Locking: - is a style of fun dance and street dance, which is associated with Hip-Hop. It relies on fast and distinct arm and hand movements combined with more relaxed hips and legs. The movements are generally large and exaggerated and often very rhythmic and tightly synced with the music. Important stylistic features are waving of arms , pointing , walking stationery , grabbing and rotating the cap or hat or hand clips. Style and Techniques Wrist Roll
Twisting wrists while moving arms up. Scuba Hop
Slightly from scoobat with legs hopping towards the sides then the front. Scooby Walk
Walking forward lifting leg up and bending your back towards the knees. Sitting on a W
Jumping down onto your knees with both feet out either side of you. Left foot – left knee-grain-right knee right foot=M shape hence sitting on a W
Popping: - It Is a style of hip-hop dance one of the original funk styles. It s based on the techniques of quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in the dancer’s body refined to as a pop on hit. This is done continuously to the rhythm of a song in a combination with various movements and posses popping have also been incorporated into electronics dance scene to some extent. Style & Techniques Cobra Chest
Except you roll your chest like a snake. Crazy legs
A leg oriented style focusing on fast moving legs knees roll and twisting feet. Moon Walk
A set of footwork-oriented techniques that attempt to create an illusion that the dancer’s body is floating smoothly across the floor or that the legs are walking while the dancer travels in unexpected direction. Waving
It is composed of a series of fluid movements that give the appearance that a wave is traveling through the dancer’s body .It is often mixed with liquid dancing.
Jerks: -
Jerking is centered on the techniques of hitting which means to quickly contract and relax muscles to create a jerking effect in the body. Jerking can be concentrated to specific body parts creating various such as arms hit, legs hit, chest hit and neck hit, shoulder, wrist, elbow.they also can very explosiveness. Stranger hits normally involve hitting both the lower and upper body simultaneously. Style & Techniques Puppet
A style imitating a puppet or marionette to strings normally performed alone or with a partner acting as the puppet master pulling the strings. Slow motion
Moving very slowly with tough movements to make it appear as if the dancer is viewed in slow motion. Vibrating
Twisting muscles very hard, causing them to shake or vibrate. Balancing
Balancing is a style of Hip hop dance it’s totally depend on our hand’s and legs to controlled our whole body to stand in a freeze position and change position according to music. It’s like a gymnastics types of form. Style & Moves
Invert move, handstand, fiving, headstand, elbow stand, neck stand, catweds, floring and flips.
Contemporary Dance: -A dancer performing a contemporary dance to show a culture and themes. Contemporary dance is a genre of concert dance and employs systems and methods found in modern dance and post modern dance. Contemporary dance draws a modern dance techniques and movement that depart from classical dance techniques by altogether omitting structured form and movement. Form:-Contemporary ballet Contemporary ballet is form of dance influenced by both classical ballet and modern dance. Its take technique and use of point work classical ballet, although it permits a greater range of movement that May not stiff body.Indian contemporary, semi contemporary, themes.
Ball Room Dance - The term applies to any one of the several dances in which two individuals a “ Leader and a follower, Dance with physical contact through their upper or lower bodies or simply their arms depending on the particular variety of dance. since most social dancing is un choreographed, this contact is necessary for the leader to communicate the next dance move to the follower.
Salsa - Studying techniques into salsa has become very common. For both men and women shines, leg work ,arm work, body movement, spines, body turning, shoulder movement and rolls and even hard styling salsa is normally a partner, although there are recognized solo forms. Salsa can be improvised or performed with a set routine. As a salsa dancer changes weight their upper body remains level and nearly unaffected by the weight changes. The arms are used to communicate the lead in either open or closed position. In open position the two dances one or both hands, especially for moves that involve turns or putting arms behind the back or moving around each other. In closed position the leader puts the right hand on the followers back while the follower puts the left hand on the leader’s shoulder.
Jazz Dance - A strong technical foundation which enables a dancer to focus on the stylistic and performance aspects of dance. Techniques is essential for beeps and turn, where correct posture is essential to properly execute such moves also, Jazz dancer’s strong and sharp movement the upbeat of music , jazz dance shows the downbeat. The body’s center is the focal point from which all movements, thus making it possible to maintain balance while executing powerful movements. This technique requires the dancer to focus on a main spot in front of them you continue to focus until right before the body turns the head whips around back to the same focus.
Indian Folk - are simple dances and are performed to express joy. Folk and tribal dances are performed to express joy. Folk and tribal dances are performed for every possible occasion to celebrate the arrival of seasons, birth of child, a wedding and festivals. The dances are extremely simple with minimum of steps or movement of dances. Men and women perform some dances exclusively. While in some performances men and women dance together. On most occasions, the dancer sing themselves, while being accompanied by artists on the instrument each form of dance has a specific costume most are flamboyant with extensive sounds.
Kathak -Kathak is the major classical dance form of northern India. The word kathak means "to tell a story". It is derived from the dance dramas of ancient India. When the patronage shifted from the temples to the royal court, there was a change in the overall emphasis. The emphasis shifted from the telling of religious stories to one of entertainment. Today, the story-telling aspect has been downgraded and the dance is primarily an abstract exploration of rhythm and movement.There are three main gharanas, or schools of kathak. These schools are named according to the geographical area in which they developed. These are the Jaipur, Lucknow, and the Benares gharanas. Each has a slight difference in interpretation and repertoire.
AEROBICS - is a form of emotional exercise that combines rhythmic aerobic exercise with stretching and strength training routines with the goal of improving all elements of fitness, it is usually performed to music and may be practiced in a group setting led by instructor although it can be done solo and without musical accompanied. With the goal of preventing illness and promoting physical fitness, practitioners perform various routine comprising a number of different dance like exercise. Formal aerobics classes are divided into different levels of intensity and complexity.
Aerobics classes may allow participant to select their level of participation according to their fitness level. Many gyms offer a wide variety of aerobics classes for participants to take each class is designed for a certain level of experience and taught by a certified instructor with a specialty area related to their particular class.
