Further influenced by martial arts and gymnastics, breaking went from being a purely upright dance style-toprock only-to becoming more floor-oriented.Īt the same time that breaking was developing in New York, other styles were being created in California. B-boy and b-girl stands for "break-boy" and "break-girl" b-boys and b-girls dance to the break of a record. Kool Herc did this to provide a means for dancers who attended his parties to demonstrate their skills. A break beat is a rhythmic, musical interlude of a song that has been looped over and over again to extend that instrumental solo. In 1973, DJ Kool Herc invented the break beat. Uprock is also performed with partners, but in toprock-and in breaking in general-each person takes turns dancing.
Uprock looks similar to toprock, but it is more aggressive and looks like a fight. An influence on toprock was uprock which was created in Brooklyn, New York. Breaking at this period was not primarily floor-oriented as seen today it started out as toprock which dancers perform while standing up. In its earliest form, it began as elaborations on James Brown's " Good Foot" dance which debuted in 1972. Breaking was created in The Bronx, New York in the early 1970s. These include uprock, breaking, and the funk styles. Hip-hop dance is a fusion dance genre with influences from older street dance styles created in the 1970s. It can also be a way to stay active in competitive dance and a way to make a living by dancing professionally. Hip-hop dance can be a form of entertainment or a hobby. Since being exposed, educational opportunities and corporate dance competitions such as World of Dance and Hip Hop International have helped maintain its presence worldwide. What distinguishes hip-hop from other forms of dance is that it is often "freestyle" (improvisational) in nature and hip-hop dance crews often engage in freestyle dance competitions-colloquially referred to as "battles".įilms, television shows, and the Internet have contributed to introducing hip-hop dance outside the United States. Though the dance is established in entertainment, including mild representation in theater, it maintains a strong presence in urban neighborhoods which has led to the creation of street dance derivatives Memphis jookin, turfing, jerkin', and krump.
The commercialization of hip-hop dance continued into the 1990s and 2000s with the production of several television shows and movies such as The Grind, Planet B-Boy, Rize, StreetDance 3D, America's Best Dance Crew, Saigon Electric, the Step Up film series, and The LXD, a web series. Because of this development, hip-hop dance is practiced in both dance studios and outdoor spaces. Classically trained dancers developed these studio styles in order to create choreography from the hip-hop dances that were performed on the street. The dance industry responded with a commercial, studio-based version of hip-hop-sometimes called "new style"-and a hip-hop influenced style of jazz dance called "jazz-funk". The television show Soul Train and the 1980s films Breakin', Beat Street, and Wild Style showcased these crews and dance styles in their early stages therefore, giving hip-hop dance mainstream exposure. It is influenced by a wide range of styles that were created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in the United States. Hip hop dance is a range of street dance styles primarily performed to hip hop music or that have evolved as part of hip hop culture. Turntables – Hip hop music – Social dancing/Party dancing - African-American culture
Memphis Jookin' – Turfing – Jerkin' – KrumpingĬommercial/New Style – Jazz-funk – Lyrical hip hop A b-boy performing in Turkey surrounded by a group of spectators.
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