Hip-hop and urban dance
By: Tamsin Fitzgerald
Series: Dance; Dance; Dance (Heinemann Library)
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780431933122
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Hip-hop dance
Description: "This series looks at all aspects of different styles of dance, including choreography, performance and presentation, history, costumes and music. This book includes what is a human beatbox, why Michael Jackson's Thriller video so influential and how hip-hop influenced more traditional dance styles." - - Back Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Table of contents: title: Street culture; title: Four elements of hip-hop; title: B-boying and crews; title: B-girls fight back; title: Funk styles; title: New developments; title: Hip-hop dance and music; title: Hip-hop and clothing; title: Urban dance in commerce; title: Hip-hop and choreography; title: B-boy competitions; title: Hip-hop theatre; title: Hip-hop and the dance world; title: Training for urban dance; title: New directions for hip-hop.