Basic hip hop moves for beginners. Tone wop, Brooklyn dance and kriss kross moves

Do you want to learn how to dance hip-hop? Video lesson will help your dream come true. These video lessons will help the beginning dancer learn the basics so you can move hip-hop with ease.

Basic hip hop moves.

Video lessons will clearly help you master the basic movements:

1. Hip hop video lesson. Basic movement - Kach.

There are three types of swing: knees, pelvis and body.

2. Hip hop video lesson. Basic movement - Step.

Shows how to correctly combine steps with the main types of swing.

3. Hip hop video lesson. Basic movement - Running man (running man).

This element is very energetic and easy to learn. To make it easier to remember, you need to divide it into two parts and study it slowly. It is very easy to do: on the count of one you should raise your leg, and on the count of two lower it. When you lower your leg, you need to place it a little further than the original position. A running person will make you look impressive and energetic.

4. Hip hop video lesson. Basic movement - Chris cross.

This movement looks very good if performed dynamically to music. In order for this element to be remembered well, it must be learned by counting. Place your feet shoulder-width apart and, on a count, jump and place your legs crosswise; on a count of two, jump again and place your legs in the original position. In the video lesson, this movement is simple, but it needs to be well trained.

5. Hip hop video lesson. Basic movement - Roger Rabbit.

This movement will be a little more difficult than the previous ones. In a standing position you need to lift left leg into the knee, bring it back and align it in a straight line with the body. With the same left foot you need to kind of kick up your right leg and get into the original position. Then the movement continues from one leg to the other. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-c6_IjNa4U

6. Hip hop video lesson. The basic movement is Monastery.

In a standing position, along a small trajectory, you need to tap your toe on the floor; while touching the floor with your toe, you need to swing your knees on both legs. After touching, you need to do something like a rebound and go back along the same trajectory and do the same with the other leg.

7. Hip hop video lesson. Basic Movement - Rev.

It is necessary to place your palms in front of your face and rhythmically, while tilting your body forward and backward, raise your arms one by one, without straightening your elbows, but keep them in their original position.

These basic movements will help you learn to dance, and video lessons will clearly demonstrate all the techniques of these movements. With their help, the aspiring hip-hop dancer will improve his technique and ability to master this style. You need to relax and feel the rhythm of the music, forget about everything and give in to the movement of your body.

The hip-hop dance style has gained popularity all over the world; even small children practice it. This style shows the individuality of each person, his charisma and self-confidence. Hip-hop video for beginners will help every novice dancer understand the meaning and technique of movements.

Basic hip hop moves for beginners.

In the hip-hop style, there are two main movements from which you need to build:

• step - movement of the legs.

The training video will show you in detail how to correctly combine swinging your knees with moving your legs. There are basically two types of swing - down and up. It is necessary to completely relax and move downwards, while bending your knees, and vice versa, move up, as if pushing off.

Basic hip hop kick moves.

There are quite a few basic hip-hop steps, here are some of them:

1. HAPPY FEET. This movement is performed along with a slight rocking of the knees. There are two options for performing this movement: the first is with your feet on the floor, and the second is with one foot on the floor and the other in the air. The basic technique for performing the HAPPY FEET movement is this: in a standing position, you need to turn your heel slightly inward and start moving your feet first to the right side, while fixing your left leg on the toe. The same exercise is performed on the left side.
2. Monastery. In a standing position, do small taps with your toes along the trajectory. When the toe touches the floor, you need to swing your knees with both legs. After you make a touch with your toe, bounce back and follow the same trajectory to return to your original position. The movements are alternated and the leg movements are repeated.
3. Roger Rabbit. It is necessary, in a standing position, to raise your left leg and bend it at the knee, then bring it back and straighten it so that it is in line with the body. And with the same leg you kind of kick your right leg, continue making movements from one leg to the other.
4. FILA. Take a step to the side with your left foot, and hit the floor with your right toe, at the same time making a slight swing with your knees. When you hit the floor, place this foot a little further than the original position and jump up. While jumping, you need to make a kind of kick with your left foot.

