Hip Hop: Contempor Ary Dance

ISABEL NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
Hip Hop
and
Contempor
ary Dance
Submitted by:
SHANICA SURIGAO
10-Gemelina
Submitted to:
MS. ETHEL GUTIERREZ
MAPEH Teacher
SHORT
BACKGROUND OF
HIP HOP
Hip hop or hip-hop, is a culture and art movement that
began in the Bronx in New York City during the late
1970s. The origins of the word are often disputed. It is
also argued as to whether hip hop started in the South or
West Bronx.
SHORT HISTORY OF
HIP HOP
The History of Hip-Hop dance encompasses the people
and events since the late 1960s that have contributed to
the development of early hip-hop dance styles, such as up
rock, breaking, locking, robotting, boogaloo, and popping.
Black Americans and Latino Americans created up rock
and breaking in New York City.
DEVELOPMENT OF
THE HIP HOP (until
present)
When looking at hip-hop dancing, you must look
at the history of hip-hop music and how it gave
birth to specific dance styles. You'll see an
evolution from what started in the streets of
BASIC ELEMENTS
OF HIP HOP
1. Popping
Created by Sam Solomon in Fresno, California and performed by the Electric

Boogaloo dance crew, popping consists of quickly contracting and relaxing your
muscles, causing a jerk in your body. These jerks are known as pops or hits.
Popping is performed with other dance moves and poses to the beat of the
music.
2. LOCKING
Created by Don Campbell in Los Angeles and introduced by his crew The
Lockers, locking consists of performing a series of locking movements, which
involves performing a quick movement, "locking" into another position, then
holding the last position for a few seconds. The hips and legs usually remain in a
relaxed position while movements of the arms and hands are more distinct and
exact. Movements are big and coordinated closely with the beats of the music.
Locking has a bit of a comedic flair and is usually performed to funk or soul
music. Dancers who perform locking movements are called "lockers."
3. BREAKING
Breaking (also referred to as b-boying or b-girling) is probably the most well-

known element of hip hop dance. Breaking is very unstructured and
improvisational, and evolved from a style of dance known as up rock. Breaking,
or breakdancing, is composed of movements performed at different levels: top
rock (performed while standing), down rock (performed close to the floor), power
moves (acrobatics) and freeze moves (poses). Dancers who perform
breakdancing are often called b-boys, b-girls or breakers.
4. BOOGALOO
Boogaloo is a very loose movement, mostly using the hips and legs. Boogaloo
seems to give the illusion that the dancer has no bones. This style is closely
related to popping, with dancers involved in rolling the hips, knees, legs, and
head.
5. SOCIAL DANCES
Social dances, or '80s party dances, came about during the 1980's as popular
dances at the time were transformed by club dancers. Social dance is a
freestyle dance style and is the element of hip hop that is often seen in music
HIP HOP
Contemporary dance draws on both classical ballet andmodern dance, whereas
postmodern dance was a direct and opposite response to modern dance. Merce Cunningham
is considered to be the first choreographer to "develop an independent attitude towards modern
dance" and defy the ideas that were established by it.
Around 1980s, the world "contemporary dance" referred to the

movement of new dancers who did not want to follow strict
classical ballet and lyrical dance forms, but instead wanted to explore
the area of revolutionary unconventional movements that were gathered
from all dance styles of the world. Contemporary dances therefore do
not use fixed moves and instead try to develop totally new forms and
dynamics, such as quick oppositional moves, shifting alignments,
expressions of raw emotions, systematic breathing, dancing moves
preformed in non-standing positions (for example lying on the floor), and
in general trying to find the absolute limits of our human form and
physique.
The origins of this popular dance movement can be traced to several
influential dance masters such as Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham and
Merce Cunningham. They all wanted to show to the world that
contemporary dancers should embrace freedom, ignore old dance
conventions and explore the limits of the human body and visual
expression of feelings. Also, one of the precursors to the contemporary
dance can be found in the millennia's old techniques of Zen Buddhism
and Indian Health Yoga, which incorporates various dancing
philosophies that closely follow the principles of contemporary dance.
Dancer who introduced and greatly popularized the contemporary dance
to the worldwide audience was Martha Graham (1894 - 1991). During
her seven decade long career, her modern dance and choreographies
gathered the fame that is today compared to the life works of legendary
art geniuses such as Picasso, Stravinski and Frank Lloyd Wright.
Merce Cunningham refined the work that his colleague Martha Graham
formed, and expanded with this his own improvements, choreographies
and avant-garde dance techniques. During his long career he was
regarded as one of the greatest creative forces in American dance,
education dozens of worldwide famous dancers and thousands
professional dancers who preserved his style until today.
Lester Horton was a very influential contemporary dance visionary, who
trained many famous modern dancers and managed to incorporate the
styles of Native American dance and modern jazz into his dance
techniques.
Contemporary dance draws on both classical ballet and modern dance, whereas
postmodern dance was a direct and opposite response to modern dance. Merce Cunningham
is considered to be the first choreographer to "develop an independent attitude towards
modern dance" and defy the ideas that were established by it.
Contemporary dance is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of

several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet.
Contemporary dancers strive to connect the mind and the body through fluid
dance movements. The term "contemporary" is somewhat misleading: it
describes a genre that developed during the mid-20th century and is still very
popular today
Contempor
ary
Dances
SHORT BACKGROUND OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE
Contemporary dance is a style of expressive dance that combines
elements of several dance genres including modern, jazz, lyrical and
classical ballet. Contemporary dancers strive to connect the mind and
the body through fluid dance movements. The term "contemporary" is
somewhat misleading: it describes a genre that developed during the
mid-20th century and is still very popular today
SHORT HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE
The origins of this popular dance movement can be traced to several
influential dance masters such as Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham and
Merce Cunningham. They all wanted to show to the world that
contemporary dancers should embrace freedom, ignore old dance
conventions and explore the limits of the human body and visual
expression of feelings. Also, one of the precursors to the contemporary
dance can be found in the millennia's old techniques of Zen Buddhism
and Indian Health Yoga, which incorporates various dancing
philosophies that closely follow the principles of contemporary dance.
DEVELOPMENT OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE
Modern and contemporary dance has many elements in common; they
are, in a way, branches stemming from the same roots. During the 19th
century, theatrical dance performances were synonymous with ballet.
Ballet is a formal technique that developed from court dance during the
Italian Renaissance and became popular as a result of the support of
Catherine de' Medici.
Today's contemporary dance is an eclectic mix of styles, with
choreographers drawing from ballet, modern, and "post-modern"
(structureless) forms of dance. While some contemporary dancers
create characters, theatrical events, or stories, others perform entirely
new creations as they improvise in their own unique style.
BASIC STEPS OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE

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Created by Sam Solomon in Fresno, California and performed by the Electric

Breaking (also referred to as b-boying or b-girling) is probably the most well-

Around 1980s, the world "contemporary dance" referred to the

Contemporary dance is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of

BASIC STEPS OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE

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