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Hip Hop Dance Moves For Beginners
Learn how to dance hip hop with our hip hop moves. They are perfect for those of you who want to get into hip hop dancing and learn some basic steps. These hip hop dance moves are some of the most popular moves out there and could be used to dance at parties, clubs and any other events.
Hip Hop Dance Tutorial #1: Start With Learning The Basic Rhythm
Hip Hop Dance Tutorial #2: The 2 Step Basic Move (From 5X Hip Hop Course)
Many more moves below this video
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These beginner hip hop dance moves on this page are easy to learn because they teach you one move at a time - as opposed to long, complicated routines.
This way you can use them individually or combine them with other steps however you feel. We recommend that you first pay attention to the footwork and timing of the step and then add your own styling to it only after. These hip hop dance videos are general hip hop steps that are good for adults and kids. They could be used with popular hip hop music in any situation.
Remember that Hip Hop is all about isolating the different body parts so make sure that you understand what body part moves first and in what sequence. Once you mastered these moves you can also check out other related Hip Hop styles like the free style dance lessons, how to break dance, how to dance to dubstep and popping dance moves.
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TIPS: How to dance Hip Hop Better
1. It's all about attitude - Remember that Hip Hop dancing is all about "selling" the performance. Commit to each movement and be confident about everything you do.
2. Learn the basics first - the better your basics are, the better you will be able to execute the more intermediate and advanced Hip Hop moves. So don't jump the gun, instead master the fundamentals.
3. Practice, Practice, Practice - You need to hone down your skills as often as possible. Make sure to practice before every class and at your spare time in between classes. The key is to get the steps into your muscle memory.
Interested in other styles?
Click below:
How to hip hop dance online
How to Ballroom dance videos
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How to dance in a club
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A list of hip hop dance moves as collected by FraGue Moser-Kindler
The list of names of hip hop dance moves below is what I learned in my journey with hip hop dance.
It is not complete and will never be as our dances are still alive and growing every day. So there are potential new steps created every day.
Bold is the name of the move that I consider the correct one. Most of the time it’s the name I got taught.
(In parenthesis there are alternative names when written next to the name or general comments when in the back of the line).
In italic letters, I added additional info when I have it. The name after an s stand for source, meaning who I learned the move from. o stands for origin and is used whenever a move is from another style imported into hip hop.
Some of the names have a link. It leads you to a clip of the move.
And this is me, busting some hip hop moves at Flavourama. Quite a while ago.Before you check out the list…
If you want to find out how to make the most out of the moves you already know, grab a free copy of 7 Questions To Ask Every Move when signing up for my email list, or take a look at some of the concepts I presented here on the blog.
List of Hip Hop Steps and Moves
- The Wop. s Link
- Running Man (Link doing the Running Man).
- Mike Tyson. s Tarek
- Gucci. s Buddha Stretch
- Smurf. s Buddha Stretch & Mr. Wiggles (2 different versions)
- Steve Martin (Link doing it). s Marcio Ratinho
- Robocop. s Suga Pop
- Stomp. s Link
- BK Bounce (Brooklyn Bounce, Criss Cross). s Buddha Stretch
- Basketball.
- ATL/A-Town Stomp. s Buddha Stretch
- Harlem Shake. s Link
- Dice Game. s Marcio Ratinho
- Roger Rabbit (Reject). s Budda Stretch
- Bart Simpson. s Buddha Stretch
- The Prep.
s Link - Wu-Tang. s Buddha Stretch
- Bankhead Bounce. s Link
- Monastery. s Yuljah (It is spelled differently in the clip, but I believe that is a typo)
- The Snake.
- Janet Jackson (Janet, Barbie). s Marcio Ratinho
- Kick Ball Change (Flintstone). s Storm
- The Guess.
- Party Machine/Spongebob/Criss Cross. s Buddha Stretch
- Leo Walk. s Flomaster o Locking
- Shamrock. s Niako
- C-Walk. s Buddha Stretch o Gang Ritual
- Fila/Rambo. s Buddha Stretch
- Walk it out. s Buddha Stretch
- Tone Whop. s Buddha Stretch
- Pepper Seed.
s Link o Dancehall - Penguin. s V-cell
- Upstairs Downstairs (Up & Down).
- Funky Penguin.
- Happy Feet. s Link
- Crazy Legs. s Peppi Meilinger
- Toss it up. s Buddha Stretch
- The Freak. s da Bürgermasta
- Patty Duke. s Mister Wiggles
- Brooklyn Stomp.
- Pacman (Crab).
- Lite Feet.