Absolutely anyone can learn hip-hop dance, regardless of whether they know how to dance or not. The main thing is perseverance and zeal to learn something new!

Hip-hop is a social dance. What is social dance? First of all, this is a dance that is practiced not for competition, but for leisure, for communication and the exchange of positive emotions. A dance that is accessible to everyone, regardless of age, physical qualities, social status.
The history of hip-hop dance goes back almost three decades.

Founders of hip-hop style

Buddha Stretch, who is one of the founders of this movement, says that hip-hop dance appeared towards the end of 1984.

By this time, the era of breakdancing and funk styles (bboying, funkstyles) had come to an end; the musical styles of funk and disco were no longer so popular, they were replaced by hip-hop music. The music has changed - the dance has changed. The birthplace of hip-hop dance was New York, there in various clubs in Harlem danced various social dances such as The Prep, Rambo (The Fila) and many others. A significant number of them were invented back in the 70s, when the funk era was in its heyday; over time they changed, acquired new details, and were performed a little differently.

In clubs such as "Roxy", "Inferno", "Union Square" hip-hop music began to be played, and a new generation of dancers improvised, mixing old dances and inventing new ones. Gradually, by 1986, a group was formed at the Union Square club, which danced in a new style. By 1987, many hip-hop dancers began working with various hip-hop artists (Whodini, Scoob & Scrap, Big Daddy Kane, Salt & Pepa and others).

In 1991, the Mop Top/Elite Force team was formed, who worked with many famous artists (Michael Jackson, Will Smith, Mariah Carey) and popularized hip-hop dance with the help of videos. The members of the team were Budda Stretch, Link, Caleaf, Ejoe, as well as Peter Paul, Ramir, Tone, Casper, Aid and Luz Joint, Ruberband, Pikabu, Marquez, Quito and Prancer - they were from the Mystidious Misfits team.

Video - Buddha Stretch, Link, Loose Joint (Mop Top/Elite Force)

If initially hip-hop dance was only in clubs and they learned it from each other there, then with the increased popularity of the dance there was a need to learn it. Hip-hop began to be taught in dance studios, making it accessible all over the world. More about hip-hop and RnB.

The basis of hip-hop dance

The basis of hip-hop dance is quality (groove)- this is a feeling of the body moving to the beat of the music; for a dancer, this is not only some kind of constant movement that keeps it in tempo, and on which basic movements are then superimposed, but a deeper experience of involvement in the music. There can be no other opinion here - no groove, no hip-hop. For comparison, you can watch other dances with groove (there are many videos on the Divadance website different styles dance): house, dancehall, locking, popping, breaking, and styles that do not have groove: jazz, contemporary dance, classical dance.

Hip-hop dance has its own basics that every dancer should know. Not knowing basic movements is like trying to speak another language without knowing a single word or knowing only a few.

Types of hip-hop base:

The base of hip-hop is divided by the time when the movements were invented:

• old school- 80s,
• middle school- 90s,
• new school- after 2000.

TO old school include Smurf, The Prep, Fila (The Rambo), Happy Feet, Cabbage Patch, Reebok and others.

TO high school : Running Man, Roger Rabbit, Party Machine, Bart Simpson, Steve Martin and others.

The new school includes: Tone-Whop, Monestary, Harlem Shake, Walk it out, ATL Stomp, etc.

New movements continue to be created to this day, and the style continues to evolve.

Video - old school

Hip-hop dance was and remains an improvisational style to dance here and now, create something new, express yourself, immersing yourself in music. There is nothing wrong with hip-hop choreography if it is based on knowledge and understanding of the basics, but, unfortunately, there are too many teachers who do not know the basics, do not know how to improvise, and dance only in combinations. This is not hip-hop, something only vaguely reminiscent of it. If you love what you do, devote a lot of time to it, understand, learn new things, do not deceive yourself and others.

