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 Street Dance (Hip-Hop Dance)

Street dance is one of the

newest dance genres in the
twentieth century that immensely
attracts the new generation,
particularly the youth. It came from
the African American hip-hop culture
and tremendously spread
worldwide.
 What is hip-hop?
• Hip-hop culture is from the African
American group of people 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
• 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.”
 WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF HIP-
HOP AND WHO POPULARIZED
HIP HOP?
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 culture is
composed of the pillars such as
 It consists of four
fundamental
characteristics:
Rapping (Mcing) –
(vocal element) Rap
music is the heart of the
hip-hop musical genre.

Disc Jockeying (Djing)

- Scratching or turntable
Break Dancing
(B-boying) -
Accentuated
energetic
movements with
acrobatic skills.

Graffiti Art - known

 The word hip-hop was invented by a
New York rapper, Afrika Bambaataa (real
name is Kevin Donovan), dubbed as the
grandfather of hip-hop.

The hip-hop culture in the

Philippines emerged in the 1980s due to
the large influx of American musical
styles. The arrival of American hip-hop
 What is street dance?
Hip-hop is a dance style performed
in hip-hop music and usually done in the
street. It has evolved as part of hip-hop
culture. It started in the 1970s and was
made famous in the 1980s by the media’s
exposure to several hip-hop dance groups
in America.
According to DeFrantz (2004)
The movements of hip-hop dance,
“contain an assertive angularity of body posture
and an insistent virtuosic rhythmicity” (p. 71). It
is freestyle in nature and may be practiced in a
dance studio or outdoor open space. It includes
a wide range of styles, primarily breaking,
locking, and popping. Other terms used in street
dance are crews, freestyling, and battles. Hip-
hop dance can be either a form of entertainment
or a hobby. It can also be a way to stay active in
 The word street
dance arrived in the
Philippines from the
United States during the
1980s but only gained
unparalleled popularity
According to Dimalanta (2006)
The word street dance is a
“Filipinized version” of hip-hop dance
that Filipino dancers specifically use.
Other countries, especially the United
States, use hip-hop dance when
referring to the hip- hop dance style. It
is only here in the Philippines where
 Other than a form of
entertainment, street dance
competitions emerged in the
Philippines and worldwide.
Dance crews from different
places engage in freestyle
dance competitions
According to Dimalanta
(2006)
Street dance, therefore, is a
cultural variation of hip-hop dance
in the United States and is
generally a form of entertainment
where technical and teachable
dance aspects replaced the
According to DeFrantz (2004)
There were no designated
“judges” in these battles in the
authentic 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 (p.
75). These days, however, reputable
judges are chosen to determine the
winners in every street dance
Did you know?
The first Philippine team who won the World Hip
Hop Dance Championship is the Philippine All
Stars
• The World Hip Hop Dance Championship is an
international competition wherein thousands of
the world’s best hip-hop dalncers come
together 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
• Hip Hop International was founded in
2002 and is currently based in Los
Angeles. It is recognized in over 100
countries and has been producing
several live and televised street dance
competitions, such as the MTV’s Randy
Jackson’s America’s Best Dance Crew,
the USA Hip Hop Dance Championship,
the World Hip Hop Dance Championship,
the World Battles, and the Philippine Hip
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 his knowledge of
What are the elements of
street dance?

According to DeFrantz (2004),

street dance can be described
by these elements: the bounce
or recoil, tightening of the
body, agility and coordination,
1. Bounce or recoil – It is a quick
contraction and retraction, or vice
versa, movement with energy and
vitality. The body or body parts may
move from one direction and quickly
change to a different or opposite
direction. An example is the rise and
fall movement of the shoulders that
may be done with a steady pulse or
2. Tightening of the body - The
body is controlled with firmness
and strength to prepare it for
explosive and sudden
movements. The body moves in a
“fragmented manner which
echoes the sampled layering of
 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 those break-dancers perform
elaborate spins, balances, flips,
contortions and freezes” (DeFrantz,
2004, p. 74), it must be able to move
4. Fun – Hip-hop dance is not only
exciting but enjoyable as well.
According to DeFrantz (2004),
“Hip- hop dance is fun. Fun is an
essential element of hip-hop,
which offers its dancers a
mechanism to offer kinetic
musicality with a bravado easily
 What are the different street
dance styles?
There are two main categories of
street dance style: the old school and
the new school. The old school dance
styles that include breaking, popping,
and locking became known in the
1970s and 1980s. The new school
dance styles, such as krumping,
 The Old School Street
Dance Styles
1. Breaking – also known as break
dancing; it is an unstructured and highly
improvisational style that incorporates
gymnastic and acrobatic movements
(Ojofeitimi et al., 2010). It was
popularized in the early ‘70s. The dancer
executes several explosive, acrobatic
moves with breaks or freezes in between
acts in break dancing. That is, holding the
position of the movement for a few
 The Old School Street
Dance Styles

