TRENDY AND SPORTY DANCES

Introduction

Dance is an interesting combination of

styles and moves. Although innovations
have been introduced through the years,
dance remains an irreplaceable way of
expressing human thought and emotion as
well as a popular social pastime.
Hip-hop
The dancing style of hip-hop developed from
the music style that was first introduced during
the 1970’s in New York City among young
Hispanic and African-American communities.
One and the same with rap, scratch music, and
graffiti art, the style includes the movement of
funk, break- dancing, and body-popping, and it
has been internationally known since them.
Hip-hop styles

1.Locking-It includes a lot of acrobatics and physically

demanding moves, such as landing on one’s knees and the
split; it is necessary to wear knee protection when doing these.
Other famous moves are waving of arms, pointing, walking
stationary, and grabbing and rotating the cap or hat. The
movements are generally big and exaggerated, and often very
rhythmic and closely synced with the music.
2.Popping-This style requires a perfect knowledge of the body;
it includes body isolation and soft wave movements. A good
sense of the rhythm with major use of counter- tempo is also
needed. It demands nonstop contraction of the muscles to the
beat to give jerky/snapping effect or a bouncy style.
3.Electric boogie-It is a style of popping (ticking) that creates
more jerky waves with micro wave moves and it is more difficult
than classical popping.
4.Breaking or B-Boying-It is popularly known as breakdancing.
It is a style that evolved as part of the hip-hop culture among
Black and Latino American youths in the South Bronx during
the 1970’s.
a.Toprock. It refers to upright dancing and shuffles.
b.Downrock. It refers to footwork dancing performed on
the floor.
c.Freeze. It is the pose that breakers throw into their
dance sets to add punctuation to certain beats and ends
their routine.
d.Power moves. These are the most impressive acrobatic
moves normally made up of circular motions where the
dancer spins on the floor or in the air.
5.Uprock-It is a soulful, competitive street dance using rhythms
of soul and funk music. The dance involves foot shuffles, spins,
turns, freestyle movements, sudden body movements or jerks,
and hand gestures or burns. Uprock is said to be mastered with
discipline, patience, heart, soul, and knowledge.
6. Funk. A mixture of sharp and fluid movements, popping and
locking
7. Streetdance. Various dance styles are mixed with multi-
cultural & funky
8. Tutting or Tetris. Geometric pattern wherein multiple limbs
interact
9. Battle. Using a better style, more complex combinations, or
harder moves
10. Liquid dancing. Dancers work on full range of body
movements.
11. Boogaloo. Rolling of the hips, knees, and the head, which is
often used as a transition
12. Ragga. As many muscles involved in Raggajam, particularly
in the lower part of the body. Correct execution requires good
technique.
13. House dance. It incorporates movements from many
other sources such as capoeira. Tap, jazz, bebop, and salsa.
14. Lyrical Hip-hop. Most often danced to downtempo rap
music or R&B
15. Stepping or step-dancing. Routines are usually created
based from the elements of gymnastics, tap dance, march or
African and Caribbean dance.
16. Free running. Acrobatics such as tricking and street
stunts to create an athletic and aesthetically pleasing way of
moving.
17. Punking. Dancers began to perform it on television and it
became well-known because of Soul Train
18. Vogue. It is a form of modern dance that was created by gay
community in the United States. Styles inspired by Vogue and
Elle magazine.
CHEERDANCE
Cheer dance is a physical activity with a
combination of different dance genre and
gymnastics skills such as tumbling, pyramids,
tosses and stunts. The routines usually range
anywhere from one to three minutes and they
are done to direct spectators to cheer for
sports teams or participate in cheer dance
competition.
Basic Motions
1. High V
a. Extend the arms up in a V
position. Arms should be a
little more forword.
b. Elbows should be locked
and your wrists should be
aligned with your arms.
c. Hands should be in fist s
and you should see them from
the corners of your eyes.
2. Low V
a. extend the arms down in
a reverse V position.
b. Again, lock your elbows,
align your wrists with your
arms, and form fists.
c. The thumb should go over
the rest of your fingers in all
motions. The pointer finger
should face the audience.
3. Dagger

a. Stick out arms by the chest.

b. Tuck elbows and arms in

but they should not touch
each other.

c. Form fists with your hands

and make sure your pinkies
are facing out.
4. Touchdown

a. From the dagger position,

extend the arms straight up.
b. Form fists, lock your elbows,
and ear. Also, align wrists with
the arms.
5. T

a. Extend your arms

sidewards and form a T.
b.Bring arms in so
you can see them the
corners of your eyes .
c. Form fists with no
fingers out.
6. Broken T

a. from the T position, bring

forearms in to your chest.
b. Form fists, without your
pinkies facing out.
Basic Jumps
1.Herkie

a. On count one, clasp your arms tighter than in the

dagger position and form fists
b. On count two, bring arms up to a high V.
c. On count three, swing arms in a cross position
and bend both legs.
d. On count for, bring arms up to a T and hit your herkie.
One of the legs shall be out like you are doing a straddle
split and the other leg shall be bent back. The arms shall
be in a T position with the hands forming fists.
e. On count five, land with legs bent and hands on the side.
f. On count six, hold that position.
g. On count seven, straighten out your legs.
2. Toe Touch

a. On count one, clasp your arms like in the herkie and

form fists.
b. On count two, bring arms up to a high V.
c. On count three, swing arms in a cross
position and bend the knees.
d. On count four, jump tp “touch” the toes.
e. On count five, land with both legs bent and both hands
on the sides.
f. On count six, hold that position.

g. On count seven, straighten out the legs.

3.Pike

a. On count one, clasp arms like in the toe touch and form
fists.
b. On count two, bring arms up to a rocket (a high clap)
and turn 90 degrees on either side.
c. On count three, swing the arms in and bend the knees.
d. On count four, hit pike. The legs shall be in a pike
position.
e. On count five, lang with the legs bent and the hands on
the sides.
f. On count six, hold that position.
Basic Stunts
1. Pony sit or pony mount

a. Make sure that your base

has his/her arms locked at all
times and his/her head up.

b. The flyer should sit on the

lower part of the base`s back;
sitting on the upper back can
hurt the base.
c.The spotter should hold the flyer at her waist
at all times.

d.The spotter should help the flyer get up and

dismount.
2. Double thigh
a.Make sure that your bases
have deep lunges for the flyer
to stand on.
b.make sure that the flyer steps
in the “pockets” of the bases,
not on their legs
c.The flyer should start with her
right foot first and climb using
the steo-lock-tighten method.
d. Have the base hold the flyer`s legs by wrapping their arms
around the flyer`s knees

e.The back spotter should hold the flyer`s waist.

f.When you are learning the double thigh stand, you should
add a front spotter.
g.To dismount, have the bases hold the flyer`s hands and
his/her armpits
h.The flyer lands in front of the stunt with his/her feet
together.