Dancing: Art of Expression

Along with the immensely popular genre of hip hop music, hip hop dance history is a facet that has really boosted the popularity of the hip hop culture. Over a period of time hip hop dance has really caught on big time in the mainstream media, and the exposure it is given nowadays, is a good indicator of how many people across the world really relate to it and practice it. There are many old school and new school dance forms that have embraced the hip hop dance culture now, and hip hop dance history tells the story of that rise. Hip hop dance primarily refers to the dance form that is performed to hip hop music, and is usually synonymous with that music. Some trademark moves like locking, popping and breaking have come to be easily related to hip hop dance. The most intriguing part of hip hop dance is the absence of any restrictions (known as free-styling), a method in which pretty much anything goes. This has lent credence to the belief that hip hop dance is not bound by any predetermined moves and rules, and that there are no boundaries. The dance, like the minds of the dancers, is meant to transcend through barriers of segregation. The dance commonly occurs in the form of 'battles' between individual dancers, or 2 groups of dancers, and usually occurs in a randomly selected area on the streets. It is more a tussle of psychological and mental dogmas, than the moves itself.