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Hip-Hop Foundations: From Basics to Freestyle

Learn the foundations. Find your groove. Build your own Hip-Hop style.

Tanuj Nair·11 parts·110 min·beginner

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Hip-Hop Foundations: From Basics to Freestyle is a beginner-friendly course by Tanuj Nair designed to help you build a strong foundation in Hip-Hop and develop the confidence to move, create and freestyle. The course begins with an introduction to Hip-Hop theory and musicality, helping you understand the culture, movement and music behind the dance form. You will then learn essential Hip-Hop foundations including Bounce & Rock, Panels, Bart Simpson, Brooklyn, Running Man and Happy Feet. Beyond learning individual movements, you will discover how to connect them into combinations, apply your foundations through choreography, and develop the skills needed to start freestyling in Hip-Hop. By the end of the course, you will have a stronger understanding of Hip-Hop fundamentals, musicality and movement vocabulary, along with practical tools to create combinations, learn choreography and express yourself through freestyle.

What's inside

  1. Understand Hip-Hop

    1Introduction to Hip-Hop TheoryFreeBuild your understanding of Hip-Hop beyond the movements and learn about the ideas, culture and fundamentals that shape the dance form.5m

  2. Move With the Music

    2Understanding Hip-Hop MusicalityFreeLearn how to listen to Hip-Hop music and understand rhythm, timing and musical accents to make your movement more intentional.4m

  3. Build Your Foundation

    Bounce & Rock15m
  4. Panels9m
  5. Bart Simpson6m
  6. Brooklyn7m
  7. Running Man9m
  8. Happy Feet7m

  9. Create Your Own Combinations

    How to Make Hip-Hop CombinationsLearn how to connect foundational movements and create combinations instead of simply following pre-made sequences.11m

  10. Apply Your Foundations

    Hip-Hop ChoreographyPut your foundations, musicality and movement vocabulary into practice through a structured Hip-Hop choreography.29m

  11. Find Your Freestyle

    How to Freestyle in Hip-HopLearn how to use your foundations and musicality to create movement spontaneously and begin developing your own freestyle expression.8m