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Summary: Learn how to do glides in freestyle hip hop dance with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Safi A. Thomas is the CEO and co-founder for Blade Dance Entertainment in New York City, creator of the Blade Technique (R), and the artistic director for the world's only Hip Hop...read more
"On behalf of Expert Village I'm Safi Thomas from the hip hop dance conservatory, here in New York City. We are here to bring you freestyle techniques in hip hop dance. So the next thing we are going to cover are glides. Now gliding is where you place all of your weight onto one leg. From that leg you then going to push back. So all the weight goes into that one leg four stars and same thing to the other side. Same thing on this side, same thing on this side. Your leg, this foot never touches the ground so let's try this exercise right here. 1,1,1, if you look at my foot it never touches the ground. That is the illusion in gliding. "
eHow Article: How to Do Glides in Freestyle Hip Hop Dance