Last weekend, the atrium of Milan’em mall was bustling with an extra dose of excitement, laughter and cheer.
There was an unusual attendance of people of all ages waiting for the fun to begin. The D’s Charac dance school was conducting a workshop on hip-hop and b-boy dance.
.This was the first time such a workshop was being conducted in public to evoke some curiosity and generate awareness about the hip-hop and b-boy among dance lovers in the city.
The response was indeed encouraging. Before starting, the learners had a brief warm-up to get acquainted with the beat, rhythm and coordination required.
A feel-peppy factor breezed through the gathering as almost instantly people started swaying and tapping their feet. As the fun of dancing began, the trainers kept a vigil eye on the performers to correct them for postures and steps. . From there on, one could hear only resounding claps and whistles as the amateur dancers moved and shook their legs and bodies.
What is hip-hop dance?
It is first broken down into combinations. Each combination is broken down into counts, and each count into movement. In the end all the moves and all the combinations are put together, and the dance is formed. In order to learn Hip-Hop, one should learn step by step how to create combinations, and then put them together into dance. . “Dancers with a good sense of rhythm find it easier to learn hip hop steps,” said Dhana, master of the dance school.
What is Bboy
It is an element of hip hop and is its own dance, but a lot of moves are taken from tap, jazz, gymnastics, capoeira, and yoga. It just keeps growing on the performer.
It has various styles. . Power is a style that comprises full body spins and rotations like the which includes head and back spins. Abstract includes circus styles. Flavour is a style based more on freezes, toprock, downrock and Blowup style which has very difficult trick combinations and this style can be learned only when the dances are good in other styles.
After the workshop, every participant was bouncing in elation and said nothing made them so happy like this dance workshop.
There were many first-timers who said they felt very good and it helped them to de-stress. It
It was really a great opportunity for Madurai dance lovers to learn the tricks and techniques of hip-hop and b-boy. Those who missed it need not despair. Another opportunity will come when the same dance school will conduct a free dance workshop on Michael Jackson steps and Salsa at the same venue. Watch out for their announcement and join the beat,heat and thump.
