Physical Education Flashcards
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A dance style that evolved outside dance studios available open space such as streets dance parties parks schoolyards and nightclubs
Streetdance
History of streetdance
Origins (1960’s -1970’s)
Breaking and hiphop (late 1970’s - early 1980’s)
West coast styles (1980’s - 1990’s)
Commercialized and global spread (late 20th)
Diversity and innovation (2000’s - present)
African american and latino communities in the urban communities of new york city in the 1960s to 1970s
Influences from african and latin dance traditions
Origins (1960’s to 1970’s)
Emergence of breaking becomes a defining element of straight dance in the late 70s moves:
spins
Freeze
Intricate footwork
Breaking and hiphop (late 1970- Early 1980)
Street dance evolves on the west coast of the united states. Styles include:
Popping
Locking
West coast styles (1980’s- 1990’s)
Street dance gains visibility through:
Videos
Films
TV
Commercialized and global spread ( late 20th)
Street dance continues to diversity with the emergence of new styles and fusions:
Krumping
Turfing
Various regional styles worldwide
Diversity and innovation (2000’s present)
Streetdance remains a dynamic and evolving form of art
Creativity
Resilience
Cultural expression
9 Movements in streetdance
Breaking
Locking
Popping
Waving
Robotics
Turfing
Memphis jookin
Krumping
Jerkin
Breaking
Top rock
Down rock
Power moves
Finishing move
Suicide
Steps are performed from fanning position starting with a warm up to more dynamic moves
Top rock
Footwork
Downrock
Actions require a certain amount of physical power to perform
Power move
End of the dancer set and freezes a pose
Finishing move
Dancers fall under their backs as if they lost control
Suicide
Acrobatic moves = comical
Fast and exaggerated hand arm movements
Locking
Requires a lot of energy
freestyle
stamps arm swings and chest pops
Agressive
Krumping
Done standing up and quickly contradicting and relaxing muscles
Popping
Combined set of moves to make it look like waves traveling to the body
Waving
Dance like a robot
Robotics
Moving a part of your body and bringing it to an abrupt stop
Dime steps
Body shaking abruptedly or rapidly depicting as if it’s the robot is breaking down
Arrested robot
Glazed look on his or her face and all movements he or she makes would be really slow as in slow motion
Mannequin
Footwork popping and waving
1980’s in memphis tennessee
Memphis Jookin
