L5 Trendy and Sporty Dances PDF

Physical Education  HIP-HOP refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking, locking, popping which were created in the 1970’s and made popular by...

Physical Education  HIP-HOP refers to street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking, locking, popping which were created in the 1970’s and made popular by dance crews in the United States.  It includes a lot of acrobatics and physically demanding moves, such as landing on one’s knees and the split; it necessary to wear knee protection when doing these. Other famous moves are waving of arms, pointing, walking stationary, and grabbing and rotating the cap or hat. The movements are generally big and exaggerated, and often very rhythmic and closely synched with the music.  This style requires a perfect knowledge of the body; it includes body isolations and soft wave moves. A good sense of the rhythm with major use of counter-tempo is also needed. It demands nonstop contraction of the muscles to the beat to give a jerky/snapping effect or a bouncy style.  It is a style of popping (ticking) that creates more jerky waves with micro wave moves and it is more difficult than classical popping.  It is popularly known as breakdancing. It is a style that evolved as part of the hip- hop culture among Black and Latino American youths in the South Bronx during the 1970s. a. TOPROCK. It refers to upright dancing and shuffles. b. DOWNROCK. It refers to footwork dancing performed on the floor. c. FREEZE. It is the pose that breakers throw into their dance sets to add punctuation to certain beats and end their routines. d. POWER MOVES. These are the most impressive acrobatic moves normally made up of circular motions where the dancer spins on the floor or in the air.  It is soulful, competitive street dance using the rhythms of soul and funk music. The dance involves foot shuffles, spins, turns, freestyle movements, sudden body movements or jerks, and hand gestures or burns. Uprock is said to be mastered with discipline, patience, heart, soul, and knowledge.  It is highly choreographed dance from similar to dances seen on commercial video clips. It features a mixture of sharp and fluid movements, popping and locking, and animated expression.  It is a very physical type of dance that incorporates dance moves from all over the world. Various dance styles are mixed with multi-cultural influences and funky tunes. Generally, a street dance routine can include locking and popping, street style, and funk. Street dance is a fusion of styles from the hip- hop genre.  It is a dance style that imitates the angular poses seen in ancient Egyptian art. Dancers used to have a limited set of static hiero-inspired poses, but they now create more complex geometric patterns wherein multiple limbs interact.  It is a freestyle dance where dancers ‘fight’ on the dance floor without contact. They form a circle and take turns trying to outperform each other by using a better style, more complex combinations, or harder moves.  It is a form of gestural dance that sometimes involves pantomime. The term describes the fluid-like motion of the dancer’s body and limbs. It is primarily the dancer’s arms and hands which are the focus, though more advanced dancers work on a full range of body movements. Liquid dancing is similar to the types of popping or locking.  It is a fluid style that uses every part of the body as well as angles and smooth movements to make everything flow together. It often involves rolling of the hips, knees, and the head, which is often used as a transition.  This style is a combination of hip-hop moves, Afro moves with Latin influences, and with sensuality. It requires good physical condition, as many muscles are involved in the Ragga jam, particularly in the lower part of the body. Correct execution requires good technique.  It is often improvisational in nature and uses house music. The main styles include footwork, jacking, and lofting. It incorporates movements from many other sources such as capoeira, tap, jazz, bebop, and salsa. It includes a variety of techniques and sub-styles that include skating, stomping, and shuffling. These are also fast and complex steps combined with fluid movements of the torso.  It is a fluid and more interpretive type of new style of hip-hop most often danced to downtempo rap music or R&B music. t is “hip- hop with emotion.” It focuses more on choreography and performance than freestyles and battles.  It is a form of percussive dance in which the dancer’s entire body is used as an instrument to produce complex rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps, spoken word, and hand claps. It is generally performed by groups of three or more, often in arrangements that resemble military formations. Stepping routines are usually created based from the elements of gymnastics, tap dance, march, or African and Caribbean dance. Other forms of stepping include the use of props such as canes, rhythm sticks, fire and blindfolds.  