What Is the Freeze Dance Move?

Series Summary

Hip hop dance covers a large variety of body movement and expression, incorporating many different steps and techniques, but the cornerstone of the style is undoubtedly break dancing. Over time, that so-called old school way of dancing and participating in hip hop culture has developed a family of off-shoots. Funk dancing, popping and locking, jigging, freaking, krump, and hyphy are examples of types of hip hop dance, and each style contains certain moves that distinguish it from other forms.

There is no doubt as to the influence hip hop has had on the cultures it comes into contact with. These days, many people decide to take hip hop dancing lessons from an instructor, and although some critics believe that teaching orchestrated steps in that fashion is counter to the true culture and the history of the dance, many people enjoy learning how to break with the best of them.

So take a few moments and watch this instructional video series designed to help teach the freeze dance move to beginners. you'll learn the basic steps and moves of this dance which will impress everyone at the club. Make sure you go to the dance floor prepared, and bring your best moves. You’re welcome to borrow some of ours—just make sure you practice first!

Video Transcript

"Here to teach you a freeze, a signature freeze that I done on a magazine called feedback magazine. Pretty simple, I am going to explain the directions. This is what you do, you drop down to the swats. You drop down to the swats, that's step one. Step two, support your knees on the side, that elbow right there is going to be there on the side of that knee. That right arm is going to go back here. That right elbow is going to support your hip which is right there. What you do is kind of go over, how you going to go over, you are going to lean your whole body over."