STREET DANCE

(HIPHOP DANCE)
PE and Health 12 – Week 3
 Learning Targets:
1. Identify the nature and
background of Street dance
(Hiphop dance)
2. Explain the different elements
of Hip-hop Dance
3. Appreciate the importance of
Hip-hop dance in optimizing
one’s health
?
 Hip-Hop culture is from
the African – American
group of people who were
looking for a creative outlet
to vent their frustrations and
disappointments with society
(Dimalanta 2006).
It started with funky beats
reverberating at house or basement
parties and the streets of New York.
According to Aldridge and Stewart
(2005) it has developed as a cultural
and artistic phenomenon affecting the
youth worldwide as it reflects the
social, economic, political and cultural
realities and conditions of their lives,
speaking to them in a language and
manner they understand.
 Four Fundamental
Characteristics of Hip-hop:
1. Rapping
2. Disc Jockeying (Djing)
3. Break Dancing ( B-boying)
4. Graffiti Art
Fundamental Characteristics of Hip-hop:

1. Rapping
Fundamental Characteristics of Hip-hop:

1. Rapping
vocal element
-
-rap music is the heart of
the Hip-hop musical genre
(Dimalanta 2006)
Fundamental Characteristics of Hip-hop:

2. Disc Jockeying
(Djing)
Fundamental Characteristics of Hip-hop:

2. Disc Jockeying (Djing)

-means scratching or
turn table record
mixing.
Fundamental Characteristics of Hip-hop:

3. Break Dancing
(B-boying)
Fundamental Characteristics of Hip-hop:
3. Break Dancing (B-boying)
an elaborate social dance form that
came from teenage latino and African
American males in the south Bronx of New
York City circa in 1970. According to
Defrantz (2004), it started as a form of
fighting, a mixture of physically demanding
movements which exploited the daredevil
prowess of their performers, and stylized
punching and kicking movements directed
at an opponent.
Fundamental Characteristics of Hip-hop:

3. Break Dancing (B-boying)

Fundamental Characteristics of Hip-hop:
4. Graffiti Art
-also known as aerosol art.
Fundamental Characteristics of Hip-hop:
4. Graffiti Art
-Graffiti is the act of inscribing or
drawing on the walls for the
purpose of communicating a
message to the general public.
 The word Hip-hop was apparently
invented by a New York rapper,
Afrika Bambaataa (real name is Kevin
Donovan), who was dubbed as the
Grandfather of Hip hop.
The Hip hop culture in the
Philippines emerged in the 1980’s as
a result of a large influx of American
musical styles. The arrival of the
American Hip hop culture leads to
the introduction of street dance in the
country’s dance culture.
 The first Philippine Team who won the
world hip-hop Dance Championships is the
Philippine All Stars.
The World Hip-hop Dance
Championships is an international competition
wherein thousands of the world’s best hip hop
dancers come and compete in Las Vegas to
capture the world title and international bragging
rights. It started in 2002 under the initiative of the
Hip hop international and became the world’s
most celebrated dance event. This event remains
true to the real values of hip hop culture.
 One of the pioneers of street
dance in the Philippines is Jungee
Marcelo. He started the first formal
street dance class in the Philippines
after arriving from the US in 1991.
After almost 11 years of living in a
community dominated by African
Americans in Los Angeles, Marcelo
brought with him the knowledge of
urban dance in the Philippines.
What is a Street Dance?
 The word Street Dance arrived in the
Philippines from the United States during
the 1980’s but only gained popularity
during the 1990’s. According to Dimalanta
(2006), the word street dance is a filipinized
version of hip hop dance that was
specifically used by Filipino dancers. Other
countries, especially the United States use
the term Hip hop dance when referring to
hiphop dance styles. It is only here in the
Philippines where the term street dance has
been commonly used.
 Other than a form of entertainment, street
dance competition emerged not only in the
Philippines but also worldwide. Dance crews
coming from the different places engages in a
freestyle dance competitions and meet on street
corners or dance floors to battle other groups.
According to DeFrantz (2004) there were no
designated judges in these battles in the real Hip
hop culture. The winners characterized by their
virtuosity, style and wit, are agreed upon by all the
participants at the end of the battle. These days
however, reputable judges are chosen to
determine the winners in every street dance
competition or battles.
What are the elements of Street Dance?
 Elements of Street Dance:

1. Bounce or recoil
2. Tightening of the body
3. Agility and Coordination
4. Fun
 Elements of Street Dance:
1. Bounce or recoil
-it is a quick contraction and
retraction, or vise-versa movement with
energy or vitality. The body or body
parts may move from one direction and
quickly changes to a different or
opposite direction. Example is the rise
and fall movement of the shoulders that
may be done with steady pulse or
accentuated.
 Elements of Street Dance:
2. Tightening of the
body
-the body is controlled
with firmness and strength
to prepare it for explosive
and sudden movements.
 Elements of Street Dance:
3. Agility and Coordination
-because the body dances a
complex array of interlocking
rhythms, percussive accents of
isolated body parts pop out in
unexpected phrasing and that break
dancers perform elaborate spins,
balances, flips, contortions, and
freezes. It must be able to move
quickly and smoothly from one
position to the other with ease.
 Elements of Street Dance:
4. Fun
– hip hop dance is not only
exciting but enjoyable as well.
According to DeFrantz, Hip hop
dance is fun. Fun is an essential
elements of Hip hop, which
offers its dancers a mechanism to
offer kinetic musicality with a
bravado that is easily consumed
by an immobile audience.
What are the different
Street Dance Styles?
 Hip hop dance has several
styles that comprise two main
categories; the Old School and the
New School. Old school dance
styles emerged in the 1970s and
1980s (breaking, popping, and
locking). New School styles
(krumping, street jazz) developed
in the mid-1980s and 1990s as hip
hop evolved.
 OLD SCHOOL
STREET DANCE
1. Breaking
2. Popping
3. Locking
 OLD SCHOOL STREET DANCE
1. Breaking
is also known as breakdancing; it is
unstructured and highly improvisational
style that incorporates gymnastic and
acrobatic movements. It was popularized in
early 70’s. In breakdancing, the dancers
executes several explosive, acrobatic
movements with breaks or freezes in
between acts. That is , holding the position
of the movement for a few seconds before
continuing or shifting to the next
movement.
 OLD SCHOOL STREET DANCE

2. Popping
-aquick contraction
and relaxation of
muscles to producing
jerking of various
joints.
 OLD SCHOOL STREET DANCE
3. Locking
-created by Don Campbell in
Los Angeles, California in 1969.
It was originally called
Campbellocking. It relies on fast,
distinct arm and hand movements
combined with relax hips and legs
wherein the lock is the basic
moved used.
THE NEW SCHOOL
DANCE STYLES
1. Krumping
2. House
3. Street Jazz
 THE NEW SCHOOL DANCE STYLE
1. Krumping
-characterized by
unrestrained, rapid
fire, and highly
energetic moves of the
limbs and torso.
 THE NEW SCHOOL DANCE STYLE
2. House
-dance style that
emphasized fast,
complex, footsteps
with fluid movements
of the torso.
 THE NEW SCHOOL DANCE STYLE
3. Street Jazz

-combination of
hip hop dance
style and jazz
dance movements.
THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING
Prepared by:
Mr. GILBERT N. LAJARA
Subject Teacher

PE and Health 12 – Week 3