Hip Hop Dance Expo Part 1.

Hip Hop Dance is great fun but very hard work if you want to dance well. So here is a flavour of what it's like to learn and lots of insider tips. And, most importantly, here is your chance to try out a full length dance class right now, in your own home, absolutely FREE!
Our very own instructional Hip Hop dance class is available for you to dance along with at home.
Just read through these pages, follow the information.....
They build to a full dance routine for beginners that features one of the most popular Street dance teachers ever.

So right here is everything you need to know to get dancing Hip Hop online.

Hip Hop Dance History

Hip Hop dance classes come under a variety of names. As Hip Hop is a cover-all term for modern Street dance, a lesson can draw its inspiration from many Street dancing styles, old and new. 
Look out for these classes...

• Funk
• Street Style
• Street Dance
• Zoo
• Hip Pop
• Fusion
• R n B Moves
• Locking and Popping
• Street Locking
• Old School AKA Old Skool
• New Wave
• Free Style
• Urban Groove
• Urban Dance
• Electric Boogaloo

And that's just a few!
The style of movement started back in the 1970's when disco and funk dancing became popular. So the roots of the dance you will do in a Hip Hop dance class can be directly traced back over 40 years.
In that time, many different types of moves and steps have been created. So you'll find there are very few set boundaries where one dance ends and another begins. You will dance a blend of styles in your Street dance class.

Therefore, you could find that after just a few lessons, you've experienced many of the classic Hip Hop dance techniques.
That way, perhaps you will feel a preference for one over the other, and as your dancing progresses you can go to a more specialist class.

So beginners classes are a fantastic way to learn a lot about most types of Street dancing in a fairly short time.
Ready to get dancing? 
Clear a bit of space.  And make sure you're wearing something comfortable - you're going to be warming up and cooling down like a pro dancer, so workout wear is best for this.
"I learnt your Hip Hop routine,
did it at my school talent show, and WON!"
Comment from one of my Students. :-) 

 

What to Wear to Hip Hop Class

Hip Hop clothes can be more or less anything, but we've still got a few valuable tips for you.

While baggy street clothes are obviously popular, bear in mind that Hip Hop is incredibly hard work and it is sensible to wear something that is going to keep you as cool as possible.
 
Then you can put some street clothes on top for when you leave the lesson, and you won't cramp up as much.
This is particularly important if the class doesn't have a cool down period - but we've taken care of that and you can learn ours. Just follow the online class all the way through!

It is a good idea for beginners to tie their hair back for these classes. You do so much head, neck and shoulder movement that it'll just get in your way and you'll end up having to fish it out of your eyes, nose, mouth and your fellow pupil's face too, when actually you need to be concentrating on what the teacher is doing.
Save tossing your mane about for when you're a little more confident of your moves, OK?

 

 

 Hip Hop Shoes

When you go to a Hip Hop class you must wear footwear the gives you really good arch and ankle support.
You are going to be doing a lot of hopping, stomping and stamps in a Hip Hop lesson.  So to prevent injury, you must have a good pair of dance sneakers on.
You absolutely should not try a Hip Hop lesson in ballet shoes, socks or bare feet – you must have support.
(However, as Lil' J once said, if you are dancing on nice thick carpet at home, arch support isn't so important - but it really is if you are dancing on a hard floor.)
If you dance Hip Hop on a hard floor without arch and ankle support you'll jar your ligaments and lower back, and put enormous strain on your joints, which as every dancer knows, is something to be avoided at all costs.

So if you are going to take your dancing seriously, get yourself a seriously good pair of sneakers.

OK, that's the end of Part 1. We're just getting started!

B-boy Harry Foundation, Compass Nella Fitness Centre, Ongata Rongai.

Email: bboyharry@live.com - Phone: +254 700 472 451.