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The Cabbage Patch is a hip-hop dance move which involves moving ones clenched fists together in front of the body in a horizontal, circular motion. [1] [2] The hips may be gyrated in sync with these arm movements. The dance became popular in the 1980s, showing up in many dance clubs in North America.
A basic figure is the very basic step that defines the character of a dance. Often it is called just thus: "basic movement", "basic step" or the like. For some dances it is sufficient to know the basic step performed in different handhold [broken anchor] s and dance positions [broken anchor] to enjoy it socially.
"Chicken Noodle Soup" also has an accompanying viral dance. Originating in Harlem, the dance became viral during 2006 on YouTube. [5] The basic dance features exaggerated shuffling, which consists of arm swinging, and a pantomime of the song's lyrics. See Litefeet for more.
A few hip-hop dance shows appeared on television in the 1990s such as 1991's The Party Machine with Nia Peeples [note 9] and 1992's The Grind. Several hip-hop dance shows premiered in the 2000s including (but not limited to) Dance Fever, Dance 360, The Wade Robson Project, MTV Dance Crew, America's Best Dance Crew, Dance on Sunset, and Shake It Up.
The running man is a street dance, consisting of "shuffling" and sliding steps, imitating a stationary runner. The dancer takes steps forward, then slides the foot placed in front backwards almost immediately, while moving their fists forwards and back horizontally in front of them. The fad dance was said to have been started in the mid-1980s.
Box step is a basic dance step named after the pattern it creates on the floor, which is that of a square or box. It is used in a number of American Style ballroom dances: rumba, [1] waltz, [2] bronze-level foxtrot. While it can be performed individually, it is usually done with a partner. This is the most common dance step in the waltz.
The basic steps in the Texas Tommy were followed by a breakaway identical to that found in the Lindy. Savoy dancer "Shorty" George Snowden told Marshall Stearns in 1959 that "We used to call the basic step the Hop long before Lindbergh did his hop across the Atlantic. It had been around a long time and some people began to call it the Lindbergh ...
Breakers may devote considerable time to developing their toprock, which may include elements of salsa, Lindy Hop, Liquid dancing and the Robot. Common toprock steps include the Indian step, Bronx step, Charlie rock, hip twist, kick step and side step.