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, ____, and ideas that words alone are incapable of expressing.
Among the various dance forms, none demonstrates this more ____ than street dance.
Street dance is a general term for a wide range of dances that evolved ____ of traditional dance studios.
The history of street dance goes back to urban cultures on the ____ and West coasts of the United States in the 1960s and 1970s.
Street dance has deep roots in ____, Caribbean, and Latin American dance traditions.
At first,
At first, young people of the ____ communities danced in parks, in schoolyards, or on sidewalks.
Dancing was one ____ 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 ____ of movies and television shows, street dance has been growing in popularity worldwide.
It brings together people from different cultures and backgrounds. Unlike dance forms that are learned in a studio, ____ dance is often unplanned and social in nature.
This means that street ____ have more freedom to be creative about their movements than the dancers of any other style.
Additionally, street dance involves interactions with audience members and between the dancers ____.
Street ____ come together 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 ____ breakdancing, locking, popping, and krumping.
Let’s check them ____.
Breakdancing
Breakdancing first appeared in the African and Latino neighborhoods of New York in the ____.
Breakdancing relies on ____, strength, and flexibility for performance.
The moves of ____ feature complex footwork.
Dancers make ____ and precise steps to keep up with the rhythm of the music.
One significant ____ is a headspin.
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 ____ throughout the rapid spins.
In breakdancing, dancers usually perform to music such as ____, soul, and hip-hop.
Locking
Locking originated in Los Angeles in the ____ and is characterized by a lot of freezing moments.
When dancers perform the ____ dance, they suddenly stop moving, hold a precise pose, and remain locked in position until the music restarts.
Dancers often use this freezing technique to emphasize significant moments in the ____.
In addition, locking involves fast arm and hand ____.
At times, dancers point at audience members, make exaggerated facial expressions, and ____ give high fives.
Locking is ____ danced to funk music.
Popping
Popping is a dance style that originated in California in the ____ 1960s.
It is ____ by the sudden tensing and releasing of muscles to the rhythm of beats in music.
Robotic movements are ____ popular in popping.
____, for example, make the left arm move separately from the rest of the body.
They often start and stop their movements suddenly, just like a ____.
Another popular popping move is ____.
Dancers start the wave from the left arm and flow it ____ to the right arm.
This ____ creates the impression that there is a wave flowing through their upper body.
Popping is commonly danced to funk, ____ music, or various forms of electronic dance music.
Krumping
Krumping originated in Los Angeles in the early ____.
This aggressive dance style is physically demanding ____ it involves powerful movements.
Making a fierce face and using exaggerated ____ are the key elements of krumping.
Popular krumping moves include jabs and ____.
Jabs are inspired by the boxing technique of ____.
Dancers, ____ like a boxer hitting the opponent, shoot their arms out powerfully and then quickly pull them back.
Krumping dancers also ____ to do stomping.
They ____ their feet in the air and quickly hit 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 ____ with different styles of street dance, you will have a better idea of what to expect and what to pay attention to when you watch street dance performances.
Perhaps you’re even considering giving it a ____ yourself.
Well, what is holding you back? Go ahead and ____ dancing!
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