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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 ...
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 ...
Golden age of hip hop. New jack swing, new jack, or swingbeat[ 1] is a fusion genre of the rhythms and production techniques of hip hop and dance-pop, and the urban contemporary sound of R&B. Spearheaded by producers Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, new jack swing was most popular from the late 1980s to early 1990s.
Dougie. The Dougie ( / ˈdʌɡi / ⓘ DUG-ee) is a hip hop dance generally performed by moving one's body from side to side and passing a hand through or near the hair on one's own head. [ 1] The dance originated in Dallas, Texas, [ 2][ 3] where it took its name from similar moves performed by 1980s rapper Doug E. Fresh. [ 1][ 4][ 5] The Dougie ...
Queen Latifah became the first female hip-hop recording artist to get nominated for an Oscar. In 2003, Queen Latifah was awarded Artist of the Year by Harvard Foundation. [120] In 2006, Latifah became the first hip-hop artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, [121] and was also inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2011. [122]
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 ...
2011–present. Height. 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) Spouse. Jukka Hildén (m. 2019) Children. 3. Olivia "Chachi" Hildén ( née Gonzales) is an American dancer, choreographer and actress. She was a member of the dance crew I.aM.mE, which won the sixth season of America's Best Dance Crew in 2011. [ 1][ 2]
Hip hop or hip-hop is a culture and art movement that was created by African Americans, [1] [2] starting in the Bronx, New York City. [a] Pioneered from Black American street culture, [4] [5] that had been around for years prior to its more mainstream discovery, [6] it later reached other groups such as Latino Americans and Caribbean Americans.