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Learn how to dance freestyle to hip hop with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video series.
There are 24 videos in this series:
Get an introduction to freestyle hip hop dance moves with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn how to pop in freestyle hip hop dance with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn how to practice the hip hop dance move known as popping in this exercise with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn how to do the tut with an easy exercise for hip hop freestyle dance with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn a tutting exercise to practice to improve your freestyle hip hop dance with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn how to apply the tut move in freestyle hip hop dance with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn how to wave in freestyle hip hop dance with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn how to do body waves in freestyle hip hop dance with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn how to apply waves to your freestyle hip hop dance moves with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
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.
Learn how to do directional glides in freestyle hip hop dance moves with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn how to apply glides to your freestyle hip hop dance with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn what attenuation is in relation to freestyle hip hop dance moves with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn how to attenuate in freestyle hip hop dance with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn about syncopation and how to attenuate to it in freestyle hip hop dance with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn how to vary the levels of your freestyle hip hop dance with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn tips on the dos and don'ts of freestyle hip hop dance for females with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn about cypher, or group dancing, dos and don'ts in freestyle hip hop dance with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn how to show emotion while dancing freestyle hip hop with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn how to combine dance elements in freestyle hip hop dance with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn how to add levels in freestyle hip hop dance with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn how to dance freestyle to slow hip hop music in freestyle hip hop dance with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn how to add high and low lines and levels to freestyle hip hop dance moves with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Learn how to have fun while doing freestyle hip hop dance moves with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip.
Hip hop dancing covers a large range of styles and specific moves 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 evolved into many different 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. Throughout the world, there are competitions and there is no doubt as to the influence hip hop and that style of dancing have had on the cultures it touches. Here in the United States, many people opt to take hip hop dancing lessons, and although some critics believe that teaching orchestrated steps in that fashion is adverse to the true roots of the culture and the history of the dance, many people enjoy taking the lessons and learning how to break with the best of them. Does all of this sound like Greek to you? Turn on your favorite music video station and watch for ten minutes, you'll know exactly what you're up against.
In this free video series, our expert Safi Thomas will show you how to dance freestyle to hip hop music. He will teach you how to pop, tut, wave, body wave, glide, and attenuate. He will show you exercises you can do to learn each of those hip hop dance moves, and how to apply those moves when your dancing to hip hop. Safi will teach you about syncopation, directional glides, lines and level, and cypher dos & don'ts. He will even combine elements, dance to slow hip hop, and have fun while dancing, but we don't think that will be a problem!
Safi A. Thomas 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 Dance Conservatory and the Blade Academy: School for contemporary Hip Hop dance education. He has 20 years of experience in the music and dance industry, with over 4,000 students worldwide. As the principal choreographer for BLADE Dance Entertainment and the BLADE Academy, Safi has worked with some of the top names in the dance industry including Shakira, Missy Elliot, and Timbaland.dkdk
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