Hip-hop dance is considered a youth phenomenon, a temporary phenomenon, but this is not so. People who started dancing it in the 80s continue to dance it today (and we are glad to see this in Divadance) and do not look stupid, but only command respect and admiration.

Age is not important, the only thing that matters is what hip-hop dance carries in itself - it is freedom to move, freedom to express yourself, understanding music, respect for yourself and others, positive communication!

Video get lite - one of the latest trends in the new school of hip-hop

Sources:
1. Buddha Stretch about the formation of hip-hop, translation by Alexander Sokolov
2. New School dictionary (video)
3. hip-hop public Vobra (Vladimir Obraztsov)

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Hip-hop is a whole culture that includes several directions - music, dancing and graffiti. The culture originated in New York in the mid-90s of the last century and quickly spread throughout the world, becoming one of the main youth cultures.

In the first lesson you will learn three basic hip-hop moves: tone wop, Brooklyn dance and kriss kross. These movements are the basis of hip-hop dance - many dance sequences are built on them.

1. Tone wop

Let's start with the fact that when performing any movement in hip-hop, groove is important. In other words, dancing. Hip-hop is not a robot's dance, and the movements should be soft. This is important to remember.

Leg movements

Place your left foot forward in front of you, but not wide - as if you were just taking a step.
- “Close” the feet so that the toes are connected and the heels move away from each other. At the same time, the knees should also connect.
- Then “open” your feet by bringing your heels together and moving your toes away.
- While you “close” and “open” your feet, bend your knees a little - this will make the movement more interesting.
- Next, raise your right leg, bending it at the knee so that your foot is approximately at the level of the knee of your left leg.
- Place your raised leg on the floor, slightly away from the other leg.
- “Close” the feet - the toes should be connected, and the heels should move away from each other. In this case, the knees will also be next to each other.
- Now “open” your feet by bringing your heels together and moving your toes away.

You can take a step in any direction you want - back, to the side, or just walk forward all the time. But first, we advise you to move only in one direction in order to understand the structure of the movement.

This movement contains a certain rhythm - that is, on the count of “one” we take a step, on the count of “and” we “close” our feet, on the count of “two” we “open”. At the same time, on the count of “and two” we speed up a little, that is, first we take a step at a normal pace, and “close” and “open” our feet a little faster.

Hand movements

1) Pull the rope

The first movement of the hands resembles tugging on a rope.

Grab an imaginary rope with both hands so that one arm is extended parallel to the floor, the other is bent at the elbow and the fist is at the level of your neck.

Pull the imaginary rope in the other direction - now the other arm should be extended parallel to the floor.
- Return your hands to initial position, pulling the rope in the other direction.
- Now grab the imaginary rope, changing the position of your hands to the one from which you started.
- Pull the rope from one side to the other.
- Return your hands to the starting position by again pulling the rope in the other direction.

The arms in this movement work synchronously with the legs, that is, with the first step we grab the rope, then we close the legs and the arms move in the other direction, and then we open the legs and the arms change their position again.

You can use absolutely any volume of hands - spread them wide or, conversely, hold them in front of you close to your chest.

2) Drumsticks

The next hand shape is very simple - as if you are hitting imaginary drums with sticks.

Take imaginary drumsticks in your hands and hit imaginary drums with them. Your arms should be bent at the elbows and your forearms should be parallel to the floor.

Cross your arms.

Then “open” your hands again, returning them to their original position.

Likewise, this movement of the arms works in sync with the legs. When you take a step, you hit the drums for the first time. “Closing” your legs, cross your arms and, “opening” your legs, “open” your arms.

The hands can be closed or open - as you prefer. You can upgrade the movements the way you want. The most important thing is to follow the structure.

Now we will combine all the movements of the legs and arms to create a full-fledged tone wop.

