ASSIGNMENT

Prepare a 2-3 min.

Hip-hop/street dance
to be performed by
group.
Hip Hop History
By Shanice Spencer
 HIP HOP HISTORY
• “Street Dance”
• Begun in New York City
• Originated from African-American culture
• Created in the 1970’s
• The word hip-hop was invented by Afrika
Bambaataa (Kevin Donovan), a New York
Rapper dubbed as the Grandfather of
Hip-hop
• The hip-hop culture in the Philippines
emerged in the 1980’s
 Four Fundamental
characteristics:
1. Rapping (Mcing)
• Vocal element. Rap music is the heart of the hip-hop musical
genre.

2. Disc Jockeying (Djing)

• Means scratching or turn-table record mixing.

3. Breaking 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 1970.

4. Graffiti Art
• Also known aerosol art.
 Elements of
Hip-hop/Street dance
1. Bounce or recoil
• It is a quick contraction and retraction, or vise-versa movement with
energy and vitality. The body or body parts may move from one
direction and quickly, changes to a different or opposite direction.

2. Tightening of the body

• The body is controlled with firmness and strength to prepare it for
explosive and sudden movements.

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, balance,
flips, contortions, and freezes”, it must be able to move quickly and
smoothly from one position to the other with ease.
 Different Street
Dance Styles
Hip-hop dance has a several styles that comprise 2 main
categories:

OLD SCHOOL
Emerged in the 1970’s ad 1980’s (breaking, pooping and
locking)

NEW SCHOOL
Develop in the mid-1980’s to 1990’s as hip-hop evolved
(house, krumping, and street jazz)
 OLD SCHOOL DANCE STYLE
1. Breaking- also known as break dancing; it is an unstructured
and highly improvisational style that incorporates gymnastic and
acrobatic movements.
 OLD SCHOOL DANCE STYLE
Moves used in break dancing.
Windmill – It is a move in which the dancer spins form his upper back
to his chest while twirling his legs around his body in a V-shape.
 OLD SCHOOL DANCE STYLE
Moves used in break dancing.
Headspin – The dancer spins on his head, often while wearing a
stocking cap or handkerchief. When the dancer uses his hands to aid
in speeding up the spin, it is called ‘tapping’.
 OLD SCHOOL DANCE STYLE
Moves used in break dancing.
Moonwalk – A move where a dancer slides backward while their
legs appear to be walking forward.
 OLD SCHOOL DANCE STYLE
Moves used in break dancing.
Worm – A move in which a dancer lies on the ground and forms
a rippling motion through his body.
 OLD SCHOOL DANCE STYLE
2. Popping- a quick contraction and relaxation of muscles to
producing jerking of various joints.
 OLD SCHOOL DANCE STYLE
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 relaxed hips and legs wherein the locks is the basic
move used. It is characterized by the frequent locking in place and moving again
after a quick freeze. The movements are generally large and exaggerated,
rhythmic and tightly synchronized with the music.
NEW SCHOOL DANCE STYLE
1. Krumping- characterized by unrestrained, rapid-fire, and
highly energetic moves of the limbs and torso
 NEW SCHOOL DANCE STYLE
2. House- dance style that emphasizes fast, complex footsteps
with fluid movements of the torso.
 NEW SCHOOL DANCE STYLE
3. Street jazz- combination of hip-hop dance style and jazz dance
movements.