What are the different types of street dance

Street dance is a type of dance that originated from street culture. It is also a branch of modern dance. It is a dance that was introduced to China from the United States and is loved by many young people. Anyone who has some knowledge of street dance should know that under the large dance category of street dance, there are many different dance forms. So what types of street dance are there?

Street dance [category]

Based on the movements, street dance is divided into two categories: Hip-Hop and Breaking. Street dance can generally be divided into two types, one is personal technical street dance. Personal skill street dance is the earliest popular type of street dance, because it can reflect the energetic side of young people. Many of their ground movements, such as rolling, handstands, and bouncing are relatively high-skill personal street dance performances. The other is group street dance, which is currently a more popular form of street dance. It reflects the needs of the public. It is relatively simple to dance and has a strong sense of rhythm. It has both the feeling of dance and the effect of fitness. Therefore, what is more common at present is group street dance.

Breaking:

Technical street dance requires dancers to have high strength, flexibility and coordination. It is a highly technical sports dance, so it was first loved by young people in China. Teenagers who do this type of dance are called B-Boy/B-Girl.

In the 1980s, DJ Kool Herc, known as the "Father of Hip-Hop", created the concept of B-Boy, also known as Breaking Boy. Every year, many countries around the world hold competitions for B-Boys. The more famous ones are the annual BOTY (B-Boy of The Year) and the B-Boy Champion held in the UK. Hundreds of contestants from more than 10 countries take part in such events. The winner of the competition will quickly become famous and become a teenage star.

Hip-Hop:

Hip-Hop is translated as hip-hop and RAP is translated as rap. These two concepts are different. Hip-Hop is actually not a musical term but a cultural term, including rap, graffiti, street dance and DJ playing. RAP originated in the 1960s, while Hip-Hop as a musical understanding originated in the early 1970s. Its predecessor was RAP (sometimes with a little R (B) added).

Hip-Hop literally means hips and Hop means hopping on one leg, which together means gently twisting the hips. It originally referred to the embryonic stage of street dance (which we used to call breakdance), and later gradually developed into a huge concept. The Hip-Hop culture we are talking about now also includes those loose clothes, heavy pure gold accessories, and the habit of speaking "YoYo? what's up?" - in short, it is the lifestyle of black people in slums in the United States and their "style".

Dance-type street dance includes various styles such as Popping, Locking, Electric, Turbo, House, etc. They do not require as high skills as Breaking, but they require more coordination and dance sense, as well as body flexibility and control. Being a good Hip-Hop dancer also requires hard practice. Since Hip-Hop Dance is not as technically demanding as Breaking and lacks competitiveness, it has not received enough attention from street dance enthusiasts in the past. Now, with the enhancement of dance concepts, this situation has changed. Even B-Boys have begun to practice and many all-round street dancers have emerged.

Hip-Hop is the most common type of dance that people are exposed to. It has large-scale and simple dance steps that can express complex dance feelings. It is very popular among the public because it is easy to learn and looks very good when dancing.

poping:

Robotic dance uses muscles and joints of various parts of the body to create amazing dance steps to the beat of the music and one's own rich imagination. A more difficult type of street dance

breaking:

Breakdancing is also a difficult dance, which can be roughly divided into two types: using hands, head, and body to rotate on the ground, which is called big floor; using limbs to step on the ground to make complex and changing footwork, plus tricky handstands, is called small floor. Of course, you can also freely match the movements you want to perform while dancing.

Freestyle:

This is a superb dance step that mixes various types of dances together and performs at will. It has no restrictions on dance styles and is out of the norms of general dances. It can be said to be a personalized street dance.

house:

A dance performed with house music using complex and magical steps. It can be combined with Latin dance twists, martial arts somersaults, tap dance basic steps, and ballet turns. It can be performed very gracefully or quite wildly.