1. Hip-Hop

2. Style of Hip-Hop B-boy/B-girl (Break Dancing) Street
Freestyle/Popping/Locking

3. B-Boy/B-Girl
Developed by African Americans and Latinos in New York City in the 1970s
Consists of 4 primary movements: toprock, downrock, power moves and freezes/suicides
Often called “break dancing” but “b-boying” or “breaking” are the original terms used to refer to this type of dance

4. Street Dance
Refers to dance styles that evolve outside of a dance studio at:
block/dance parties
parks
school yards
raves
nightclubs

5. Freestyle, Popping & Locking
Freestyle a random and personal dance developed by a single person
Popping
developed from street dancing in California in 60s/70s
based on the technique of quickly contracting & relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in the dancer’s body called a pop or a hit

6. Locking Style of dance based on locking movements
Freezing from a fast movement & “locking” in a certain position, holding that position for a short time and resuming the same speed as before
Relies on fast and distinct arm and hand movements combined with more relaxed hips and legs

7. Practice Click to learn a few basic steps
Click to learn a short hip-hop routine