Q3 W3 PE Flashcards
It is a style of street
dance and the first hip-hop dance style that originated among Black and
Puerto Rican youths in New York City during the early 1970’s.
B-Boying
Other name for B-Boying
Breakdancing
It is based on the technique of quickly contracting and
relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in a dancer’s body.
Popping
Who popularized popping?
Samuel Boogaloo Sam Solomon and his crew the Electric Boogaloos
It is a style of funk dance, which is today also associated with
hip-hop. The name is based on the concept of locking movements, which
basically means certain position, holding that position for a short while and
then continuing at the same speed as before.
Locking
It is a style of street dance popularized in the United States,
described as Afro-diasporic dance, characterized by free, expressive,
exaggerated, and highly energetic movement.
Krumping
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. It is derived from the positions people were drawn in during the days of the Ancient Egyptians.
Tutting
This dance
is improvised and involves “repeatedly shuffling your feet inwards, then outwards,
while thrusting your arms up and down, or side to side, in time with the beat.
Shuffling
It is an extremely expressive, free and musical form of dance
that is characterized by arm movements and posing with a strong
emphasis on musically and improvised performance
Waackling
