Would you like to not only know intermediate hip hop moves but also how to put them together for some impressive combinations? Learn how to do intermediate hip hop dance combinations from a professional instructor in this free dance video series.
Lead with your heel on your brush offs. Learn how to do brush offs in intermediate hip hop dancing.
Once you know various hip hop moves you will be able to put them together in combinations. Learn how to put moves together for a combination in intermediate hip hop dancing.
Lead into your hand slap with your ams on top of each other in chief position. Learn how to do hand slaps in intermediate hip hop dancing.
Pick up your foot and pop from sitting into your left hip. Learn how to do the pancake in intermediate hip hop dancing.
Your hands are moving towards your right heel going into the pound and slide. Learn how to pound and slide in intermediate hip hop dancing.
Left hand follows right in the rave. Learn how to do rave hands in intermediate hip hop dancing.
Bend your leg when executing the reach and pull. Learn how to do the reach and pull in intermediate hip hop dancing.
Bend your knees on each count when doing shoulder shakes. Learn how to do shoulder shakes in intermediate hip hop dancing.
Pop your heel and lean with your snaps. Learn how to do snaps with attitude in intermediate hip hop dancing.
Make sure your legs are straight as you bend forward for your step and pop. Learn how to step and pop in intermediate hip hop dancing.
Switch your hands on the stomp and unwinds. Learn how to stomp and unwind in intermediate hip hop dancing.
Start the airplane pop with your right leg down and your hands over. Learn how to do the airplane pop in intermediate hip hop dancing.
Make sure your hands are in a blade for the scarecrow. Learn how to do the scarecrow in intermediate hip hop dancing.
The traveling body wave will begin with a move to the right with the right foot. Learn how to do the traveling body wave in intermediate hip hop dancing.
Turn towards the front in preparation for your waves and pound. Learn how to do waves and pound in intermediate hip hop dancing.
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. Many people take hip hop dance lessons, and although some people believe that teaching orchestrated steps is contrary to the roots of the culture and history of hip hop dance, many people benefit from taking lessons.
In this free dance video series, a professional instructor will teach you numerous intermediate hip hop dance moves and how to choreograph them. She will show you how to do shoulder shakes, brush offs, snaps with attitude, hand slaps and rave hands. You will also learn how to stomp and unwind, step and pop, wave and pound, reach and pull, and pound and slide. Finally, you will learn how to do the pancake, scarecrow, airplane pop and traveling body wave.
Expert: Emily Larew is a professional dancer and dance instructor. Her education includes studying at LA's The Edge and Millennium dance studios. She has performed for various music awards, theaters, and sang and danced for a Pepsi commercial. Larew has been on tour with Big Idea's "Veggie Tales Live" stage show, performed with Holland America's Cruise line, danced for Dolly Parton, Keith Anderson and Kaci music videos, performed with DC Talk's HERO tour, and the Beth Moore Women's Conference. Larew teaches at Vanderbilt University, Columbia State, and top studios in the Nashville area.