Foundations
This is the overall feel or rhythm in your body when you dance.
What is groove
This style uses quick muscle contractions called “hits.”
What is popping
This step creates the illusion of walking forward while gliding backward.
What is moonwalk
This choreographer is known for powerful theatrical hip hop performance and creative direction.
Who is Laurieann Gibson
True or False: Hip hop is only about choreography.
FALSE
This movement goes down and up through the knees and keeps hip hop grounded.
What is bounce
This style includes exaggerated poses and sudden freezes.
What is locking
This move features shoulder rolls with a relaxed side-to-side step. Featured in the song "Teach Me How To Dougie"
What is dougie
This dancer is a member of The Electric Boogaloos and helped spread popping worldwide.
Who is Popin' Pete
This element of hip hop allows dancers to express individuality in the moment.
What is freestyle
This is shifting your weight side to side with rhythm and attitude.
What is rock
Who created locking?
Don Campbellock
This step involves using a kick, the ball of the foot, and a weight transfer.
What is kick ball change
This dancer created Locking during the funk era.
Who is Don Campbellock
Hip hop culture values this quality, meaning dancers bring their own personality and style.
What is individuality, self-expression or creativity
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Explain how bounce and rock work together to create a grounded hip hop quality.
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A dancer performs sharp muscle contractions but does not freeze in large exaggerated poses. Which style are they most likely performing and why? MUST EXPLAIN
Popping — because popping focuses on muscle hits rather than theatrical freezes.
What's another hip hop step that combines the two step with a shoulder?
What is Pepper seed or Bart simpson
This founder of The Electric Boogaloos helped develop and popularize popping as a recognizable street style.
Who is Boogaloo Sam
Name two original elements of hip hop culture besides dance and explain why they matter.
MCing, DJing, graffiti art. They matter because hip hop is a multi-element culture built on music, art, storytelling, and community.
During warm-up, a dancer focuses on one part of their body. Which foundational element are they practicing?
Compare the performance quality of popping and locking. How are they different in energy and personality?
Popping is controlled, precise, and focused on sharp hits.
Locking is bigger, more theatrical, expressive, and playful.
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What makes the cabbage patch and the reebook different?
The Cabbage Patch uses a circular stirring arm motion with continuous groove and bounce, while the Reebok uses forward punching or pushing arm motions that are more linear and directional.
Explain how studying hip hop pioneers helps dancers perform styles more authentically.
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Explain how groove, freestyle, and hip hop pioneers together represent the values of hip hop culture.
Groove connects dancers to music, freestyle encourages individuality, and pioneers created and preserved foundational styles. Together they reflect creativity, authenticity, and community within hip hop culture.
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