Lesson 1 Shall We Dance?
Dancing on the Street
Dance is a powerful form of ____ expression.
By weaving a series of movements together, dancers can convey emotions, stories, and ideas that words alone are ____ of expressing.
____ the various dance forms, none demonstrates this more effectively than street dance.
____ dance is a general term for a wide range of dances that evolved outside of traditional dance studios.
The history of street dance goes back to urban cultures on the East and ____ coasts of the United States in the 1960s and 1970s.
Street dance has deep roots in African, Caribbean, and Latin American ____ traditions.
At first,
At first, young people of the marginalized communities danced in parks, in schoolyards, or on ____.
Dancing was ____ way for them to express themselves when they felt invisible in their societies.
Later, it became a powerful ____ of conveying emotions and personal stories.
Over the years, with the influence of movies and television shows, street dance has been growing in popularity ____.
It brings together people from ____ cultures and backgrounds. Unlike dance forms that are learned in a studio, street dance is often unplanned and social in nature.
This means that street dancers have more freedom to be ____ about their movements than the dancers of any other style.
Additionally, street dance involves interactions with audience ____ and between the dancers themselves.
Street dancers come ____ to form a “crew,” and they practice together and learn from one another in the crew.
While there are many different styles of street dance, some of the most popular include breakdancing, ____, popping, and krumping.
Let’s check them ____.
Breakdancing
Breakdancing first appeared in the African and Latino ____ of New York in the 1970s.
Breakdancing relies on speed, strength, and ____ for performance.
The moves of breakdancing feature complex ____.
Dancers ____ rapid and precise steps to keep up with the rhythm of the music.
One significant move is a ____.
Headspins ____ when dancers support their body on their head and spin their head on the ground.
This difficult move requires a great deal of strength and precise body control to maintain balance throughout the rapid ____.
In breakdancing, dancers usually perform to music ____ as funk, soul, and hip-hop.
Locking
Locking ____ in Los Angeles in the 1970s and is characterized by a lot of freezing moments.
When dancers perform the locking dance, they suddenly ____ moving, hold a precise pose, and remain locked in position until the music restarts.
Dancers often use this ____ technique to emphasize significant moments in the music.
In addition, locking involves fast ____ and hand movements.
At times, dancers point at audience members, make ____ facial expressions, and even give high fives.
Locking is typically danced to funk ____.
Popping
Popping is a dance style that originated in ____ in the late 1960s.
It is characterized by the sudden tensing and ____ of muscles to the rhythm of beats in music.
Robotic movements are very popular in ____.
Dancers, for example, make the ____ arm move separately from the rest of the body.
They ____ start and stop their movements suddenly, just like a robot.
____ popular popping move is waving.
____ start the wave from the left arm and flow it smoothly to the right arm.
This move creates the impression that there is a wave ____ through their upper body.
Popping is commonly ____ to funk, disco music, or various forms of electronic dance music.
Krumping
Krumping originated in Los Angeles in the early ____.
This aggressive dance ____ is physically demanding because it involves powerful movements.
Making a fierce face and using ____ gestures are the key elements of krumping.
____ krumping moves include jabs and stomps.
Jabs are inspired by the boxing technique of ____.
Dancers, just like a boxer hitting the opponent, shoot their arms out powerfully and then quickly pull them ____.
Krumping dancers also love to do ____.
They lift their feet in the air and quickly ____ them back down to the ground.
Due to its powerful characteristics, krumping is danced to energetic and intense music with strong ____.
Now that you’re familiar with different styles of street dance, you will have a ____ idea of what to expect and what to pay attention to when you watch street dance performances.
Perhaps you’re even considering ____ it a try yourself.
Well, what is holding ____ back? Go ahead and start dancing!
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