Each set of eight beats is an eight count. He developed unique turntable techniques in the 1970s while throwing block parties in the Bronx.Ī term for breakdance moves done on the floor with hands and feet touching the floor often.Įach count is one beat in the rhythm of the music. DJ Kool Herc is widely acknowledged as the father of hip-hop. Turntable techniques, such as moving a record back and forth under a record player’s needle – which is called scratching – became integral parts of early hip-hop music. Back in the day, deejays mixed and sampled other records to make new songs, and they also pioneered the use of record turntables as a musical instrument. In hip-hop, deejays are hugely important because they developed the bedrock foundation for rap music. Usually, highly improvisational, dancers (also called b-boys or b-girls) battle with each other in a circle to determine who is the better dancer.Ī person who plays records for a live audience. Dancers who adapted the Good Foot style would dance in the “break” of a song.Ī major genre of hip-hop dance that is highly energetic and utilizes complex and acrobatic moves, fancy and quick footwork, stylish poses called freezes, and the use of both hands and feet to propel the dancer on the dance floor. The Good Foot was a fast athletic and easily lent itself to dance battles between two opponents. One of the most direct influences on B-boying may have been James Brown’s 1969 hit “Get on the Good Foot.” In film footage, James Brown does a dance called the Good Foot for the song.
See if you can recognize these core elements of hip hop when The Hip Hop Nutcracker returns to The Buell Theatre Nov 19-20.Ī technique used by DJs to rewind the record to a particular place or to intentionally make a sound.ī-Boying/B-Girling represents the dance element of Hip Hop culture. Hip Hop Nutcracker Live at Dolby Theatre on Novemin Los Angeles, California.
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