How To Dance Hip Hop Freestyle

Summary: Hip hop dancing covers a large range of styles and specific moves and techniques, but the cornerstone of the style is undoubtedly break dancing. Over time, that so-called old school way of dancing and participating in hip hop culture has evolved into many different off-shoots. Funk dancing, popping and locking, jigging, freaking, krump, and hyphy are examples of types of hip hop dance, and each style contains certain moves that distinguish it from other forms. Throughout the world, there is no doubt as to the influence hip hop and that style of dancing have had on the cultures it touches. Here in the United States, many people opt to take hip hop dancing lessons, and although some critics believe that teaching orchestrated steps in that fashion is adverse to the true roots of the culture and the history of the dance, many people enjoy taking the lessons and learning how to break with the best of them. Does all of this sound like Greek to you? Turn on your favorite music video station and watch for ten minutes and you'll know exactly what you're up against.

In this free video series, our expert Safi Thomas will show you how to dance freestyle to hip hop music. He will teach you how to pop, tut, wave, body wave, glide, and attenuate. He will show you exercises you can do to learn each of those hip hop dance moves, and how to apply those moves when you're dancing to hip hop. Safi will teach you about syncopation, directional glides, lines and levels, and cypher dos and don'ts. He will even combine dance elements, how to dance to slow hip hop and how to have fun while dancing.