Pre Hip Hop

Hip Hop is part of a dance culture with roots in urban neighborhoods, where it is often performed freestyle and with its own style of Hip Hop music. While Hip Hop continues to be developed in the streets, it has moved into mainstream dance studios and entertainment media. Hip Hop includes a wide range of styles such as Breaking, Locking, and Popping, etc.; however, one current studio and media trend is to incorporate street styles with other more formal dance styles into routines that use a variety of music to express emotions and story lines.