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Learn hip hop dance moves and techniques in this free hip hop dancing video series.
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Learn how to audition with hip hop dance moves in this free hip hop dancing video
Learn the Blade technique for hip hop dance auditions in this free hip hop dancing video
Learn how to have clarity during a hip hop dance audition in this free hip hop dancing video
Learn the different parts of a hip hop dance audition in this free hip hop dancing video
Learn how to watch your body at a hip hop dance audition in this free hip hop dancing video
Learn how to pay attention to dynamics at a hip hop dance audition in this free hip hop dancing video
Learn how to put hip hop dance moves together at an audition in this free hip hop dancing video
Learn about the definition stage of a hip hop dance audition in this free hip hop dancing video
Learn how to connect the hip hop dance moves in this free hip hop dancing video
Learn how to present your own personality at a hip hop dance audition in this free hip hop dancing video
Learn how to use muscle memory at a hip hop dance audition in this free hip hop dancing video
Learn how to be in front at a hip hop dance audition in this free hip hop dancing video.
Learn the overview of a hip hop dance audition process in this free hip hop dancing video.
Learn all about the translation stage of a hip hop dance audition in this free hip hop dancing video.
Learn how to free style at a hip hop dance audition in this free hip hop dancing video.
Learn how to freestyle as a beginner at a hip hop dance audition in this free hip hop dancing video.
Learn how to stand out during translation stage at a hip hop dance audition in this free hip hop dancing video.
Learn how to give a dancer another chance in this free video on hip hop dance auditions in this free hip hop dancing video.
Learn how to know your audience at a hip hop audition in this free hip hop dancing video.
Watch a freestyle hip hop dance in this free hip hop dancing video.
Watch a freestyle hip hop dance in this free hip hop dancing video.
Watch a freestyle hip hop dance in this free hip hop dancing video.
Watch a freestyle hip hop dance in this free hip hop dancing video.
Learn how to put it all together in this free hip hop dancing video.
Learn how to add your own style to hip hop dance choreography at an audition in this free hip hop dancing video.
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, watch as expert choreographer and hip hop dance instructor Safi A. Thomas teaches how to audition for hip hop dance. Learn different blade techniques for auditions, the different segments of a hip hop dance audition, how to control your body and dynamics, what the definition stage of an audition is, how to present your personality, how to connect the hip hop dance moves, the translation stage of a hip hop audition, how to freestyle with popping and breaking, and how to add your own personality to the choreography.
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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