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• STREET DANCE

  • Reference to dance style that has evolved outside dance studio 
  • Performed in street, dance parties, parks, school yard, and any available space
  • For interaction and contact with other people or dancers
  • A collection of various dance moves and styles put together 
• HIP-HOP DANCE

  • Known for its impact on music in the form of the musical genre of the same name 
  • Originated in the BRONX, New York City during the 1970s
  • Composed of the pillars such as DJ-ing and rapping
  • A dance along with beat boxing, sampling, and juggling beats on turntables.
• Shuffling


  • A rave and club dance developed in the 1980s
  • AKA Rocking/The Shuffle
  • Involves repeatedly shuffling your feet inwards, then outwards, while thrusting your arms up and down or side to side in time with the beat
• Locking


  • Created by Don Campbellock in 1969 in Los Angeles, originally Campbellocking
  • Popularized by his crew, The Lockers
  • Usually performed by stopping fast movements, locking your body involves freezing in a certain position and then abruptly moving again
• Street and Hip-Hop Dance Styles

  • B-Boying
  • Popping
  • Locking
  • Krumping
  • Tutting
  • Shuffling
  • Waacking
• Popping


  • Technique of quickly contracting and relaxing muscles
  • Popping forces parts of your body outwards, similar to an explosion within part of your body
• Tutting


  • Emphasizes body’s ability to create geometric shapes and movements; predominantly with the use of 90 degree angles
  • Originally practiced by young funk dancers
  • A beautiful celebration of Egyptian history and culture
• 1. B-Boying


  • Also called breakdancing
  • First hip-hop dance style during the early 1970s
  • Originated among black and Puerto Rican youths
• Krumping


  • Originated in the African-American community of South Central in Los Angeles, California
  • A relatively new form of the “URBAN” black dance movement
  • Free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement
  • A dance style to release anger
  • Most people paint their face while dancing this
• Waacking


  • African-American form of street dance
  • Originated from the 1970s disco era of the underground club in Los Angeles and New York City
  • Invented by Tyron Proctor
  • Characterized by a focus on arm movements, creating shapes and poses above and around head in a fast-moving style
  • A popular element of hip-hop
• Where did HIP-HOP originate?

  Los Angeles and New York City
• Dangers of Skipping a Warm-Up : 

  • Muscle strain/sprain
  • Joint injuries
  • Arrhythmia 
  • Overexertion of muscles

  Tips for avoiding injuries

  • Warm up 
  • Wear proper attire for dancing
  • Stretch regularly
  • Get enough rest and avoid overtraining