Kindly click here to see this very short video: "hip hop dance benefit for kids"
It is not a very interesting video, but i think it is quite educational.
Video Transcript:
"Welcome to how to teach hip-hop dance to kids. Teaching hip-hop dance to kids is one of the most rewarding experiences because kids are really, really open to learning and they're always, always, always want to know more information. Hip-hop dance is a great thing for kids because it has so many different art forms within it. Therefore, you can take years, and years, and years to learn how to master it and it can become a lifelong process for people that start off when they're younger. They can do breaking, they can do popping, they can do locking. Also, in using the Blade technique you gain a lot of discipline so this could help them within school as students and in life as well. Also, hip-hop dance is a great tool for exercising. A lot of kids, maybe don't want to go running, so hip-hop dance is a great way to get out all their energies and utilize all their different muscles, and do different things with their body. "
Hip Hop Dance Benefits for Kids
Lew Houy Ping
Baby Hip-Hop
Video :
OMGGGGGG!!! This is an amazing and funny video that I’ve had seen. And we all know that this child’s bones are still developing. I can say that he’s really awesome. But……
Because they just let their children doing that. (-__-!)
WHAT ARE THE PARENTS THINKING??!!!!
Because they just let their children doing that. (-__-!)
Sindy Anggraeni Gunawan
It's All About Hip-Hop
Singapore is beginning to embrace the culture more and more as the years go by. Just look at the amount of influence Hip Hop culture has on Singapore and the world. It's everywhere. Bboys, Emcees, Graffiti and DJs.
Singapore's Hip Hop culture actually goes way back to the 80s. Sheikh Haikel was probably the first guy to start this Hip Hop thing in Singapore when he was rappin' on Asia Bagus! back in the day. Also, with the release of movies such as "Flashdance", "Breakin' 1 & 2" and "Beat Street", it propelled Singapore's Hip Hop culture to another level.
Hip Hop:
Hip hop is a dance style, usually danced to hip hop music, that evolved from the hip hop culture. The first dance associated with hip hop was breakdancing. While breakdancing consists primarily of moves executed close to the ground, the majority of hip hop moves are done standing up.
Hip Hop Culture:
Hip hop developed from several cultures, including jazz, rock, tap and American and Latino cultures. Hip hop is a very energetic form of dancing. It is unique in that it allows its dancers to perform with freedom of movement, adding in their own personalities.[/The hip hop culture is influenced by the following four elements:
· Disc jockeys
· Graffiti (art)
· MCs (rappers)
· B-boys and B-girls (breaker boys and girls)
Learning Hip Hop :
Hip hop classes are popping up in dance studios around the country. Teens are particularly interested in learning how to dance like dancers they see on MTV and music videos. Dance teachers have capitalized on this interest and have started incorporating hip hop and breakdancing classes into their curriculums. Many people with roots in hip hop culture feel that hip hop dancing should not be formally "taught." They feel that teaching specific moves takes away from the originality factor that hip hop possesses.
Hip Hop Dance Steps:
Hip hop dance steps require skill and experience to perfect. Hip hop dancers practice a lot in order to master basic steps and movements that appear simple when performed. Dancers with a good sense of rhythm find it easier to learn hip hop steps.
Benefit of Hip Hop:
Hip hop dance can help physical education stay relevant and teach self confidence, lifelong healthy habits, and how to have fun socializing.
Hip hop provide a cardio vascular work-out for the whole body and are excellent for toning, being particularly beneficial for the bottom and leg muscles. It can also lower your risk of coronary heart disease, decrease blood pressure, help you manage your weight and strengthen the bones of your legs and hips.
Hip hop is also a good exercise to reduce stress, to keep the young mind from depress. Exercise in general helps to reduce stress because when you exercise, your body produces endorphins (happy hormones), your blood pressure is lowered and you feel much more relaxed. Hip-hop dance uses the entire body (upper and lower) which makes it a wonderful full body exercise. Balance is important when you do these moves because the abdominals get a lot of work. Besides that, it is fun and upbeat.
Hip hop has always been a platform for people to communicate. It fills in the generation gap between young and mature adults. When people are creative and write lyrics that are worthwhile – even when the lyrics are based on things that are frowned on. If someone, for example, writes lyrics that glorify violence, of course it would not be right – but if his or her lyrics make someone react and discuss the issues with him or her then it is something we can both benefit from. Hip-hop can be counterproductive to integration, allowing young people to live in a subculture that defines itself. It is always a fine line but if you deal with the problem proactively you can change a lot for the better.
The big advantage of hip-hop is that it can function as a protective zone in which people are not put under pressure to classify themselves culturally. Without pushing the problems away, it creates moments in which only the collective cultural interest counts and topics afflicted with integration issues become secondary.
