Unit 1: Overview Of Hiphop Flashcards
(24 cards)
When did hip hop begin
Late 1960’s early 1970s (1969)
Who created uprock and breaking? Where?
African and Latino Americans. In NYC (east coast)
Who created locking, roboting, boogaloo, and popping ? Where?
African Americans. California (west coast)
What 4 things are the “funk styles”
Locking, roboting, boogaloo, and popping
3 dances of hip hop
Locking , breaking , popping
Locking was originally called? Who created it when and where?
Campbellocking. Don Campbell. 1969. Los Angeles CA.
Do dancers hold their positions longer or shorter in locking.
Longer
What is the primary move used in locking? What is it similar to?
“The lock”. A freeze or sudden pause.
Characterize a lockers dancing
Frequently locking in place and after a brief freeze moving again
Breaking was created where and when?
In the South Bronx, NYC during early 1970s
Who maintained breakings growth and development
Puerto Rican’s
List and explain the 4 foundational dances of breaking
- Top rock: footwork oriented steps while standing
- downrock: footwork performed with both hands and feet on the floor
- Freezes: stylish poses done on your hands
- Power moves: complex and impressive acrobatic moves
Popping was created where and when and popularized by who?
Fresno CA, 1970s, Samuel Solomon (Boogaloo Sam) and his crew the electric boogaloos
Popping is based on the technique of what. This movement is referred to as a ____ or ____
Quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in the dancers body. Pop or hit (should be synchronized to the rhythm and beats of the music
Subcategories of popping… remember acronym
Silly sally went to find A great lake Strobing Sliding Waving Tutting Floating Animation Gliding Liquid
3 other derivative street styles
Turfing , Jerkin, and Krumping
Dance crew
A team of street dancers who come together to develop new moves and battle other crews
Battle
Freestyle dance competition between dance crews
Freestyle
Improvised dance moves
Music
Consists of stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping.
4 stylistic elements of hip hop culture
MCing, DJing, break dancing, Graffiti
Dj’s
Hip-hop DJs select and play music using multiple turntables to back up one or more rappers/MCs, perform turntable scratching to create percussive sounds, and create backing instrumentals for new tracks
MC’s
(Master of ceremonies) associated with what is now called rapping in hip hop music. It is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments
Graffiti
Writing or drawings that have been scribbled scratched or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place. It ranges from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings.
