Hip Hop classes are great fun but very hard work if you want to dance well. So here is a flavor of what it’s like to learn it in a class and tips on how to get the most out of it.
These type of dance classes come under a variety of names. As Hip Hop is a cover-all term for modern street dance, a lesson can draw it’s inspiration from many street dancing styles, old and new.
Look out for these classes on your local studio timetable: Funk, Street Style, Street Dance, Zoo, Hip Pop, Fusion, R n’ B Moves, Locking and Popping, Street Locking, Old School, New Wave, Free Style, Urban Groove, Urban Dance and Electric Boogaloo to name but a few.
The style of movement started back in the 1970’s when disco and funk dancing became popular. So the roots of the dance you will do in a Hip Hop class can be directly traced back over 30 years.
In that time, many different types of moves and steps have been created. So you’ll find there are very few set boundaries where one dance ends and another begins. You will probably dance a blend of some of the above styles in your class.
Therefore, you could find that after just a few lessons, you’ve experienced many or even all of these techniques. That way, perhaps you will feel a preference for one over the other, and as your dancing progresses you can go to a more specialist class.
So beginners classes are a fantastic way to learn a lot about most types of street dancing in a fairly short time.
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