Hip-hop dancing can be a form of freestyle dancing that reflects your personal style, to built confident and self esteem. It is good to let the young to explore and define themselves. Young people’s obsession with hip-hop keeps them off the streets. At least they’re not fighting. It should be an educational tool.
Singapore's Hip Hop culture actually goes way back to the 80s. Sheikh Haikel was probably the first guy to start this Hip Hop thing in Singapore when he was rappin' on Asia Bagus! back in the day. Also, with the release of movies such as "Flashdance", "Breakin' 1 & 2" and "Beat Street", it propelled Singapore's Hip Hop culture to another level.
Hip Hop:
Hip hop is a dance style, usually danced to hip hop music, that evolved from the hip hop culture. The first dance associated with hip hop was breakdancing. While breakdancing consists primarily of moves executed close to the ground, the majority of hip hop moves are done standing up.
Hip Hop Culture:
Hip hop developed from several cultures, including jazz, rock, tap and American and Latino cultures. Hip hop is a very energetic form of dancing. It is unique in that it allows its dancers to perform with freedom of movement, adding in their own personalities.[/The hip hop culture is influenced by the following four elements:
· Disc jockeys
· Graffiti (art)
· MCs (rappers)
· B-boys and B-girls (breaker boys and girls)
Learning Hip Hop :
Hip hop classes are popping up in dance studios around the country. Teens are particularly interested in learning how to dance like dancers they see on MTV and music videos. Dance teachers have capitalized on this interest and have started incorporating hip hop and breakdancing classes into their curriculums. Many people with roots in hip hop culture feel that hip hop dancing should not be formally "taught." They feel that teaching specific moves takes away from the originality factor that hip hop possesses.
Hip Hop Dance Steps:
Hip hop dance steps require skill and experience to perfect. Hip hop dancers practice a lot in order to master basic steps and movements that appear simple when performed. Dancers with a good sense of rhythm find it easier to learn hip hop steps.
Benefit of Hip Hop:
Hip hop dance can help physical education stay relevant and teach self confidence, lifelong healthy habits, and how to have fun socializing.
Hip hop provide a cardio vascular work-out for the whole body and are excellent for toning, being particularly beneficial for the bottom and leg muscles. It can also lower your risk of coronary heart disease, decrease blood pressure, help you manage your weight and strengthen the bones of your legs and hips.
Hip hop is also a good exercise to reduce stress, to keep the young mind from depress. Exercise in general helps to reduce stress because when you exercise, your body produces endorphins (happy hormones), your blood pressure is lowered and you feel much more relaxed. Hip-hop dance uses the entire body (upper and lower) which makes it a wonderful full body exercise. Balance is important when you do these moves because the abdominals get a lot of work. Besides that, it is fun and upbeat.
Hip hop has always been a platform for people to communicate. It fills in the generation gap between young and mature adults. When people are creative and write lyrics that are worthwhile – even when the lyrics are based on things that are frowned on. If someone, for example, writes lyrics that glorify violence, of course it would not be right – but if his or her lyrics make someone react and discuss the issues with him or her then it is something we can both benefit from. Hip-hop can be counterproductive to integration, allowing young people to live in a subculture that defines itself. It is always a fine line but if you deal with the problem proactively you can change a lot for the better.
The big advantage of hip-hop is that it can function as a protective zone in which people are not put under pressure to classify themselves culturally. Without pushing the problems away, it creates moments in which only the collective cultural interest counts and topics afflicted with integration issues become secondary.
Hip-hop dancing can be a form of freestyle dancing that reflects your personal style, to built confident and self esteem. It is good to let the young to explore and define themselves. Young people’s obsession with hip-hop keeps them off the streets. At least they’re not fighting. It should be an educational tool.
Beats and Breaks @Esplanade 6.12.08 hosted by DJ Ruxta
(Picture from flickr)
Lew Houy Ping
Free Step
Video :
This video was created in the 1920 (O_O). This black-white video is a particular sequence of steps which appeared in Running Wild were probably newly devised for popular appeal. Someone should style his break dance performance in that way, and wear 20s style clothes too. He would win so hard! :D
"At first, the step started off with a simple twisting of the feet, to rhythm in a lazy sort of way. When the dance hit Harlem, a new version was added. It became a fast kicking step, kicking the feet, both forward and backward and later done with a tap."
Sindy Anggraeni Gunawan
PEPSI TV COMMERCIAL - Old School Hip-Hop Style
Video :
This Pepsi commercial starring MC Hammer, it created in the 1990s. The commercial is not getting too long and it is working in sales at the product itself at those times also. At the first time I saw this video and my heart said, “I like this TVC and interesting TVC also”. Because they use hip-hop style idea to express the “Cool” words in their packaging (They called it “Cool Packaging”).
Sindy Anggraeni Gunawan
Mind map - "HIP-HOP"
After we see, think, and discuss from the Performance mind map,we decided to focus more on the Hip-Hop.
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