.
B-boying and breaking is the original term for breakdance.
Four Movements:
Toprock Footwork-oriented steps performed while standing
Downrock Footwork performed with both hands and feet on the floor
Freezes Stylish poses done on your hands
Power moves Comprise full-body spins and rotations that give the
illusion of defying gravity.
Illustration of a B-boying
Popping
Popping was popularized by Samuel Boogaloo Sam Solomon together with his crew,
the Electric Boogaloos. It is based on the technique of quickly contracting and relaxing
muscles to cause a jerk in a dancer’s body.
Popping forces parts of your body outwards, similar to an explosion within parts of
your body. Popping contracts muscles, but is followed by relaxation that gives it the
jerking appearance of popping.
An illustration of Popping
Locking
Locking which is also known as campbellocking, from the name of the creator of this
style Don Campbellock Campbell around 1969 in Los Angeles, California. The Lockers
are the crew of Don Campbell who popularized Locking.
Locking was identified by its distinctive stops. It is usually performed by stopping the
fast movement of the performer, locking the body into a position, holding it, and then
continuing the same speed before stopping. In doing locking, dancers hold their
positions longer. Lock is the primary move used in locking, similar to freeze or sudden
pause.
Dancer in this illustration shows movement of Locking
Knumping
Knumping is the form of dancing that was originated from African-American
community of South Central Los Angeles, California and is a relatively new form of the
“Urban Black dance movement. It is free, expressive and highly energetic. Most people
paint their faces in different designs. Knumping is a dance style similar to release of
anger. It is reported that gang riots in the United States decreased because of these
knumping style.
Tutting
Tutting is a creative way of making geometric shapes forming right angle using your
body parts. The style was originally practiced by young funk dancers. It is derived from
the positions people were drawn in during the days of the Ancient Egyptians. Tutting
is greatly respected move of King Tut aka Mark Benson who made this style popular.
Shuffling
The Melbourne Shuffle (also known as Rocking “The Shuffle”) is a rave and club
dance that originated in the late 1980’s in the underground rave music scene in
Melbourne, Australia. The basic movements of this style are a fast heel-and toe action
with a style suitable for various types of electronic music. Some variants incorporate
arm movements. Performers of this style are known as Rockers due to its rock music
around 1990’s.
An illustration of a performer doing shuffling.
Waacking
It is an African American form of street dance originated in 1970’s as disco era of
underground clubs in Los Angeles and New York City. Waacking has a stylized posing
with a fast synchronized arm movement following beat of the music. It is very popular
element of hip-hop nowadays.
What’s up! Where done with our discussion. I hope you learn new
things about street dance and hip-hop.
