Hip Hop Dance History

Hip hop music is one of the most popular types ofgroups were more indulgent in this type of dance. It did
music today and everyone, from kids to adults, enjoy it.not gain acceptance into the mainstream American
The genre of hip hop music is good for dance andsociety easily.
also it is a kind of night club music and has becomeIt was considered very crude and vulgar. However,
very popular. Today, both the music and dance formtoday, this is the only dance form recognized by
are very popular.everyone. It was actually started by kids who would
Hip hop dance is nothing but the instant dance that isbring their beat boxes outdoors and just start
performed based on the music. There is notperforming. Soon they would talk words to match the
coordination of steps or orderliness in the dance. It is allmusic and also make sense. The words that they
about spontaneity and coordination of the legs and thewould use may be about their life experiences or the
music. The dance style is always performed inway the world is. They try to rhyme every sentence
competition of two groups as to who is better in theirspontaneously. This was called rapping or later came
moves. Each move can be unique and individualistic.to be known as hip hop music.
Dancing in this style first started in 1970s and it startedSoon enough hip hop dance or street dancing also
as a street form of dance. Also, the impoverishedcaught up and it was always performed along with the
communities like the African American or the Latinomusic.