B-BOYING OR BREAK DANCE

• B-boying or breaking, also

called breakdancing, is a style
of street dance and the first
hip-hop dance style that
originated among Black and
Below is a list of power moves used in
break
Power Movesdancing. Description

The Windmill It is a move in which the dancer spins from his/her upper back to his/her chest while twirling
his/her legs around his/her body in a V-shape. There are many variations to this move, such
as nutcrackers and handcuffs. Many dancers will spend anywhere from two to six months
learning how to do a basic windmill, since the motion is quite unorthodox

Headspin The dancer spins on his/her head, often while wearing a stocking cap or handkerchief. When
the dancer uses his/her hands to aid in speeding up the spin, it is called “tapping.” A dancer
may tap for anfew rotations and then “glide” for as many as 15 rotations. Kid Freeze is the b-
boy who claims to haveinvented the headspin.

Flare This is an incredibly difficult move borrowed from gymnastics and resembles the use of a
Pommel Horse, but is performed without one
Jackhammer It is a move performed on the ground having the dancer balancing on one hand and laying
his/her body on the elbow of the same arm. He/She then bounces up and down with his/her
hand as he/she spins around.
Basic Moves Description
Toprock This is a simple dance done standing up to initiate break dancing. Its style is obvious to
anyone watching because it is incredibly unorthodox looking. Break-dancers take pride in
having unique toprock that still stays within the definition of what toprock actually is.

Headspin This is doing a toprock with someone else, sort of like a fight but without contact and very
rhythmic. Uprocking is often confused with toprock, but the two are completely different
dances.
Uprock This is an incredibly difficult move borrowed from gymnastics and resembles the use of a
Pommel Horse, but is performed without one

6-step It resembles walking in a circle on the ground. Only one hand is touching the ground at a
time, The 6-step is the building block for the rest of the dance and is heavily “teched” or
modified to allow for variation and style.
Moonwalk It is a move where a dancer slides backward while his/her legs appear to be walking
forward.
Worm “A move in which a dancer lies on the ground and forms a rippling motion through his body.
This can be done in one of two ways, either forward or backwards, either shifting your
weight from the upper body to the lower body (backwards) or vice-versa for forwards.
Sophie Tucker is recognized as the creator of this move, which goes back to the 1920s”
(Kwibuka, 2013).
2. Popping - It is a
quick contraction
and relaxation of
muscles to
produce jerking of
various joints
POPPING WHO POPULARIZED
THE POPPING DANCE STYLE?
• Samuel Solomon
• Boogaloo is not the person
created popping, Boogaloo is the
group founded by Samuel
Solomon with his group
“Boogaloo”. The creator of
3. Locking - It was created by Don
Campbell in Los Angeles, California, in
1969. It was initially called
Campbellocking. It relies on the fast,
distinct arm and hand movements
combined with relaxed hips and legs,
wherein the lock is the essential move
used. It is characterized by 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 (Ojofeitimi et al.,
 LOCKING, OKAY WHAT IS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOCKING
AND POPPING?

• Locking class is the sudden pause of

movement of the performer with the
speed of 0.3 up to 0.8 seconds then follow
with other movement

• While popping is also contracting

 The New School Street Dance
Styles
1. Krumping – dance style “characterized
by unrestrained, rapid-fire, and highly
energetic moves of the limbs and torso”
(Ojofeitimi et al., 2010, p. 347)
• Krumping is a form of dancing that
originated in the African-American
 2. House – dance style
“emphasizes fast, complex
footsteps with fluid torso
movements” (Ojofeitimi et al.,
2010, p. 347)
3. Street Jazz-a dance style
that combines hip-hop and jazz
 WHAT IS TUTTING?
• It is a creative way of
making geometric shapes
forming right angle using
your body parts. The style
was originally practiced by
young funk dancers.
• Tutting is still a greatly
respected move and King Tut
aka Mark Benson is widely
 WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF
SHUFFLING?

• Originated in the late 1980s in the

underground rave music scene in
Melbourne, Australia.
• The basic movement of shuffling is
the fast heel-and-toe action. Using
your feet, you can create smooth
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN
OF WACKING?

• Is an African American
form of street dance
originating from the
1970’s disco era of the
underground club scenes
THANKS!