Techniques of street dance

"The Dancer believes that his art has something to say which cannot be expressed in words or in any other way than by dancing... there are times when the simple dignity of movement can fulfill the function of a volume of words. There are movements which impinge upon the nerves with a strength that is incomparable, for movement has power to stir the senses and emotions, unique in itself. This is the dancer's justification for being, and his reason for searching further for deeper aspects of his art." ~ Doris Humphrey, 1937

For dancers, move is language and their bodies are musical instrument. Today, I will tell you some techniques of street dance.

In all styles of street dance, Dawn, Up and 16 beats are common and important basic moves.

Down means "bend one's knees and down one's upper body". You get counts in music by downing your upper body. Up is similar to Down but If you want to do Up, you get counts when you straight your knees. In short, Down and Up are simple squat motions. When you do Down, you have to down your upper body, and When you do Up, you have to up your upper body on counts.
16 beats is wiggle bouncing. At first, you let down in your body and stand with placing your legs shoulder height. And you make wiggle bouncing twice in counts. When you do it, you have to be vividly aware of this bouncing is from your chest.
In Almost all steps, these moves are used.

Wave is great important move especially in Popping, Hip Hop and Jazz. Wave is move waving your body. When you do Wave, you have to move your body parts separately. It is most important point to show Wave well. There are two types of Wave. These are Body Wave and Side Wave. Body wave is waving your body like ducking under bar which move downward without bending down. ①Put your face forward. ②Put your chest forward and put your face backward. ③Put your waist forward and put your chest backward. ④Put your waist backward. These are most simple routine to do Body Wave. When you use this move in street dance, you have to do this routine smoothly. Side Wave is similar to Body Wave. You change "forward" into "one side" and "backward" into "other side", you can know how to do Side Wave. I give you a Body Wave tutorial video.


Turn is essential move in street dance. Beautiful Turn fascinates audience. Turn is simple move. Every one can turn in anytime and anywhere. In this article, I will tell you Cross Turn. Cross Turn is brief. You cross your legs and turn with your soles touching on floor. How to cross your leg and how to move arms are free. One example is following. ①Jump and cross your legs. ②Open your arms and hands when your legs touch on floor. ③Turn with your soles touching on floor. When you do Turn, you have to aware of your body straighten.

These techniques are very small part of all street dance techniques. In the Internet, you can get many tutorial videos, so if you are interested in street dance, you can view these videos and learn techniques.

This is my favorite street dance lesson channel. Check it out! :) 
http://www.youtube.com/user/RISINGDanceSchoolCh?feature=watch