- Bizmarkie. s El Fonky Juice
- James Brown (Good Foot). s Storm
- Baseball Bat.
- Bad One.
- Chicken Noodle Soup.
- Al-Be.
- Old Man. s Storm o Popping
- Rocksteady.
- Dougie.
- Chicken Neck. s Brian Green
- Cat Daddy (Tina Turner).
- Ney Ney (Nae Nae). s Link
- Alf. s Suga Pop
- Bobby Brown (Cold Duck). s Suga Pop
- Sophisticated Sissy. s Suga Pop
- Cabbage Patch. s Suga Pop
- Camel Walk. (Kamel Walk) s Suga Pop
- Holly Pill. s Mister Wiggles
- Walking Backwards. s Mister Wiggles
- Spanish Freak. s Mister Wiggles
- Reebok. s Link
- Gigolo. s Link
- Butterfly. s Buddha Stretch o Dancehall
- Run It. s Buddha Stretch
I also have a list of moves and steps from house dance, and another one for breakdance/breaking.
And if you are ready to dig deeper into the possibilities that your moves offer, check out my book Dance Smart, which covers 36 concepts to work with your moves.
Basic elements in Hip-Hop (practice)
Exemplary team Dance and sports club AJAX #RedPAntherscrew
Basic elements in Hip-Hop style
Learning the basics. 16 initial movements
Each dance is based on the basic elements on which it is built. The same applies to Hip-Hop
After the student has caught the approximate nature of the movements and understood what he is moving and how, we begin to acquaint him with the base.
Important. The second and third stages take place simultaneously.
We take 2-3 new movements at each lesson. We disassemble. Adding hands.
At the end - freestyle, to fix all the material.
In this way, we repeat and consolidate the old material and impose new material on it, which allows the student to accumulate knowledge, and not learn new things every time and forget.
Every student must know the basics.
Here are 16 basic moves and their variations on the basis of which you can make a combination:
1.Steve Martin 2.Running man 3.Kick 4.Roger Rabbit 5.Alf (March Step) 6.Kriss Kross 7.ShamRock 8.PartyDuke 9.Monestery 10.Bart Simpson 11.Bobby Brown
12.Happy Feet 13.Sponge Bob 14.PartyMachine 15. Atl Stomp 16. Reebok
Hip Hop Basics
Old school (1979 – 1990) Hip Hop Basics old school
- Basic Bounce Combo
- Two step [Tu step] - two steps or step, prefix. The simplest movement found in many hip-hop dances. "One" - a step towards the launch vehicle. "Two" - the second leg is substituted for the PH. The movement is repeated on the other leg. Step stand to the side, forward, diagonally, loop back.
- Step slide, slide step , Glide , Circle Glide / Turn Glide
- Combination with kick - kick - raise the knee - stand with a body turn.
Mandatory accented pumping. We raise the knee and rebound back, without swinging, lifting the leg from the calf muscle. - Criss cross step on the rise with a jump, cross - initial, add lower back on the sides, knees bent. Add diaphragm and uncomplicated hands. Do not strain your neck and back!
- Criss Cross Variations
- Humpty Dance Humpty Dance. In this dance, the “Kach” of the pelvic girdle becomes the main one. The dance is performed in the second wide position and the knees must always be bent. Starting position II free position of the legs. "And Raz" - Chris Cross. "I" - the pelvic part of the legs is retracted slightly back. "Two" - So with an accent moves forward. "And Three", "And Four" - "And Two" is repeated. You can add hands, as in the video below, or come up with something of your own.
- Kick it drink it. Kick [Kik] is one of the most common movements in modern dance.
A simple kick in the air. When performing, you must remember about the Groove (Kach). Starting position: I parallel position of the legs. "And" - kick [kick] or kick with the right foot forward. The movement is similar to kicking a soccer ball. The body makes a “pitch” forward. "One" - the right leg returns to its original position. The left leg swings back. The body leans back slightly. "And" - the left foot makes a kick [kick] forward. "Kach" forward. "Two" - similar to the movement to "One", only from the opposite leg. On the next beat, the movement is repeated. Kick, Kick + Back jump - Kick and slide kick and slide. A kick is made with one foot, and then a slide is made with the other.
- Kick & Step - Kick Cross Step
- Kick ball change On I swing, for once swing up, on I swing, 2 steps back and kip up. Hands work in opposition. Back and to the side, back with a twist in the hips, forward, back with a turn and to the side, forward and forward crosswise .
Kick out - leg bent to the side, kick, change of leg to the side. - Party Duke + variations - leg abduction to the side.
