How did hip-hop dancing start?
While the direct origins of hip-hop dancing are unclear, most of its history relates back to the African-American community living in the Bronx during the 1970s. Hip-hop dance has evolved over time to become recognized and practiced professionally with older forms of dance.BeginningsWhether the origins of this dance style came from one person or a group of people trying a new form of expression is unclear. It is believed that hip-hop dance was formed during the block parties that took place in New York in the 1970s.StylesBreakdancing formed from these block parties as dancers called b-boys and b-girls would dance in front of an audience. Techniques such as popping, locking and breaking were developed and helped to further distinguish this style of dance.MusicHip-hop dance was as heavy an influence on music as music was on it. Songs such as “The Humpty Dance” were created based on particular dances.EvolutionHip-hop dance today is not only practiced as free-style form. Professional dance
