HISTORY

In the 1970s, the hip-hop music was created. It was based on turntablism, the art of manipulating sounds to create music and the simultaneous looping of the break, an upbeat drum. Later this technique was combined with the rapping of MCs.

Hip-hop dance is an art form that is mostly performed on hip-hop music. Hip-hop was and is danced on the streets. The styles that developed in the later years are known as the New School. The older ones involve break dances and funk styles.

The period between 1970 to 1985 marked the old school era of hip-hop. The period between 1985-1993 was believed to be the golden age of hip-hop. Some of the different forms of hip-hop dance include Harlem shake, snap dance, gangsta walking.