On the count of “one,” place your left foot forward in front of you, but not wide—as if you were just taking a step. At the same time as you walk, grab an imaginary rope with both hands so that one arm is extended parallel to the floor, the other is bent at the elbow and the fist is at the level of your neck.


- On the count of “one,” raise your right leg and place it on the floor, while hitting imaginary drums with imaginary sticks.

- On the count of two, open your feet, bringing your heels together and moving your toes away, and return your hands to the starting position.

We remind you that any movement must be done with some kind of dancing. Choose the state that is closest to you while dancing, warm up, feel the rhythm of the music and only then start performing the movements.

2. Brooklyn dance (Bk bounce)

First, let's look at the name of the movement. It's easy to guess where this movement originated - hence the word Brooklyn. Bounce means “bounce” - this is a swing by smoothly bending the knees.

The “kick” can be practiced as follows: jump up slightly and, upon landing, gently bend your knees. Do this several times - you should feel that you are jumping like a ball, only smoothly and softly.

Leg movements

On the count of “and”, spread your legs wide.
- On the count of “one”, cross them in a small jump.

On the count of “and”, turn your feet inward, as you did in the tone wop movement - your toes and knees should come closer together, and your heels, on the contrary, move away.
- On the count of two, “open” your feet, turning them to their original position.

When performing movements with your legs, do not forget about the “kick” that we talked about at the beginning. Make movements smoothly.

Hand movements

On the “i” count, swing with your arms extended behind your back and your back straight.

On the count of “one”, smoothly bend your elbows, swinging down in this position. The hands should be approximately at chest level.

- On the count of “two,” smoothly bend your knees and elbows again, swinging down in this position.

We combine movements with legs and arms

- On the count of “one”, cross your legs in a small jump and smoothly bend your elbows, swinging down in this position. Your hands should be approximately at chest level.

3. Kriss cross

On the count of “and”, in a small jump, cross your legs so that your right leg is in front.

On the count of "one" in the jump, spread your legs.
- On the count of “and” while jumping, cross your legs so that your left leg is in front.
- On the count of two, jump with your feet again.

It is very important that the legs are not straight, otherwise the movement will seem wooden. When you land, your legs soften at the knees and work just like the bounce we talked about in the Bk bounce movement.

You can superimpose the kriss kross movement with any arm movements you want. You can even use the movements you learned in previous movements - tone wop and Brooklyn dance (Bk bounce).

4. A combination of all three movements

Now we will combine all the movements that you learned in today's lesson.

First comes the tone wop:

On the count of “one,” place your left foot forward in front of you and grab an imaginary rope with both hands so that one arm is extended parallel to the floor and the other is bent at the elbow.
- On the count of “and”, “close” your feet so that your toes are connected and your heels move away from each other, and pull the imaginary rope to the other side.
- On the count of two, “open” your feet by bringing your heels together and moving your toes out and pulling the rope again.
- On the count of three, place your right foot forward in front of you and pull the rope.


- On the count of five, lift your right leg and place it on the floor, while hitting imaginary drums with imaginary sticks.
- On the count of “and”, “close” your feet - your toes should be connected, and your heels should move away from each other - and cross your arms.
- On the count of six, open your feet, bringing your heels together and your toes out, and return your hands to the starting position.
- On the count of seven, lift your left leg and place it on the floor, while hitting the drums with your sticks.
- On the count of “and”, “close” the feet.
- On the count of eight, “open” them.

On the count of “i,” spread your legs wide and swing, extending your arms behind your back and straightening your back.
- On the count of “one”, cross your legs in a small jump and smoothly bend your elbows, swinging down in this position.
- On the count of “and”, turn your feet inward, as you did in the tone wop movement, and swing your arms.
- On the count of “two”, “open” your feet, turning them to their original position, and again smoothly bend your knees and elbows, swinging down.
- On the “and” count, swing again.
- On the count of three, cross your legs and swing down.
- On the count of “and”, turn your feet inward.
- On the count of four, open your feet.

