Introduction to Hip Hop

Catalog description

Hip-Hop has quickly become one of the most popular forms of dance in the world. It's cultural inception, development, and impact on culture is relevant to everyone no matter their personal interest or expertise in dance. This course explores the history of hip-hop, the basics of hip-hop dance, and modern forms of hip-hop dance like Locking, Waacking, Electric Boogaloos, Popping, and House. Students will gain a cultural understanding of Hip-Hop in addition to the skills needed to learn choreography, dance simple hip-hop steps, improvise, and groove.