Introduction
Dance is a part of culture, people dance in nearly every place in the world. Some people don’t know that there are other types of dances except for the trending dances we acknowledge. In places like Chicago, Detroit, and Los Angeles, and many more they have a certain type of dance that the residents do. Some of the notable dances are Krumping, Jitting, and Footwork.
Krumping.
Krumping is a series of pops and locks. A lot of people like Aaliyah once did dance from emotions, people also write music from an emotional stand point. When people do this type of dance it comes from what they are feeling. Krumping began and originated in South Central Los Angeles California ( Krumping 2). Krumping started off as a dance called clowning in 1992 (Krumping 1), created by Tommy the clown (History of Krump Dance 1). Krump dance battles often consist of crews also known as units which each side battle against each other. Some “units” dance
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at parties for pay (The Clowning 3). When Krumping dancers may often where face paint because the dance is coming from an emotional stand point. Jitting Jitting is a form of dance that gives a lot of wiggles spins leg flaps flips and more (Jitting 1). Some of the moves a jitter does comes from Mr. MC Hammer, he was known for all of the little spins and movements he did with his legs. Jitting started out in Detroit Michigan (Jitting 2). Brothers called the “Jitterbugs” started a dance called Jit (Bringing Back Detroit’s ‘Jit”nDance 1). It started in the 1970s. When battling you have three rounds and four judges decide a winner (Detroit Jit 3). One of the brothers Tracey McGhee says that they started it to help get people out of the streets from crime. Footwork Footwork is a form of patterns and movements with the feet that could be slow or lightning fast along with arm motions.
Michael Jackson was known for his amazing footwork that nobody had ever seen before. Footwork began on the Southside of Chicago Illinois. It originated as Juking in the 1990’s (First Listen 1). It then with the help of evolving music became Footwork. Some may say it isn’t just about the dance but the music that goes along with it. Footworking has a unique sound similar to Juke music (First Listen 1). Boo is one of the top Dj’s for Chicago Footwork. Just like Krumping and Jitting its very competitive dancers also battle it out.
Conclusion
In Summarization there are different types of dances other than we do today. A recent survey poll stated that 40 out of 50 people would do a trending dance than any other type of dance. Many people have never heard of Jitting, Krumping, or Footwork. All of these dances and cities have something in common and that’s a love, passion and competiveness for what they
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...re of different dance cultures within the vocabulary of their scope, then the results would be so astounding as to give that dancer an unspoken quality distinguishing them from among their peers. Movement knowledge is cultural knowledge and remembering that each culture is beautiful and different in its own way can help create a dancer that will resonate with any audience member.
... social dance. Many people in today’s society enjoy social; dancing. Chapter eleven dance concert, properly planning and establishing a dance concert is of the utmost importance. The partnership with the lighting designer usually takes priority over all other factors. One of the most important issues concerning customers has to do with mobility. The dancer must be able to move comfortably in the costume. The task of producing a dance concert is an overwhelming and tiring one. Chapter twelve dance in education and career in dance, many dance educators present the argument that teaching and learning dance as an art form is obviously absent from the American student education. There has always been and always will be people who have a love, desire, and passion to instruct and learn the art of dance, will ensure an important place for dance in higher education.
Breakdancing was born as a result of the song “Get on the Good Foot” by James Brown when it was featured on television. People would attempt to copy his moves in their living rooms. Clive Campbell, or more famously known as DJ Kool Herc, is credited with evolving breakdancing. Breakdancing started with fancy footwork and intricate tricks such as head spinning. Breakdancing became popular in dance and disco clubs. As breakdancing further evolved, there was the addition of groundwork with moves like handgliding, windmilling, and headspinning. This addition of groundwork helped shape what we know breakdancing to be today (Bedinghaus).
Before the Lindy-Hop became popular and long before tap dance was established in the United States, Black Bottom dance was popular among both Blacks and Whites in Harlem, New York. The dance craze, appropriated from the blacks in Harlem’s nightclubs, became a big rage when brought to the white community and put on stage. Black Bottom dance, also known as “Swanee Bottom” was an popular dance among lower class African Americans in the early 1900s. Beloved to be introduced by Alberta Hunter, a popular blues singer, Black Bottom was a dance that emerged from African American culture. Although Black Bottom is not a family recognizable dance today, the popularity of the dance at this time caused a great ripple in the dances that came later on down the line.
