Hip Hop History & Origins
Hip hop dancing began in this New York City location during the 1970s.
What is the Bronx?
DJing, MCing, breakdancing, and graffiti are known collectively as this.
Early hip hop combined these musical and cultural influences.
What are African American, Latino, Caribbean, funk, soul, and disco influences?
These forms of media helped hip hop reach an even larger mainstream audience during the 2010s and today.
What are social media, music videos, TV, etc.?
This person helped bring dance into the streets during hip hop’s early development.
Who is DJ Kool Herc?
Early male and female hip hop dancers were known by these names.
What are B-Boys & B-Girls?
Name three dances from our timeline that eventually became household names.
What is the Running Man, Roger Rabbit, and Cabbage Patch?
TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube have helped hip hop spread through these viral dance trends.
What are dance challenges?
This is Mrs. Ruiz's favorite ride at Disney California Adventure?
What is Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout?
Hip hop earned the description “for the people rather than the academy” because it developed in this setting rather than formal dance studios.
What are the streets?
This person introduced the terms “B-boy” and “B-girl.”
Who is DJ Kool Herc?
As hip hop moved beyond the streets, it began appearing in these more formal dance environments.
What are dance studios/classes?
Hip hop dancers often use this skill to create movement on the spot instead of performing planned choreography.
What is freestyle?
These are our school colors.
What is Blue, White, and Black?
These two major influences helped shape the rhythms and movements of early hip hop.
What are African and Latin/Caribbean influences?
Early hip hop dancers commonly gathered in these places to show off their moves and battle one another.
What are Block parties, clubs, streets, and community gatherings?
DJs contributed to hip hop’s growth by doing this with music at parties and clubs.
What is mixing/breaking records?
In hip hop, dancers may take turns showing their skills against one another in this type of competition.
What is a dance battle?
Fill in the blank (school fight song): Go sabercats, sabercats, _________, ________, __________!
What is FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!
Name the four dance styles that were incorporated into the development of hip hop.
What is Breaking, locking, popping, and freestyle?
These three dance styles became more established as hip hop continued to evolve.
What is breaking, popping, and locking?
Clubs helped spread hip hop by giving dancers and DJs a place to do this.
What is perform, battle, and share new music and movement?
This term describes the rhythmic quality or “feel” a dancer uses to stay connected to the music in hip hop.
What is a groove?