Street and Hip-Hop

Dance Styles
Physical Education – Third Quarter
Objectives:
• Explain the benefits a person can get when he/she dances;
enumerate the street and hip-hop dance styles
• Develop a simple dance choreography in hip-hop or street
dance
• Demonstrate self-esteem and confidence during the creation
of the dance choreography
1. Kim started to recognize her well-
being and believed that she will be
able to manage her anger and
anxiety if she continues to dance
regularly
2. Listening to the change of the music
while memorizing the dance steps
and patterns is a good practice
according to Seth.
3. Rey performs actively in his daily
tasks. He thought it must be
because of his regular dancing
activities and workouts.
4. Kate participates always in Zumba
activities. Before the lockdown she
was able to gain many friends
because of that. Now she continues
developing their relationship
through talking and sharing their
dance activities at home through
social media.
5. Rey and Mars are very fond of doing
TikTok at home for almost a year
now since the pandemic began.
When some of their friends see
them now, they are amazed by how
they have firmed and toned muscles
and loner endurance in performing
heavy tasks.
 How do people
communicate movement
ideas to create a dance?
How do people use their
bodies to perform a
dance?
How beneficial is a certain
dance style as a physical
exercise?
What is a Dance?
Dance is a movement of the body in a measured way,
normally to music and with given space, for the purpose of
expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy, or simply
taking delight in the movement itself. (Mackrell 2020)
Why do people dance?
Each person has different reasons why he/she dances. Most
common in our present time is making it a form of recreation at
the same time as exercise.
 Dancing is a beneficial thing. Dancing improved mental
health through using the spatial memory in learning dance.
(Meron et. al 2016)
According to greatest.com dance boosts learning,
memory and all-around brain power. Better health
channel also enumerated the following benefits of
dancing:
• Improved condition of your heart and lungs
• Increased muscular strength, endurance and motor fitness
• Increased aerobic fitness
• Improved muscle tone and strength
• Weight management
• Stronger bones and reduced risk of osteoporosis
According to greatest.com dance boosts learning,
memory and all-around brain power. Better health
channel also enumerated the following benefits of
dancing:
• Better coordination, agility, and flexibility
• Improved balance and spatial awareness
• Increased physical confidence
• Improved mental functioning
• Improved general and psychological well being
• Greater self-confidence and self-esteem
• Better social skills
 Street Dance
Street dance 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 Dance
Hip-Hop is a cultural movement for its impact on music in the
form of music genre of the same name. It has its origins in the
Bronx, in New York City, during the 1970s, mostly among African
Americans and some influence of Latin Americans.
Hip-Hop dance, on the other hand, refers to street dance
styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have
evolved as part of hip-hop culture.
Street and Hip-Hop
Dance Styles
 B-Boying
B-Boying or breaking, also called breakdancing, is a style of
street dance and he first hip-hop dance style that originated among
Black and Puerto Rican youths in New York City during the early
1970’s.
Four Movements:
Toprock
Downrock
Freezes
Power Moves
 Toprock
Footwork-oriented steps performed while standing up
 Downrock
Footwork performed with both hands and feet on the floor
 Freezes
Stylish poses done in your hands
 Power Moves
Comprise full-body spins and rotations that give the illusion of
defying gravity
 Popping
Popping was popularized by Samuel Boogaloo Sam Solomon
and his crew the Electric Booglaoos. It 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 also contracts
muscles, but it is followed by relaxation that gives it the jerking
appearance of popping.
 Locking
Locking or campbelling, was created by Don Campellock
Campbell in 1969 in Los Angeles, California. It was popularized
by his crew. It was popularized by his crew, The Lockers.
Locking can be identified by its distinctive stops. A locker’s
dancing is characterized by frequently locking in place and after
a brief freeze moving again.
 Krumping
Krumping is a form of dancing that originated in the 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. Krumping is a
dance style to release anger. It is reported that gang riots in the
United States decreased because of krumping style.
 Tutting
it is a creative way of making geometric shapes forming the
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 still a greatly respected move and King Tut a.k.a Mark
Benson is widely acclaimed for pioneering the style.
 Shuffling
The Melbourne Shuffle (also known as Rocking or simply The
Shuffle) is a rave club dance that originated in the late 1980s in
the underground rave music scene in Melbourne, Australia. The
basic movements of the dance are a fast heel-and-toe action
with a style suitable for various types of electronic music. Some
variants incorporate arm movements. People who dance the
shuffle are often referred to as rockers, due in part to the
popularity of shuffling to rock music in the early 1990s.
 Waacking
is an African-American form of Street dance originating from
the 1970s disco era of the underground club scenes in Los
Angeles and New York City. Waacking consists of stylized posing
and fast synchronized arm movements to the beat of the music.
Today waacking is a popular element of hip-hop dance.