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Norma Miller and Skip Cunningham 2009. Lindy Hop Dance, 2013. The Lindy Hop is an American dance which was born in the African-American communities of Harlem, New York City, in 1928 and has evolved since then. It was very popular during the swing era of the late 1930s and early 1940s.
djkoolherc .com. Clive Campbell (born April 16, 1955), better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican American DJ who is credited with being one of the founders of hip hop music in the Bronx, New York City, in 1973. Nicknamed the Father of Hip-Hop, Campbell began playing hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown.
The history of hip-hop dances encompasses the people and events since the late 1960s that have contributed to the development of early hip-hop dance styles, such as uprock, breaking, locking, roboting, boogaloo, and popping. African Americans created uprock and breaking in New York City. African Americans in California created locking, roboting ...
Southern hip hop, also known as Southern rap, South Coast hip hop, or dirty south, is a blanket term for a regional genre of American hip hop music that emerged in the Southern United States, especially in Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Florida—often titled “The Big 5,” five states which constitute the "Southern Network" in rap music.
On February 5, 2017, both teams captured first place gold as Eisenhower JV Dance won the Pom division [4] and Eisenhower Varsity Dance topped both the Hip Hop and Jazz categories. [5] The Eisenhower Science Olympiad team placed 1st in the High School division at the Region 7 tournament in 2022, competing against schools in Macomb and St. Clair ...
Hip hop dance is a range of street dance styles primarily performed to hip hop music or that have evolved as part of hip hop culture. It is influenced by a wide range of styles that were created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in the United States. The television show Soul Train and the 1980s films Breakin', Beat Street, and Wild ...
Harlem shake (dance) The Harlem shake is a style of hip-hop dance characterized by jerky arm and shoulder movements in time to music. [ 1] The dance was created by Harlem resident Al B. (Albert Boyce) in 1981; the dance was initially called "The Albee" or "The Al. B.". [ 2] As indicated by the name, it is associated with the predominantly ...
contemporary jazz & hip-hop Dothan, Alabama: United States: Founder Patti Rutland: 2005–present Paul Taylor Dance Company: modern New York City: United States: Founder Paul Taylor: 1954–present Pennsylvania Ballet: ballet Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: United States: Founder Barbara Weisberger 1963–present Les Percussions de Guinée ...