It is a form of urban acrobatics in which participants, known as free runners, use the urban and rural landscape to perform movements through its structures. It incorporates efficient movements from parkour and adds aesthetic vaults and other acrobatics such as tricking and street stunts to create an athletic and aesthetically pleasing way of moving. It is commonly practiced at gymnasiums and in urban areas (such as cities or towns) that are filled with obstacles.  This style was developed in the 1970s in Los Angeles clubs and underground scene. It was first spotted in a gay clubs in Hollywood. Dancers began to perform it on television and it became well-known because of Soul Train.  It s a form of modern dance that was created by the gay community in the United States. The style is inspired by photos of models in poses in various fashion magazines like Vogue and Elle. Currently there are three different Vogue - the Old way (pre-1980), the New Way (1990), and the Vogue Fem (started around 1985).  CHEERDANCE Is a physical activity with a combination of different dance genre and gymnastics skills such as tumbling, pyramids, tosses and stunts. The routines usually range anywhere from one to three minutes and they are done to direct spectators to cheer for sports teams or participate in cheerdance competition. The fundamentals of cheerleading include basic motions, basic jumps, basic stunts, and basic tumbling. a. Extend the arms up in a V position. Arms should be a little more forward. b. Elbows should be locked and your wrists should be aligned with your arms. c. Hands should be in fists and you should see them from the corners of your eyes. a. Extend the arms down in a V position. b. Again, lock your elbows, align your wrists with your arms, and form fists. c. The thumb should go over the rest of your fingers in all motions. The pointer finger should face the audience. a. Stick out arms by the chest. b. Tuck elbows and arms in but they should not touch each other. c. Form fists with your hands and make sure your pinkies are facing out. a. From the dagger position, extend the arms straight up. b. Form fists, lock your elbows, and ear. Also, align wrists with the arms. a. Extend your arms sideward and form a T. b. Bring arm in so you can see them from the corners of your eyes. c. Form fists with no fingers out. a. From the T position, bring forearms in to your chest. b. Form fists, without your pinkies facing out. a. On count one, clasp your arms tighter than in the dagger position and from fists. b. On count two, bring arms up to a high V. c. On count three, swing arms in a cross position and bend both legs. d. On count four, bring arms up to a T and hit your herkie. One of the legs shall be out li a straddle split and the other leg shall be bent back. The arms shall be in a T position with the hands forming fists. e. On count five, land with legs bent and hands on the side. f. On count six, hold that position. g. On count seven, straighten out your legs. a. On count one, clasp your arms like in the herkie and form fists. b. On count two, bring arms up to a high V. c. On count three, swing arms in a cross position and bend the knees. d. On count four, jump to “touch” the toes. e. On count five, land with both legs bent and both hands on the sides. f. On count six, hold that position g. On count seven, straighten out the legs. a. On count one, clasp arms like in the toe touch and form fists. b. On count two, bring arms up to a rocket (a high clap) and turn 90 degrees to either side. c. On count three, swing arms and bend the knees. d. On count four, hit pike. The legs shall be in a pike position. Extend the legs together in front, with toes pointed. The arms should be over your legs, with the hands fists. e. On count five, land with legs bent and hands on the side. f. On count six, hold that position. a. Make sure that your bas has his/her arms locked at all times and his/her head up. b. The flyer should sit on the lower part of the base’s back; sitting on the upper back can hurt the base. c. The spotter should hold the flyer at her waist at all times d. The spotter should help the flyer get up and dismount. a. Make sure that your bases have deep lunges for the flyer to stand on. b. Make sure that the flyer steps in the “pockets” of the bases, not on their legs. c. The flyer should start with her right foot first and climb using the step-lock-tighten method. d. Have the base hold the flyer’s legs by wrapping their arms around the flyer’s knees. e. The back spotter should hold the flyer’s knees. f. When you are learning the double thigh stand, you should add a front spotter. g. To dismount, have the bases hold the flyer’s hand and his/her armpits. h. The flyer lands in front of the stunt with his/her feet together. a. Squat and lay both hands on the floor. b. Tuck chin and push off the hands and legs. c. Roll forward. d. Squat both legs and against the chest and hold the arms up in front. e. Get up. a. Put the best leg forward and extend both arms up against the ears. b. Move the whole body forward and slowly raise the back leg. c. Once the hands reach the ground, kick the back leg over. d. Kick the other leg over. e. Land in a lunge position, with both arms up against your ears. a. Raise both arms up against the ears and spread both legs apart. b. Push the hips forward. c. Bend the back and look at the ground. d. Bend in, not out. THANK YOU