1. Different origins: Hip-hop originated in the United States, which is the floorboard of many different kinds of dances based on different street cultures or musical styles. The earliest street dance is Locking, which originated in the 1960s. Cheerleading originated in America, which is a spiritual dance based on basketball, baseball and American football.
2. Different movements: Hip-hop usually consists of various walks, runs and jumps, and consists of joints of the head, neck, shoulders, upper limbs and trunk, such as flexion and extension, rotation, circle, sparkling, wave-like twisting and so on. And each movement has its own specific fitness effect. Cheerleading is mainly based on jumping, turning, kicking and flying, as well as the posture and modeling of upper limbs such as fist, palm, finger, elbow, arm, shoulder, jaw, head and neck, which are coordinated by all parts of the body.
3. Different forms: Hip-hop is usually performed outside the stage, without fixed venue restrictions, focusing on performance and freedom, with free forms, and movements are easily exchanged and superimposed among various dances. Cheerleading is usually carried out on the stage, with a fixed venue, clear formation and action requirements, and emphasis on modeling and performance effects.
4. Contact: Hip-hop cheerleading and Hip-hop are based on fitness and competition, which combine action and expressive force well to show the artistic beauty in sports, cultivate people's aesthetic consciousness and enhance their intrinsic value. In addition, hip-hop cheerleading can also be regarded as a special form of hip-hop, and there is a certain overlap and overlap between them in action and form.
To sum up, although there are many differences between hip-hop cheerleading and hip-hop, there are also some connections and intersections. Both hip-hop and cheerleading are healthy and beneficial dance forms, which can bring happiness and health to people.