What is Street dance?
{{multiple issues| {{link rot|date=February 2017}} {{more sources|date=February 2017}} {{no footnotes|date=February 2017}} }} '''Street dance''' is term applied to dances that were invented by the general public in the 1970’s and later in (largely [[African]]-related) [[urban]] cultures. The term itself comes from the fact that the dances were made in urbanised cities. There are no rules to “street dance” as improvisation and freestyle is emphasized. It is hard to define, but it is basically freely expressing music with one’s body. == Street dance genres == There are many different [[genres]] of street dance. It is often divided into old school and new school, with 1984 as the dividing year (due to technological effects on the world's cities and youth cultures). In the old school section, there are categories like tap, locking, popping, and break dancing. In new school, there is hip hop, house, and techno. There are lots of famous dance moves such as: ===Old school=== * '''Tap dance''' - Invented by the [[Irish people|Irish]] and [[African-American]]s in the early 19th century, tap is considerably one of the first 'street dances' to take form, whereby the term 'street dance' was used to describe the opposition to the 'folk dance' and 'tribal dance style movements of earlier vernacular dances. There is also swing and traditional Jazz dances that are street dance (as opposed to [[modern dance]]). * '''Locking''' - It was first made in 1970 by funk dancers in various clubs, with one of the first dancers being Don Campbell (who supposedly invented the 'lock' that the whole locking dance is now named after). It was very popular in the 1970s and the dance itself is known to be relatively comic and lively. Basic moves include the up lock, down lock, wrist rolls, points, and hand claps. Similarly, the Hustle evolved out of [[disco]], but a lot of Hustle moves come under the Locking category. * '''Popping''' - Originating from the west coast of the United States of America, popping involves sudden freezes of the muscle