Recreational Dance Activities Quiz

Recreational Activities

• Recreational activities are done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and aim to revitalize physical, mental, social, and emotional aspects of a person.

Dance as a Recreational Activity

• Dance is a recreational activity that can develop physical, mental, social, and emotional health.

Street Dance

• Street dance refers to dance styles that have evolved outside of dance studios.
• It is performed in informal settings like streets, dance parties, parks, and schoolyards.

Hip-Hop Dance

• Hip-hop dance is a cultural movement that originated in the Bronx, New York City, in the 1970s, among African Americans and Latin Americans.
• It is known for its impact on music, particularly the hip-hop genre.

Street and Hip-Hop Dance Styles

• B-Boying or Breakdancing: is a style of street dance, the first hip-hop dance style, originating among Black and Puerto Rican youths in New York City in the 1970s.
• Popping: popularized by Samuel Boogaloo Sam Solomon and his crew the Electric Bogaloos, based on quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to create a jerking motion.
• Locking or Campbellocking: created by Don Campellock Campbell in 1969 in Los Angeles, characterized by distinctive stops.
• Krumping: originated in the African-American community of South Central Los Angeles, known for its energetic and free-spirited style.
• Tutting: involves making geometric shapes with body parts, originally practiced by young funk dancers.
• Shuffling or The Melbourne Shuffle: a rave and club dance originating in Melbourne, Australia, in the late 1980s, characterized by fast heel-and-toe movements.
• Waacking: an African American street dance from the 1970s disco era, characterized by stylized posing and fast synchronized arm movements to the beat of the music.