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The history of Hip hop dance
The history of hip hop originated in the late 60s of the 20th century and continues to develop to this day.
What started more than 30 years ago has resulted in its own movement and culture.
Hip hop culture originated in New York among the Black and Latin ghettos.
Street culture has existed for centuries in all countries.
But in the United States, where there is a ghetto, she had a special isolation from society.
And so it splashed out on the streets of white neighborhoods, and then to the masses show business, discos, movies, etc.
Hip hop culture has been internationally recognized since the 70s.
Its main components are rap (MS'ing emsiing), break dance, graffiti, street sports games.
And it all started like this.
Despite the fact that hip hop as a way of life originated long ago in various parts of North America, the South Bronx is considered to be the true homeland - the black ghetto of New York, one of the poorest neighborhoods.
But the word hip hop was not yet there, it was invented a few years later by the legendary DJ (DJ) Africa Bambaataa, when the mature culture already needed a common name.
In 1967, Clive Campbell, who received the nickname Kool Herc, came to the South Bronx from Jamaica.
He is considered one of the founders of hip hop.
Kool Herk became what was later called "DJ".
He brought with him a Jamaican style, where the main thing was in the leading role of a DJ.
In Jamaica, the DJ was the "master" of the music system around which the youth life was formed.
He organized parties himself, delivered interesting speeches of Mayevka into the microphone.
Soon he began to be called MC ("master of ceremony" - "M. C." master of the ceremony) - he picked up records, played them, announced them.
And when the DJ began to pronounce rhythmic texts to the music in addition to announcing, it became known as the word "rap".
Cool Herk did not play pop hits, he preferred harder black funk like James Brown, soul and rhythm and blues (R'n'B).
Kool Herk's influence with similar parties spread and soon he, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Caz began playing at parties all over the Bronx, as well as in Brooklyn, Manhattan.
Soon, for the convenience of the dancers, Kul Herk begins to repeat instrumental breaks - the so - called breaks between verses, during which the dancers came out on the dance floor and showed their skills.
Kool Herk noted the enthusiasm of the dancers for such breaks and coined the term " B Boy” (bi boy), “Break boys” - for those who move in the manner of a break, and the dance itself was called breaking style (breaking).
"EMCEE" became synonymous with rap even when not only DJs became rappers, but also performers who can move in a special hip hop manner.
In the late 60s, the break existed in the form of two independent dances - the New York acrobatic style, which we call the lower break, and the Los Angeles pantomime (upper break).
It was the acrobatic style of breaking that originally turned bi fights in breaks.
It became popular after James Brown wrote the funk hit "The Good Foot" in 1969 and performed elements of this dance on stage.
This style marked the beginning of dance competitions.
In the late 70s, there was an expansion of the influence and geography of hip hop, first in New York.
DJs and breakers began performing in the Harlem, Bronx, Queens areas.
There were "battles" between DJs, competitions of dancers.
Various street gangs of dancers became known as breaking teams, who practiced, performed together, and developed their skills.
All this led to positive consequences - the aggressiveness of fights between street groups decreased, negative energy was realized in another peaceful form.
Hip hop culture represented a politically motivated alternative to crime and violence.
Hip hop dance battles kept children and young people of New York from drugs, alcohol and street violence, as doing break dance required a healthy lifestyle.
Hip hop has improved the situation in the criminal quarters of New York.
Music and dance are truly a universal means to overcome barriers between people!
Bambaataa even stated that when they created hip hop culture, they created it thinking and hoping that this new idea would stand next to the concepts of peace, love, brotherhood, friendship, unity, so that people could get away from the negativity that filled the streets.
And despite the fact that negative things still happened, hip hop culture, progressing, plays a big role in resolving conflicts, and also increasingly strengthens its positive influence.
Bambaataa formed his own breaking team called Zulu Nation, which eventually grew into an organization and included rappers, DJs, graffiti artists, dancers.
Zulu Nation, along with other teams, contributed to the popularization of break dancing.
Bambaataa included 5 elements in hip hop culture: MC'ing (”Rapping " - rap), Djing, Graffiti (Writing), Dancing (Breaking, Up Rocking, Popping, Locking) and Knowledge.
The last point, according to him, means that there is a lack of knowledge about hip hop culture.
The Los Angeles pantomime, called "boogie", came from the Negro tradition.
The famous "ticking" - a broken dance in which the dancer is jammed in different positions has African roots.
"Waiving", in which the body moves in free waves, appeared as a rhythmic chorus to ticking.
In 1969, the dancer Don Campbell created "campbellocking" as a pop version of folk dance.
Soon its name was transformed into"locking".
In 1973-77, Lockotron Jon and Shabadoo introduced "locking” and "popping" in New York.
It was the first real form of hip hop dance.
In 1978, hip hop dance continues to develop with the styles of "popping" and "the robot".
B boy teams Breakmachine, Uprock, as well as the motor teams “Rock Steady Crew, Dynamic Rockers, Floormasters Incredible Breakers and Magnificent Force developed, improved their skills and went on stage.
The Los Angeles boogie came to the disco break in the form of the "robot" style.
A veteran of hip hop and a leading b boy since the 70s of the twentieth century Richard Colon, nicknamed "Crazy Legs".
His break dance group " Rock Steady Crew” is one of the loudest, a motor that pulled a new hip hop culture out of the darkness of the early 80s.
Break and rap have become synonymous with hip hop, which also includes graffiti, as one of the factors that contributed to the popularization of hip hop..
In slang, a person engaged in graffiti is called "tag".
At first, street artists painted the walls of buildings, subway cars with spray paints.
Gradually, the most interesting pictures migrated to art galleries.
