How to Dance the Hip Hop Easy Slip and Slide Move

Once you know a few basic hip hop dance moves, you can incorporate them into your freestyle dancing and be ready to show off your skills whenever the music moves you. One of the more basic hip hop moves that can give a lot of rhythm to your freestyle is the slip and slide move. Though you can dress it up, the basic move is easy to learn.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Stand with your weight equally distributed between your feet to start the dance move. Your feet should be under your body, so don't take a wide stance.

2. Slide your right foot out and back at a 45-degree angle to your body as you lean your torso to the left for balance. Keep a little bit of weight on your sliding foot to help you maintain your balance and to make your footwork look smoother.

3. Pull your right foot back in and stand up straight. Pick your right knee straight up in a high step, then put it down.

4. Repeat the slide with your left foot, pulling it back in for a high step, just as you did with your right.

5. Add your arms to the slip and slide hip hop move. When you slide out to the side, bring your arms up in whatever way feels comfortable. As you return to standing, lower your arms to your sides. Raise them when you do your high step with each leg.

6. Develop your own slip and slide dance style by putting on some music and playing with the rhythm. Feel the music and make your movements express exactly what you hear.

Tips & Warnings

• This hip hop dance move is easiest to do if you stay on the balls of your feet. This technique helps you move more quickly to make changing tempos easy.
• The slip and slide move is especially popular in the Southeast.