Hip Hop Dance

 

Hip-hop dance is a high energy street dance style primarily performed to hip-hop music and incorporating urban culture.  It includes a wide range of styles including breaking, locking, and popping.  First introduced by dance crews in the '70s, it gained mainstream exposure and the dance industry created a commercial, studio version of it.  Although it maintains a strong presence in urban neighborhoods, it is now practiced  and incorporated into choreography in both dance studios and outdoor spaces.