Beginning-Intermediate Hip Hop: Culture and Movement

2 units

What is Hip Hop? Is it simply dance and music? Is it something more? This course will be an introduction to Hip Hop dance and its impact on society. Students will explore various foundations of Hip Hop movement through warmup, footwork, body isolations, groove patterns and textures, across-the-floor exercises, choreographic studies, and classroom discussions. Students will then demonstrate their understanding of these foundations through supplemental readings, viewings, and written response papers, students will also gain greater depth and breadth of knowledge about the history and culture of the form.