A. Define the ff. words.

Hip-hop dance refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-

hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide
range of styles primarily breaking, locking, and popping which were created in
the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in the United States The History of
Hip-Hop dance encompasses the people and events since the late 1960s that
have contributed to the development of the early hip-hop dance moves, such as
uprock, breaking, locking, roboting, boogaloo, and popping. Black Americans and
Latino Americans created uprock and breaking in New York City.

Festival dances are cultural dances performed to the strong beats of

percussion instruments by a community of people sharing the same culture
usually done in honor of a Patron Saint or in thanksgiving of a bountiful
harvest. Festival dances may be religious or secular in nature

CHEERDANCE, sometimes referred to as cheerleading, is a team physical

activity using organized routines for the purpose of motivating a sports team,
entertaining an audience, or competition. Performances usually involve dances,
tumbles, jumps, cheers, and stunts. In its original form, cheerdancing was done
to encourage a sports team often referred to as cheerleading in this context
by directing the audience to show support, providing the team with motivation
and a psychological edge in the game

B. What are the components of Hip hop dance?

Old School / New School, General History

The Old School Hip Hop Styles such as Locking, Popping and Break dancing or
B-boying emerged from the USA in the 1970s, and were a result of
improvisational steps and moves from the streets and clubs. Old-school music
had fast beats which matched the breaking moves.
Music videos of artists such as Bobby Brown, Bell Biv Devoe, Heavy D, and M.C.
Hammer proved that a new way of dance was coming alive and young dancers
were ready to explore this new form. New moves were and are continually being
invented by creative and innovative versions and mixing of the Old School Styles.
Current trends, cultures and disciplines such as Martial Arts, Reggae and Soul
Train also had an effect and resulted in New School Hip Hop styles evolving in
the late 1980s. Moves were very simple with steps such as Running man, Roger
Rabbit, and Robocop were popular in this era. These were moves that everybody
could do unlike the Old School Styles. However, new school dance in present
time is much more evolved and complex. Many dancers have twisted popping or
electric boogie and put in their own moves.
Today, Funk and Hip Hop have many individualized styles but the roots are still in
Old School Hip Hop and in New School Hip Hop. The blending of music styles
and dance moves influenced by many factors which are then personalized by a
choreographer, makes it impossible to define Funk and Hip Hop styles
unambiguously.
Locking Created by Don Campbell in Los Angeles and introduced by his crew The
Lockers, locking consists of performing a series of locking movements, which involves
performing a quick movement, "locking" into another position, then holding the last
position for a few seconds. The hips and legs usually remain in a relaxed position while
movements of the arms and hands are more distinct and exact. Movements are big and
coordinated closely with the beats of the music. Locking has a bit of a comedic flair and
is usually performed to funk or soul music. Dancers who perform locking movements
are called "lockers."

Breaking Breaking (also referred to as b-boying or b-girling) is probably the most well-
known element of hip hop dance. Breaking is very unstructured and improvisational,
and evolved from a style of dance known as uprock. Breaking, or breakdancing, is
composed of movements performed at different levels: toprock (performed while
standing), downrock (performed close to the floor), power moves (acrobatics) and
freeze moves (poses). Dancers who perform breakdancing are often called b-boys, b-
girls or breakers.

Boogaloo Boogaloo is a very loose movement, mostly using the hips and legs.
Boogaloo seems to give the illusion that the dancer has no bones. This style is closely
related to popping, with dancers involved in rolling the hips, knees, legs, and head.

Social Dances Social dances, or '80s party dances, came about during the 1980's as
popular dances at the time were transformed by club dancers. Social dance is a
freestyle dance style and is the element of hip hop that is often seen in music videos

General - Locking & Popping

Both locking and popping, or ticking, originally came from Los Angeles. Popping was
created by street dance crew Electric Boogaloo. Locking was created by The Lockers.
Both locking and popping existed a long time before breaking was born. During the
breaking era, b-boys started to put popping and locking into their dance. Nowadays, so-
called "Breakdance" consists of breaking, locking, and electric boogie or popping.
Electric Boogie
Electric boogie is a style of popping (ticking) but the major difference is that Popping
creates a soft wave whereas Electric Boogie creates more jerky waves with micro wave
moves, executed with a high velocity more difficult than classical popping. The Robot,
and the more smooth and controlled movements of mime are characteristic. Instead of
throwing the body in and out of control like locking, or in total hydraulic control like The
Robot, energy is passed through the body popping and snapping elbows, wrists, necks,
hips and just about all the body joints along the way. Electric Boogaloo is more like
mime in the sense that it imitates a live wire of electrical current or rippling river, but it
still needs the control of The Robot to give it style.

C. What are the characteristics of Hip hop Dance?

*Hip Hop Dancing Hip hop dance is closely associated with hip hop music and has a
very specific vocabulary of dance moves, which fall under a range of styles known as
breaking, locking and popping. It appeals to many people because it is both fun and
physically demanding. Hip hop dance evolved along with hip hop music, in the 1970s
within groups of African American street gangs from the streets of South Bronx and
Brooklyn, NY. Hip hop dance is often performed in groups, or crews, where freestyle
choreography is encouraged, and formal or informal dance battles, or competitions of
showmanship, are a way of proving prowess.

D. Brief history of hip hop dance

Dance is a form of creative expression that people have been practicing for many, many
years. Dance has been used as part of rituals, ecstasy, as well as for pure
entertainment. Over time, people have developed various forms and styles of dance,
including ballet, tap, folk and swing dance, jazz, ballroom dancing, etc. One of the more
popular dance styles today is hip-hop dance. Hip-hop dance refers to a style of dance
that has emerged out of hip-hop culture and is usually danced to hip-hop or rap music.

Hip-hop began in the early 1970s when DJs and MCs began to experiment and produce
music composed of poetry over instrumental tracks or dubbed versions of music
records. One of the very first DJs/MCs was DJ Kool Herc, a native of Kingston, Jamaica
who brought this form of music to Bronx, N.Y.

As hip-hop began to catch on, different artists began to develop their own style and hip-
hop dance emerged. Today, there are multiple types of hip-hop dance, but it all began
with just three: popping, locking, and breaking. People began to form dance crews to
show off their moves and to battle other crews. It was through these battles and the
collaboration of the three types of hip-hip dance, that new dance forms and techniques
were created and became an integral part of hip-hop culture.

Hip-hop dance allows people to express themselves without barriers though freestyle
dance or through more structured choreography, where dancers have the opportunity to
practice style and technique. After perfecting the fundamentals of hip-hop dance,
dancers have an easier time learning and creating new techniques, dance styles, and
routines.

EXPRESS, a hip-hop based student group at Elizabethtown College, focuses on

collaborating the different types and styles of hip-hop dance and welcomes all student
who wish to learn more about the history of hip-hop culture and dance. EXPRESS also
incorporates other related styles of dance such as reggaeton, salsa, krumping,
interpretive and contemporary dance in efforts to help diversify the Elizabethtown
College campus and offer a new exciting activity for student looking for a creative outlet.