- Cabbage patch The name comes from the Cabbage Patch Kids, a toy popular in the 80s and 90s. Usually performed comically. Often accompanied by funny "grimaces". The starting position is free. Hands move in a plane parallel to the floor. Starting from the chest describe a circle. During performance, the shoulders rise. Any steps can be used in the legs.
- Smurf [Smurf] - movement named after cartoon characters. The knees do a swing with an emphasis down, the body and head with an emphasis forward. Hands in turn move forward, as in swimming. Starting position - free. "One" - one hand begins to "float" forward in a small arc. In the legs, body and head, "kach" begins.
- Prep (Pretty Boys)
- The wop
- Reebok - swing up with shoulder and arm jumping.
- FILA
- Happy Feat
- Spongebob -knee to shoulder, jump, straightening the leg to weight
- The Charleston
Middle School elements of high school
- Party Machine - VARIATIONS forward kick, opposite arm strike, rebound, leg and arm lashing variation, side jump and arm variation.
- Running Man : Reverse, With touch. Raise the knees, while descending, the weight of the body between the legs, hands “pump the pump”
- Reject Step
- Shamrock - step sideways outward, back, bouncing legs together, landing. Option back. Option 2
- Steve Martin - forward - backward swing, extension of the bent leg back, knee forward, change, remove the error when turning with the knee to the body back.
- Pepper seed
- BK Bounce (Peter Paul)
- Roger Rabbit : Bobby Brown, Janet Jackson, Henry Link.
Video 2 - Janet Jackson
- Bart Simpson
- Buttlerfly
- TLC - Stepy with elbows
- Wu Chung - Hands in terms block
- James Brown
- Biz Markie
- CAT DADDY - Robocop variation 2 variation 3
- BARBIE
- Chiken head
- Chicken noodle soup
- Aunt jackie
- Pop, lock & drop it - body twist and lock squat
- Trammps
- GUCCI
- GUESS
- Beneton
hip-hop elements different
hip-hop elements for insulation, waves, infants
- 4 Corners -Circular movements of
- TRAVE WAVE Man - kick sideways pelvic rotation
- Neck-o-Flex - head to side, turn
- Ticking - ticking
- Puppet Style - puppet style
- Run It - forward step twists
- Egyptian Twist - legs together, side twist.
Egyptian Twist with Step Out . Egyptian Twist with Walk Out - Camel Walk
- STEP OUT DANCE - Steps in diagonals
- 9000 9000 KID'NPLAY --PLAY
- Dime Stop
- Up An Down Shake
- Hummer Shake
- Add Locking Tricks
- Squad
- Drop
- Spin drop
- Kick Drop
- Pin Drop
- Slenergy Extreme Ground Combo
- Easy Floor Combo (Hip Hop Dance Moves Tutorial) | MihranTV
Video footage with basic elements of HIP HOP
Basic Hip Hop moves
HIP HOP DANCE | the-challenge.com.ua
The direction is divided into age categories, quantitative composition and level of training.
HIP HOP DANCE direction is represented by all kinds of street dances of hip-hop culture and its experimental forms, types of commercial choreography.
We mean that you can use jazz-funk, jazz-pop, waacking, vogueing, hip-hop choreography, locking, popping, bboying/bgirling (breaking ), house dance, hip-hop dance, party dances, krumping, stepping, stomp, dancehall, flexing, turfing, chicago footwork, baltimoore footwork, etc.
By using and combining different styles of dance in performances, you demonstrate the skill of a dancer-performer. And you can also achieve the maximum effect of “WOW”, which will cause a stormy emotion in the auditorium.
This approach to show building develops your choreographer's open mind and versatility in multiple styles. Which is very important in the modern global dance industry.
Participants perform to their own prepared music. The time period of your composition must be no less than or no more than the time indicated in the table.
MUSIC
Participants perform to their pre-prepared music.
The time span of your composition must be no more than the time specified in the table.
Time is different for each category. Up to 10 seconds more than indicated in the table is allowed!
NEW MUSIC + - in dance directions you have the opportunity to take 1 more minute of time from the main one (see table)
for an additional fee (see table)
AGE In all crew and groups categories, there may be 20% of older participants.