The Sioux Grass Dance is considered to be the most popular style of Native American Music. As one dances to this music, they follow a pattern known as “toe-heel.” This consists of the individual placing the left foot in front of the right and repeating with the other foot. Each male dancer makes many personal variations of this dance resulting in a so...
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Hip hop culture has been around since the 1970s. Multiple sources all come down to the South Bronx in New York City, as the origin of hip hop culture. The culture began to take its shape within the African American, Afro-Caribbean, and Latino communities. The father of the start of this culture was a Jamaican-born DJ named Clive Campbell but also known as DJ Kool Herc. He brought forth a new sound system and the Jamaican style of “toasting.” Toasting was when Jamaicans would talk or rap over the music they played. This whole new style soon brought what is now known as DJs, B-Boys, MC’s, and graffiti artists (Kaminski).
It is a percussion of heel drops, you rarely hear any toe taps in rhythm tap. Rhythm Tap was first made famous by John W. Bubbles. He teamed up with Buck Washington, they were known as “Bubbles and Buck.” While bubbles tap danced, Buck would sing and play stride piano. Rhythm Tap had died down after John W. Bubbles but Gregory Hines brought back his style later on.
The movie “Rize” by David LaChapelle involves dancing style called krumping. This movie/ documentary has clowns krumping. Apparently when this documentary was filmed, clowns and krumping was a huge thing at the time. Krumping is a hip hop style that is characterized by aggravation or anger with the movement of arms and legs. When people krump, it may seem like they are hitting each other but that is not true. They pretend to hit each other to give off an angry effect. If a person has never heard or seen krumping before, he or she would think the dancers are fighting. It looks violent, but there is no hitting involved. The groups in the documentary have a krumping competition at the end. The events that lead up to the competition and the events
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The rhythm of the growth of hip-hop dance is also asserted to have created a common set of techniques, of styles, and movement hierarchies, even as the ebb and flow introduces new generations of dancers (Durand 100-101). In addition, as hip-hop dance become fully realized as a cultural sensation, it formed an entire industry dedicated to the teaching and development of hip-hop, regionalized just like French rap music, which eventually led to an evolution of dance into an art form within theater, which made the stage more accessible to the modest hip-hop dancer (Durand 103,
From the flapper era to having disco fever, dance has evolved and changed tremendously throughout the years. As an art, dance has so much music, culture, and history behind it. Dances from the 1920s were often talked about as wild and carefree, from the shimmy to the Charleston, to Gatsby parties. Most of the styles of dance from the 1920s were performed in clubs. In the clubs, they did dance contests called marathons, which is when you dance until you can't dance anymore. There were records beaten all around the country from hours to days to weeks. In the late 1920s came the tango and the waltz, which still play a role in history today from dance shows like "Dancing with the Stars" or"So You Think You Can Dance". The 1930s and 1940s were the years of jazz and swing dancing, like the jitterbug and the Lindy hop. Dancing remained very popular throughout the chaos that happened in the 1930s (the Great Depression). Going out and dancing used to be many people's escape through it all. There was also a lot of tap dancing, especially in movies. Two well-known artists were Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers who starred in movies such as Top Hat and Shall We Dance.
I would disagree with the theorists that say that we now do most of our social dancing "on the internet" by watching videos, making our own version or tribute video and re-posting. Yes, I do believe that big part of that is true, but I do not believe that it’s most of the social dancing. What about dancing in clubs, dance schools and classes, flash mobs, dancing at the weddings, and more. As our textbooks states: “Communal Dances are an important way of transmitting culture to the next generation” and definitely agree with that. I am from different country which is different culture and people form my country have their own communal dances that are transmitting to the next
As long as anyone can remember Africans have been using their style dance to impact not only their community, but the world around them. There are hundreds of African dance styles and the styles vary depending on their message. There is no one founder to African dance because African dance started in tribes of people. The dancers started by using small foot shuffles and torso movements. The African dances use their drum music, footsteps, little clothing, and large movements to express themselves and their culture.
Folk dance is also a popular types of dance. Folk dance is a variety of dances that reflect a certain culture. There are many types of folk dance including aboriginal dance, clogging, irish dance and square dance. Folk dancing started in the 18th century, the steps were then passed through the generations. Many children songs and games today come from folk