Friday, February 10, 2012

The Beginning of Hip Hop

The first mention of hip hop dance dates back to the 70’s when some new moves were introduced to the dance world to accompany the funky sounds of hip hop music that was also being discovered. Most popular among African Americans and Latin Americans at first, there are many races who now lay claim to defining this diverse dance phenomenon. Hip-hop culture has been internationally recognized with the 70th. Its main components are rap (MC'ing), break-dance, graffiti, street types of sports games.

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I'm Ready Now- Kaitlyn Conley



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The Beginning of Lyrical Dance

Lyrical dance is a modern dance form which fuses modern dance, jazz, and ballet. This form is often referred to as contemporary dance. Aside from having a beautiful and expressive choreographic vocabulary, it's also one of the most pleasurable forms to dance. The origins of lyrical dance are unclear. The form is most often seen in live shows of contemporary music artists and some types of stage shows.

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http://dance.lovetoknow.com/Lyrical_Dancing
http://www.dancestudiolife.com/2009/12/lyrical-dance/

Kayla & Kupono * Contemporary - Eyes On Fire



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The Beginning of Contemoprary Dance

Contemporary dance is a style of dance which emerged in the 20th century as an outgrowth of modern dance and other 20th century dance techniques. Contemporary dancers like Martha Graham wanted to move even further from the rules and more toward improvisation. Rather than rejecting ballet as modern dance did, contemporary dance fused it with modern dance and redefined the “axis” of body movement.

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http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-contemporary-dance.htm
http://apexdance.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/contemporary-dance/

"Gone" - Dancers Edge 2008



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