Hip-hop is a street culture developed by African-Americans, and it is a kind of exercise to vent emotions. It is characterized by strong explosive force, and the movements of limbs are exaggerated compared with other dances. The most attractive thing is to bring a warm feeling with the vitality of the whole body.
Hip-hop makes people pay attention, have strong interest, and act beautifully and casually. At the same time, street dance also has the function of slimming, because street dance is a low-intensity aerobic exercise, and the function of consuming whole body fat is quite strong in an hour's exercise. In addition, street dance is a small muscle exercise. Regular practice can increase the coordination of your whole body and make your body proportion more standard.
Hip-hop was introduced to China in the mid-1980s, benefiting from the American hip-hop movie "Break Dance" from 65438 to 0984.
1984 coincides with the first upsurge of American hip-hop, which has aroused widespread concern in society, stood out from the crowd and was reported by major media. In China, at that time, video recorders had just started to enter the home. The video of break dancing was transmitted to young people in China through various channels. The families of young people who were the first to own televisions and video recorders became the spread centers of break dancing. At that time, many "motors" appeared in the street, with cloth tied to their heads and sneakers on their feet-one of the leading characters in break dancing, named Bugaro? Bugalo Spiep is a famous dancer in the history of street dance. It's as if there is something wrong with their brains. One hand transmits electricity to the other hand, the other hand walks back and forth in space, and the other hand cleans the glass in the air.
In fact, at that time, the American media were confused in the first hip-hop craze, and they put the name of new york Break Dance on the West Coast Dance. The movie "Break Dance" should be called "Crazy Dance" or "Mechanical Dance and Mechanical Dance" because it was shot in California and basically reflected the dance on the West Coast. But in any case, break dancing has a great influence on China. There are a large number of street dancers in China and the United States almost at the same time, and the level is quite high.
Unfortunately, by the end of 1980s, break dancing had quickly disappeared in China. There are three main reasons for this: First, the influence of the United States. Since 1986, the hip-hop craze has gradually cooled down in the United States. Excessive commercial speculation made hip-hop quickly become the chewing gum left by the public. Pop artists quickly stole the achievements of hip-hop and repackaged them into popular products more acceptable to the public, but the real hip-hop was abandoned. Break dancing has become an outdated thing in new york, and B-boys all over the world seem to be swept away overnight. Second, "break dancing" has not been correctly recognized by society. Young people who break dance are called juvenile delinquents. Third, there was no market environment for the development of "break dance". Hip-hop dancers have nothing to gain except satisfying their personal interests. There is no economic basis for lazy survival. As a non-traditional literary form, street dance can only lose its vitality in China.
In China, another figure who had an important influence on early street dance was Michael? Jackson, many young people still imitate his dance steps today, which shows the influence of this "king of pop". As early as 1974, Michael 16 years old? As a member of the "Jackson 5" singing group, Jackson sang the song "Dance Machine" on TV and danced robot dance, which made this dance popular in the United States. 1983, Jackson performed a spacewalk in the TV special program of the 25th anniversary of Motown Records Company, which caused a sensation. Since Beyond the Wall, many excellent music videos have been shot in each of his albums, including a large number of dance performances, and dance has become an important part of his music art. Thriller, Bad and Memory of Time are the three most wonderful music videos of dance performances, among which dance is a new school of hip-hop classics that combines crazy dance, hip-hop dance and jazz dance. Choreographer is a famous hip-hop master in new york, including Henry? Link and others. And Jackson's dance performance at the concert is even more popular in China, enduring.
In 1990s, hip-hop revived in America, which was mainly attributed to the worldwide popularity of hip-hop and the whole hip-hop culture. In 1980s, new york hip-hop artists made great efforts to spread this culture all over the world. Their hip-hop trip traveled all over the United States, went to France and Britain, and 1984 came to Japan. In 1990s, as a new fashionable cultural form and lifestyle, hip-hop developed rapidly in the world. 1990, Germany held the first annual dance competition, which has now become the most important annual street dance competition in the world. With diligence, intelligence and creativity, Japanese teenagers quickly mastered and developed street dance. The achievements of Japanese hip-hop dancers have been recognized by Americans, who spread this culture to neighboring countries and regions such as South Korea, Singapore, China and Taiwan Province Province. Since the mid-1990s, street dance has gradually spread in Chinese mainland, mainly in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing.
Guangzhou's street dance and its street dance culture appeared earlier. It is said that 1993 held a break dance competition, which made street dance popular in the province. The word street dance was first circulated in Guangdong. Shanghai street dance is greatly influenced by Japan and Taiwan Province Province. The level of the new street dance is ahead of the whole country. There are some masters in lock dance and mechanical dance, and break dance focuses on style and action. Beijing street dance culture came with "Korean Wave". Founded in early 2002, Beiwutang Dance Company has developed rapidly under the standardized management system and the market development of commercial operation, attracting almost all Beijing hip-hop masters and quickly becoming famous in the national hip-hop circle. In addition to the above three places, stomping yards can be seen almost all over the country, from provincial capitals to wealthy towns and villages.
In 2003, HIPHOP8 Street Cultural Exchange Center was established, and a HIPHOPER exchange platform was built, which attracted many professional dancers from all over the country to exchange and study. With the hype of HIPHOP8.COM and TV media, HipHop8 has become the most popular youth cultural phenomenon. On June 5438+065438+ 10, 2002, three sets of CCTV "Dance World" programs filmed street dance special programs with street dance as the main content, and the Beijing Beiwutang Street Dance Team performed most of them. This is the first time that CCTV, the most influential mainstream media in China, introduced hip-hop culture comprehensively. This program was broadcast during the Spring Festival in 2003.
At the end of 2003, CCTV held the first TV street dance competition, which was the first time that China held a nationwide street dance competition. However, the professionalism of the competition is not strong enough, and the judges, program directors, photographers and other related staff have limited understanding of street dance. The competition also incorporates irrelevant contents such as aerobics, which makes them feel very amateur. At the same time of holding the first CCTV TV Street Dance Competition, China Mobile Communication Company held the "China College Students' Street Dance Challenge in M-Zone". This competition is only held on the university campus, but some non-university students also take part. Since the late 1990s, well-known foreign street dancers have come to China. In Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other big cities, you can occasionally see them dancing in clubs. Boty.hiphop8.com In 2005, the world's most influential street dance competition "BOTY Competition" was held in China for the first time, which was also the first time that the international street dance competition settled in China, which triggered a nationwide craze for street dance lovers.
Nowadays, street dance has become a popular fashion culture for teenagers. It is becoming a reality that China street dance has surpassed the advanced level in the world and reached the international stage.