Popping
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Popping is a street dance adapted out of the earlier boogaloo cultural movement in Oakland, California. As boogaloo spread, it would be referred to as "robottin'" in Richmond, California; Strutting mo
A choreographed popping performance
A street dancer doing the backslide or "moonwalk", a common move in the floating style often seen combined with popping
Hip-hop dance
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Hip-hop dance is a range of street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It is influenced by a wide range of styles that were created in th
Popping
…often confused. A popping dancer is commonly referred to as a "popper". Popping developed before hip hop and helped influence the tradition of styles of hip hop dancing. It is often performed in battles, in which participants try to outperform each other in front of a crowd, giving room for improvisation and freestyle…
A b-boy performing in Turkey surrounded by a group of spectators.
A b-boy in an airchair freeze at Street Summit 2006 in Moscow.
Hip-hop dancer Joseph Coine performing in 2011 in Wallace Theater at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
The JabbaWockeez, winners of the first season of America's Best Dance Crew, performing in 2008 at Vivid Nightclub in San Jose, California.