Clarification: Junior participants, under 8 years old, are eligible to dance and sing in the senior categoryCATEGORIES
AGE
QUANTITY
MUSIC
NEW
MUSIC +
(+ 100 UAH/participant)LEVEL
SOLO
babies (4-7 years old)
1 person
to 1:00 minutes
to 2:00 minutes kids (8-11 years old)
junior (12-15 years old)
adult (16+ years old)
1 person
to 1:00 minutes
to 2:00 minutes Rising
Pro
DUO/TRIO
babies (4-7 years old)
2/3 persons
to 1:30 minutes
to 2:30 minutes kids (8-11 years old)
junior (12-15 years old)
adult (16+ years old)
2/3 persons
to 1:30 minutes
to 2:30 minutes Rising
Pro
CREW
babies (4-7 years old)
to 9man
to 2:00 minutes
to 3:00 minutes kids (8-11 years old)
junior (12-15 years old)
adult (16+ years old)
up to 9 people
to 2:00 minutes
to 3:00 minutes Rising
Pro
MEGACREW
babies (4-7 years old)
up to 40 people
to 3:30 minutes
to 4:30 minutes kids (8-11 years old)
junior (12-15 years old)
adult (16+ years old)
up to 40 persons
to 3:30
to 4:30 minutes Rising
Pro
IMPORTANT:
Attention!
In order to avoid inconvenience during the festival, all participant numbers will be glued.
In case of loss of the original number, a duplicate number can be issued only with an additional payment of 10 UAH. for the number. The organizers strongly recommend that all dancers have health insurance valid for the dates of the festival.
If you need documents confirming your stay with us, notify the organizers in advance so that we can prepare them in time.
The organizers are not responsible for injuries sustained by a dancer or other persons through negligence during the festival.
JUDGING SYSTEM
Before preparing for a performance, we advise you to carefully study the criteria for judging at the championship in order to get the maximum result. Please note that each category is evaluated according to different criteria. Please do not miss this fact.
HIP HOP DANCE SOLO
Maximum points: 40 points.
Evaluated according to 4 general criteria:1. Technique (10 points). Evaluation of the level of performance by participants in this category.
2. Composition (10 points). Evaluation of the performance as a whole.
3. Musicality (10 points). The musicality of the performance is evaluated according to the rules of timing (duration), the ability to dance to the beat of the music, expressively emphasize musical accents.
4. Image (10 points). The harmony of the costume, make-up, details of your image in the production as a whole is evaluated.HIP HOP DANCE DUO/TRIO
Maximum points: 50 points.
Evaluated according to 5 general criteria:1. Technique (10 points). Evaluation of the level of performance by participants in this category.
2. Composition (10 points). Evaluation of the performance as a whole.
3. Musicality (10 points). The musicality of the production is assessed according to the rules of timing (duration), the ability to dance to the beat of the music, to expressively emphasize musical accents.
4. Image (10 points). The harmony of the costume, make-up, details of your image in the production as a whole is evaluated.
5. Interaction (10 points). Participants must demonstrate plot, technical (with the help of style elements) interaction between themselves.HIP HOP DANCE CREW/ MEGACREW
Maximum points: 50 points.
1. Performance level (10 points). The level of execution of styles of all team members is assessed.
2. Musicality (10 points). The musicality of the performance is evaluated according to the rules of timing (duration), the ability to dance to the beat of the music, expressively emphasize musical accents.
3. Composition (10 points). The performance as a whole is evaluated, taking into account the laws of composition construction.
4. Creativity (10 points). The uniqueness of the choreography, staging, plot. Interesting use of technique, musicality. Be special, different in every aspect of the production.
5. Artistry/appearance (10 points). The harmony of the costume, make-up, details of your image in the production as a whole is evaluated.
From the beginning to the end of the performance, the participants must show their emotional state: change of mood after changing the music, artistry (face), contact with the audience, charisma of performance, manner, style. AWARDS
Category Winners:
Hip Hop Best Challenge Show Adult
Contemporary Best Challenge Show Adult
Hip Hop Adult Megacrew Pro
Contemporary Adult Big Group Pro
Jazz/Modern Adult Big Group Pro receive cash prizes (at the discretion of the organizers ), cups, diplomas, gifts from sponsors.Category Winners
Hip Hop Adult Megacrew Rising,
Hip Hop Adult Crew Rising,
Contemporary Adult Big Group Rising,
Contemporary Adult Small Group Rising,
Jazz/Modern Adult Big Group Rising,
Jazz Modern Adult Small Group Rising
Hip Hop Junior/Kids Megacrew Pro and Rising,
Hip Hop Junior/Kids Crew Pro and Rising,
Contemporary Junior/Kids Big Group Pro and Rising,
Contemporary Junior/Kids Small Group Pro and Rising,
Jazz/Modern Junior/Kids Big Group Pro and Rising,
Jazz Modern Junior/Kids Small Group Pro and Rising receive cups, diplomas, gifts from sponsors .
HIP-HOP in the 9000-FILLS, MALES, MADEN buttocks, on the back
Basic landing options. Go downs
