How to Become a Hip-Hop Dancer

Video Transcript

"Hi my name is Zetta and I am Bliss and we are at the Junkyard at Hollywood, Florida. Let's talk a little bit about how to become a hip hop dancer. We're both hip hop dancers but really what is hip hop dancing? Hip hop dancing is not just about a style it's about the clothing that you wear, it's about the music that you listen to, it's about the dedication. Currently right now we both came into hip hop dancing completely different so from my situation how to become a hip hop dancer I started from my core which was ballet, jazz, tap, I took all the main dancing since I was four years old and then as I got into the hip hop field it was slow and I was able to pick up moves and I started to develop my own style. I took a lot of dance classes and it was a lot about me dedicating myself with one of my best friends to having time just to create. Hip hop is about creating your own moves and your own movement. He kind of started a little backwards but it's still a way to start. He started just about eight years ago. He didn't have any type of training and you just basically...let's just say eight years ago I was just freestyle. I did whatever came natural like you would see how people just go into clubs like and you would watch music videos and study, and I would watch music videos and study. Like I said I was one of those hey watch and kind of learn but I perfect it and change it into my own style, that's what I do. So basically becoming a hip hop dancer you just have to know that you have to dedicate your time to it, you have to exercise, you have to definitely keep your body in shape and stay around the type of people that do the same thing as you and sleep. Yea, you definitely have to sleep."