DANC 157 - Hip-Hop Dance

Students will learn various forms of beginning hip-hop dance, including hip-hop funk, emphasizing body isolations, syncopations, and rhythms. The class will explore the use of space, energy, rhythm, movement dynamics, and improvisation while emphasizing body control, alignment, balance, and use of weight changes. A basic history of hip-hop culture and music will be discussed. The course fulfills an elective for the AA in Dance and appeals to dancers seeking careers in dance, students looking to expand their dance skills, and those wanting a dance aerobic work-out.