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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 ...
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 African ...
Dougie. The Dougie (/ ˈdʌɡi / ⓘ DUG-ee) is a hip hop dance move 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 move 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 ...
Two dancers "hitting dem folks". Hit Dem Folks is a hip-hop dance trend popularized in 2015. [1] The move involves crossing the arms twice, raising them in a 'U' shape, and bending them inwards. The move has been done by athletes, celebrities, and other well-known figures. [2][3] "Hit dem folks" gained recognition through online video-sharing ...
Quick Style or The Quick Style and also known as the Quick Crew, is a Norwegian hip-hop /urban dance group founded by two Norwegian-Pakistani twins, Suleman and Bilal Malik, and their Norwegian-Thai childhood friend Nasir Sirikhan. The group is notable for having won Norske Talenter, the Norwegian edition of the Got Talent franchise, in 2009.
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 ...
The music video was uploaded online on Silentó's Vevo channel on YouTube on June 25, 2015, and shot in Atlanta, Georgia. It was directed by Marc Klasfeld.Set in a high school gymnasium, Silentó performs the dance moves mentioned in the song with dance crews, high school, and university cheerleaders, fans, even a trio of conservative women who later join in on the dance, and also incorporates ...
The video opens with the first use of the Harlem Shake meme, [3] [6] and started a viral trend of people uploading their own "Harlem Shake" videos to YouTube. [10] Despite its name, the meme does not actually involve participants performing the original Harlem Shake dance, a street and hip hop dance that originated in 1980s Harlem, New York City.