Your legs remain crossed, now move on to kriss kross:

On the count of “and”, spread your legs in a small jump.
- On the count of “one”, cross your legs.
- On the count of “and”, spread your legs again while jumping.
- On the count of two, cross them.
- On the count of “and”, spread your legs again.
- On the count of three, cross them.
- On the count of “and”, spread your legs.
- On the count of four, jump high, crossing your legs in the air and landing with your feet wide apart.

Now go down on your knees to make the connection more interesting.
- On the count of “one”, place your left foot on the floor with your knee.
- On the count of two, lower your other knee.

On the count of three, lift your left leg from your knee.
- On the count of “and”, raise your right hand.
- On the count of four, jump up to your feet with your feet together (we advise you to stretch a little before moving down).

Each movement can be varied as you wish. But on one condition - if you have mastered the basic form.

So today you have learned three basic dance moves hip-hop trends. In the next lesson we will talk about other equally interesting elements. Stay tuned to Slenergy! ;)

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Music used in the video: Janet Jackson – Go Deep

Any dance has a list of basic movements that form it. Basic hip-hop movements are distinguished by their diversity. This style originated as a street dance in which everyone showed their best. It is important that all movements are perfectly combined with the music to which they are performed. The music in hip-hop is called a beat. This rhythm can be hidden under words and other sounds. The main thing that is required of a dancer is to hear him and make movements to the beat.

Hip Hop Basics

This dance has more than eighty basic movements. They are divided into three “schools”:

1. Old School - was popular from 1979 to 1990. It includes the simplest and most popular movements. At this time, the most popular was “upper” breakdancing, which is what hip-hop dance is often called.
2. Middle School movements emerged in the decade from 1990 to 2000. Their founders were the cartoon character Bart Simpson, Janet Jackson and Bobby Brown. All kinds of step dances belong to this school.
3. If you want to perform modern hip-hop dance, New School is a great place to do it. This includes movements that appeared after 2000. This school includes the famous Harlem Shake, which a few months ago was the most popular move on dance floors.
4. You need to start mastering this dance with swings and steps. We will talk about them further.

Groove

This term hides the quality - the movement of the body to the rhythm of the playing music. These easy hip-hop movements are divided into three groups:

1. Bounce - for each count you need to smoothly bend your knees and move your body down. To practice this exercise, you need to place your feet shoulder-width apart and count. On the first count the knees bend, on the second they straighten.
2. Reverse swing - up. In this case, it is necessary to straighten your knees to the beat of the music, moving your body upward.
3. Fast pulsation - body movements are performed faster, for each half of the count.

Remember that these basic hip hop moves are not independent elements, but a link between them. Quality allows you to make the dance flexible, and its other elements together with it become rhythmic and more beautiful. This is why the groove needs to be worked out first. You can do this to the song Fort Minor feat. Styles Of Beyond - Feel Like Home.

Steppes

Another basic hip-hop movement is steps. They are used to change the direction of dance movement and turns. Without them, it is impossible to participate in battles and create a full-fledged dance.

1. Two step from the middle - imagine yourself on a dance mat with arrows (in your imagination you should be standing in the middle) directed in different directions. To connect, use a swing and move, first take a step back and return to the middle, then do the same forward, left, right and diagonally.
2. For the second type of steps, you need to imagine yourself in front of the triangle. These basic hip-hop moves are performed alternately with the right and left foot through a kross step. First, with your right and then with your left foot, you need to step on the imaginary vertices of the triangle.
3. Sham rock - movement diagonally in one direction and back. The movement begins with the left leg. She takes a diagonal step. Then the toes turn to the right side, the legs become side by side, the dancer stands on his toes and lowers himself onto his full foot.

All these movements are repeated with right leg reversed. When practicing steps, your knees should be slightly bent. You need to add quality to the steps, and all the elements need to be made more voluminous - the steps need to be wider.