What is hip-hop?
Simply put, it is the cultural formation of a new concept that integrates dance, music, and fashion. At first, it was only circulated among teenage blacks in New York, USA. It is a culture of black philosophical thinking and a common part of life.
Now, hip-hop is no longer a black culture. It is freedom that all people can enjoy. It is the cultural trend of frank young people. It has gradually become an art form formed by young people from all over the world.
What is the difference between street dance old school and a new school?
The development of street dance has gone through two periods, becoming the old school and the new school respectively. Both of them are just a simple concept of time. Based on RUN DMC, the street dance before 1984 was called the old school and then the new school. The old and new of hip-hop has no special meaning, nor is it the concept of different types of music.
What is included in the hip-hop culture?
Hip-hop is called Hip-Hop abroad. It itself is a form of music, and later it was used to replace Hip-Hop. Many factors together make up a street dance, including:
A.MC (MIC CHECKER, MIC CONTROLLER is commonly known as the host. MC not only raps in front of everyone but also writes words directly. At the same time, MCs will often compete with each other through live rap to prove their abilities.
B.DJ (D| SKJOCKEY DJ is a person who provides music to MC. Now due to the development of DAT media does not appear often, it has gradually developed into a type of music.
C.Graffiti (Graffiti)
It uses spray-painted colors to paint various pictures on walls, bridge decks, subways, etc. It used to be a popular behavior among prisoners, but now it has become an art. At present, there are representative art painters in some big cities in the United States and there are often exhibitions of works.
D. Costumes street dance costumes are very distinctive. The general style is loose, and the texture is mainly wear-resistant fabric. At the same time, different patterns and logos often appear on clothes, which are exaggerated and alternative. The representative match is wide-leg pants with many pockets and a large T-shirt. In addition, large sneakers, ball caps, headscarves, long and thick necklaces, etc., are all hip-hop-style accessories.
E. Dancers are all people who dance.
What is the spiritual essence of street dance culture?
The most prominent manifestation of the essence of Hip-Hop culture is “freedom”. Everyone can dance Hip-Hop in their own style, relax, and freely move their body in the way you like. However, it is more than just one. Kind of freedom of movement.
Many people now regard it as a way of life. People communicate through their bodies and express their emotions by venting.
What style of dance is Hip-Hop?
Hip-Hop is not a single style or pure dance, it is a mixture of different movement techniques. Currently, there are 7 different styles of Hip-Hop. They are:
1. Breaking fully demonstrates the various skills of the body. Acrobatic movements, dances where the body is often in contact with the ground, the once-popular “Break Dance” includes many Breaking movements. It has many representative movements, such as
A. “Don-keys” (donkey pose), this action is to stand upside down while jumping, relying on the elasticity of the arms and waist and the whipping of the calf to make the body’s center of gravity return to the standing state;
B. “1990S” refers to the movement of standing upside down and splitting the legs into a “big” font, and swapping arms to rotate the body vertically;
C. “wndm” refers to the cross swing of the legs, the support of the hands, elbows, and shoulders, in turn, to form the body flipping on the ground, which is common in men’s floor exercises.
D. “Rainbow” supports one by one with both hands, legs apart, and the body rotates almost parallel to the ground.
E. “℃ Capoeira” tops the head and rotates his legs towards the sky.
Breaking also includes many transitions of jumping, kicking, and crossing the left and right legs. Because Breaking’s higher requirements for physical abilities make it extremely challenging, and it is also in line with the psychological characteristics of young people striving for power. Therefore, it has become a young person to show off their individuality, show off their dance skills, and meet their psychological needs.
2. Electric Boog (current dance)
The action is like an electric current passing through the body or ups and downs like waves.
3. Loc needs the body’s ability to complete actions very quickly. Originated from martial arts
4. ROBOTING mechanized action like a robot
5. POPPING appeared approximately in the 1970s. Its characteristic is to add some pauses during the flow of body movements, such as moonwalking (space mission) ware body rolls, etc. It requires that the movements must be positioned very accurately
6. The movement of SMURF flow. It’s like different waves flow from one side of the body to the other. It includes arm wave (hand wave) and body wave (body wave)
7. VOGUING European style street dance In the discotheque to have chorine
Why introduce street dance to the gym?
As we all know, aerobics has been dominant in the gym for more than a decade since the late 1980s. With the advancement of society and the enrichment of various forms of entertainment and fitness, bodybuilders can no longer satisfy the single class of aerobics. With rhythmic disco music and mechanical follow-up form, people need fresh stimulation to stimulate their enthusiasm for exercise.
Hip-Hop (Hip-Hop) has an obvious contrast between the strengths and weaknesses. The rhythmic music form with personalized and dynamic movements can meet the needs of bodybuilders. Hip-hop took off its decadent street culture hat because it entered the gym, and became the endorsement of fashion and a healthy personality. The gym has suddenly become a stage for many people to show themselves and show their individuality.
What style of hip-hop is suitable for the gym?
We have introduced 7 different styles of street dance earlier, and also mentioned that Hip-Hop is actually a dance that integrates various styles of movement and advocates the characteristics of the dancer’s personality.
Therefore, Hip-Hop has no fixed style from the first day it was introduced to the gym. But fitness is based on safety and health. Many of the hip-hop dances require high physical abilities, and the support, roll, and inverted movements that can easily cause physical damage are discarded, and various floor dance, that is, dance movements of standing on the feet, are integrated into the fitness class. We might as well call it fitness hip-hop.
Do people who can do aerobics dance hip-hop?
uncertain.
In fact, people who often do aerobics are better than many ordinary people in terms of physical coordination, nerve reflection ability, and sense of pleasure. However, due to the differences in movement techniques and movement styles between hip-hop and aerobics, it is difficult to master both at the same time, depending on the actual situation of the exerciser.
However, in comparison, people who can dance hip-hop learn to master the techniques of aerobics faster.
How to jump out of the feeling of hip-hop?
When dancing hip-hop, you often find that some people move accurately and in place, but they don’t always feel like hip-hop, but the shortcomings are a bit of hip-hop charm, which is the so-called sense of action.
To reflect this, we should first experience it in music. Put aside the action first, and only feel the music beat and melody. At this time, you will involuntarily move with the music, and the action at this time is the most primitive form of physical expression. It is the most natural and most able to reflect the style required by hip-hop Secondly, always keep in mind that hip-hop is a kind of personalized thing. We should try our best to express body movements in our own way, not just imitate others.
For hip-hop, losing one’s self also loses the soul of hip-hop; in the end, you must learn to appreciate yourself, immerse yourself in music and movements, and treat hip-hop as a free and happy life.
How to solve the uncoordinated hands and feet when dancing hip-hop?
Hip-hop action not only changes the rhythm but also often requires simultaneous movement of multiple joints and various parts of the body. Limited by the ability of the central nerve to innervate the muscles, beginners often lose sight of one another. At this time, we should not be anxious and can take the following solutions:
·1. Slow down the rhythm and do the same movement, such as slowing down by one time, two times, or even more, and then gradually transition to the normal rhythm after being able to master the movement freely in the slow rhythm.
2. Take separation exercises such as practicing the lower limbs first, and then cooperating with the upper limbs after being proficient at the level of freedom. After the two are proficient, add subtle body movements to transition from the appearance to the spirit.
In short, a lot of practice is the basis for a good street dance. The mastery of any technical action must go through a process from quantitative to qualitative change from generalization, differentiation to automation. The more automated actions you master, the easier it is to complete the combined actions