Having become fashionable, hip hop went beyond the borders of the United States and covered some of the white youth for a period.
The interest of white youth in hip hop, both in America and in other countries, most likely began with break dance, where it was not necessary to know the language, because the language of movements is universal.
And this outlandish way of moving aroused tremendous interest in the mid 80s, after the release of two films "Breakin" and "Beat Street".
White young people began to be imbued with the ideas of break and rap.
In the youth environment of many countries, there was a bright flash of interest in break dance and rap.
In the second half of the 80s, the hobby turned into a calmer channel.
In the mid 80s, rap went beyond hip hop culture into the mainstream of the American music industry, white musicians began to perceive and embrace a new style.
Some pop groups have become to some extent propagandists of hip hop, having seen something interesting and new there.
There was a creative collaboration, which contributed to the expansion of the international fame of hip hop.
At this time, the history of hip hop continues to develop at a rapid pace.
In 1986, rap reached the top ten of the Billboard chart with the Beastie Boys song " (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)” and the song Run DMC and Aerosmith “Walk This Way".
Run DMC, known for combining rock music with their rap, became one of the first rap groups to be regularly shown on MTV.
In the 90s, there is a second wave of interest in hip hop, especially rap.
Break turned out to be difficult for the masses of young people and became the lot of a small group of young people.
In the 90s, rap is becoming more and more eclectic, demonstrating an unlimited ability to take samples from any musical form.
Some rap artists borrowed from jazz, using samples, as well as live music.
As rap became an increasing part of the American mainstream in music in the 90s, political rap became less noticeable, while gangster rap, represented by Geto Boys, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and Tupac Shakur, became more popular.
Since the mid 1980s, rap music has strongly influenced black and white cultures in North America.
Much of the slang of hip hop culture became a common part of the vocabulary of a significant part of young people of different ethnic origins.
Supporters of gangster rap argued that it doesnot matter who listens to music, rappers are justified by the fact that they accurately reflect life in poor areas of America.
Hip hop dance can be divided into two main types: old school (old school of hip hop) and new style (new school of hip hop).
Old school includes popping, locking, breakdance.
Popping, in turn, is divided into boogaloo, electric boogaloo, tetris, waiting, robot, egyptian, pop corn.
The “locking " style has become a stage standard for many black singers and such MTV stars as Janet Jackson and her dancers, as well as many others, move in this style.
In the 90s, a new form of hip hop appeared, which combines movements from old school styles: popping, locking, breakdancing (but focuses more on footwork, as opposed to acrobatic style), as well as from many other styles.
Later, people began to define this style as a new school (new school).
Gradually, penetrating into pop culture, absorbing all new elements and styles, transforming, hip hop becomes the leading dance direction and stands out in a separate direction hip hop new style.
Now in the video clips of famous stars of hip hop and R'n'B music, we see dancers moving in the style of new style hip hop.
Hip hop as a dance direction is so popular that it has penetrated into our lives everywhere - in shows, music videos, dance schools and centers, fitness clubs, movies, theater, etc.
After more than 30 years since the outbreak and development of hip hop, there are no signs of a decline in this culture.
And looking ahead, we can say with certainty that the future of this culture is bright, since many pages in the history of hip hop have not yet been written
Hip hop in our time
Hip hop is one of the leading trends of modern dance, generated by the culture of the big city.
The main elements of the technique of this style are the" swing " of the body, jumps, falls, rotations and light acrobatic movements.
A very dynamic dance style that combines the accentuation of individual parts of the body (head, arms and legs) and elements of movements from everyday life.
And also softness, ostentatious relaxation, swagger sometimes.
One of the elements of hip hop is Trip hop.
Hip hop is one of the most accessible, vibrant and popular styles of modern dance.
This dance, which has become a cult, has turned into a whole layer of modern culture, including various components: music, graphite, a certain style of clothing.
Hip hop, as a rule, is danced on the eighth note with a characteristic bounce and is based mainly on different jumping movements.
It is performed to RAP style music at a tempo from 105 to 111 beats per minute.
Absorbing the best of the styles of top break dance: popping and locking and other directions.
Every year it develops along the lines of increasing complexity, increasing speed and choreography.
Modern competitive Hip Hop today is a bright, exciting spectacle and is the most popular dance direction around the world, in which World Championships and world cups are held.
Hip hop is currently the leading dance direction of Western and Russian dance culture and pop, this style of modern dance has gained huge popularity all over the world.
He is the leading force of the generation, penetrating into the hearts of almost everyone from ordinary people to fashion designers and directors.
The stage version of the upper break dance, which merged with pop culture, applying the styles of the so - called Old School, transforming, hip hop stood out as a separate trendy dance direction in the hip hop movement hip hop new style.
MTV video clips can give a visual representation.
Hip hop is penetrating pop culture like never before.
From the streets, he moves to clubs, movies, theater, TV shows, the podium, he is taught by schools and dance centers, dance studios, fitness centers.
And more and more people want to learn how to dance as stylishly as in video clips in order to shine on the dance floor.
Hip hop is always included in the program of master classes of international fitness conventions.
Today, hip hop contains a much larger percentage of choreography than break dance.
Unlike the already established and basically unchanging break, hip hop dance has turned out to be so flexible that it is ready to accept more and more new elements and styles, whether it is reggae, latin, jazz, modern, salsa, funk, pop, bellydance and other styles.
In the movements that famous stars (J. Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson, Beyonce, Usher and many many others) and their dancers do in music videos and on stage, there is a little of this style, a little of that style, a little of that - and all this together is a comprehensive, diverse, always stylish hip hop new style.
