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A hip-hop dancer at Zona club in Moscow. 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.
The term "new style" was created by dancers outside the United States. According to Moncell Durden, adjunct professor at Drexel University and director of the film History and Concept of Hip-Hop Dance, the 1992 dance documentary Wreckin' Shop From Brooklyn was very influential to hip-hop dancers in France and Japan. [66]
Hip-hop dance (4 C, 52 P) R. Hip-hop feuds (4 C, 8 P) Pages in category "History of hip-hop" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
As hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary on Aug. 11, The Times looks back at the artists, songs and innovations that changed the course of popular culture. The 50 greatest moments in hip-hop history
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Hip hop sounds and styles differ from region to region, but there are also instances of fusion genres. [80] Hip hop culture has grown from the avoided genre to a genre that is followed by millions of fans worldwide. This was made possible by the adaptation of music in different locations, and the influence on style of behavior and dress. [81]
Lin-Manuel Miranda's blockbuster musical from 2015 takes over the Kravis until April 21 with its hip-hop history lesson. ... including hip-hop, soul, pop, and rhythm and blues, and performed by a ...
Prior to the wide spread of hip hop in Senegal, traditional music was transcended through pre-ordained griots. The term griot, also known as gewel, can be defined as, "… traditional praise-singer, musician, social go-between, counselors, or dancer and acrobat," [3] These individuals were born into, "endogamous, professionally specialized group often referred to as a 'caste'."