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So, since today's episode was all about HIP HOP, I figured I should give a quick briefing on how each of these styles are very different.
HIP HOP as a whole is full of fun and entertainment, and is comprised of various different styles. What separates hip-hop dance from other forms of dance is that it is often freestyle in nature and hip-hop dancers frequently engage in battles—formal or informal freestyle dance competitions.
BREAKING/BBOYING --> Is considered the purest form of Hip Hop due to how it was created in Bronx, NY (lots of street dancing in this borough.. i live near by) 😊 Breaking includes four foundational dances: 1) toprock -- footwork oriented steps performed while standing up; 2) downrock -- footwork performed on the floor using the hands to support your weight; 3) freezes -- stylish poses done on your hands; 4) and power moves -- difficult and impressive acrobatic moves. This style of hip hop requires lots of body strength and agility.
LOCKING --> Modern locking looks similar to popping and thus frequently gets confused with popping. In locking, a dancer holds their positions longer. The lock is the primary move used in locking. It is similar to a freeze or a sudden pause. A locker's dancing is characterized by consistently locking in place and after a quick pause moving again. You can't say Popping and locking are the same because they are two distinct funk styles with their own histories, their own set of dance moves, and their own competition categories.
POPPING --> It is based on the technique of quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in the dancer's body, referred to as a pop or a hit. Each hit should be synchronized to the rhythm and beats of the music. Popping is also used as an umbrella term to refer to a wide range of 10+ other closely related illusionary dance styles such as strobing, liquid, animation, and waving that are often integrated with standard popping to create a more varied performance.
KRUMPING --> Is a type of street dance popularized in the United States that is characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic moves involving the arms, head, legs, chest, and feet. There are four primary moves: wobbles, arm swings, chest pops, and stomps. Unlike other hip-hop dances, krumping is rarely choreographed; it is almost entirely freestyle and is danced most frequently in battles or sessions rather than on a stage. Krumping is different stylistically from other hip-hop dance styles such as b-boying and turfing. Krumping is very aggressive and is danced upright to upbeat and fast-paced music.
LYRICAL HIP HOP --> Is a fluid and more interpretive version of new style hip-hop most often danced to downtempo rap music or R&B music (in this case slow, sweet indian music). It focuses more on choreography and performance and less on freestyles and battles. Lyrical hip-hop first gained mainstream exposure, and its name, on season 4 of the reality dance competition So You Think You Can Dance (my most favorite show!!). The actual term has been credited to Adam Shankman, a choreographer and judge on the program, who made a comment in reference to a routine choreographed by Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo to Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love". This style is miles away from the likes of popping, locking and breaking. It creates its own feel, vibe, romance, in a story form through dance.
FUNK STYLE --> Unlike breaking, the funk styles were not originally hip-hop dance styles: they were danced to funk music rather than hip-hop music and they were not associated with the other cultural pillars of hip-hop. The funk styles are actually slightly older than breaking. Though breaking and the funk styles are different stylistically they have always shared many surrounding elements such as their improvizational nature and the way they originated from the streets within Black and Latino communities. The funk styles were integrated into hip-hop in the 1980s when the culture reached the west coast of the United States.
I know that was a lot to read, but I thought it would be cool for everyone to know the differences between all the styles. 😊
HIP HOP as a whole is full of fun and entertainment, and is comprised of various different styles. What separates hip-hop dance from other forms of dance is that it is often freestyle in nature and hip-hop dancers frequently engage in battles—formal or informal freestyle dance competitions.
BREAKING/BBOYING --> Is considered the purest form of Hip Hop due to how it was created in Bronx, NY (lots of street dancing in this borough.. i live near by) 😊 Breaking includes four foundational dances: 1) toprock -- footwork oriented steps performed while standing up; 2) downrock -- footwork performed on the floor using the hands to support your weight; 3) freezes -- stylish poses done on your hands; 4) and power moves -- difficult and impressive acrobatic moves. This style of hip hop requires lots of body strength and agility.
LOCKING --> Modern locking looks similar to popping and thus frequently gets confused with popping. In locking, a dancer holds their positions longer. The lock is the primary move used in locking. It is similar to a freeze or a sudden pause. A locker's dancing is characterized by consistently locking in place and after a quick pause moving again. You can't say Popping and locking are the same because they are two distinct funk styles with their own histories, their own set of dance moves, and their own competition categories.
POPPING --> It is based on the technique of quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in the dancer's body, referred to as a pop or a hit. Each hit should be synchronized to the rhythm and beats of the music. Popping is also used as an umbrella term to refer to a wide range of 10+ other closely related illusionary dance styles such as strobing, liquid, animation, and waving that are often integrated with standard popping to create a more varied performance.
KRUMPING --> Is a type of street dance popularized in the United States that is characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic moves involving the arms, head, legs, chest, and feet. There are four primary moves: wobbles, arm swings, chest pops, and stomps. Unlike other hip-hop dances, krumping is rarely choreographed; it is almost entirely freestyle and is danced most frequently in battles or sessions rather than on a stage. Krumping is different stylistically from other hip-hop dance styles such as b-boying and turfing. Krumping is very aggressive and is danced upright to upbeat and fast-paced music.
LYRICAL HIP HOP --> Is a fluid and more interpretive version of new style hip-hop most often danced to downtempo rap music or R&B music (in this case slow, sweet indian music). It focuses more on choreography and performance and less on freestyles and battles. Lyrical hip-hop first gained mainstream exposure, and its name, on season 4 of the reality dance competition So You Think You Can Dance (my most favorite show!!). The actual term has been credited to Adam Shankman, a choreographer and judge on the program, who made a comment in reference to a routine choreographed by Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo to Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love". This style is miles away from the likes of popping, locking and breaking. It creates its own feel, vibe, romance, in a story form through dance.
FUNK STYLE --> Unlike breaking, the funk styles were not originally hip-hop dance styles: they were danced to funk music rather than hip-hop music and they were not associated with the other cultural pillars of hip-hop. The funk styles are actually slightly older than breaking. Though breaking and the funk styles are different stylistically they have always shared many surrounding elements such as their improvizational nature and the way they originated from the streets within Black and Latino communities. The funk styles were integrated into hip-hop in the 1980s when the culture reached the west coast of the United States.
I know that was a lot to read, but I thought it would be cool for everyone to know the differences between all the styles. 😊
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