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Dance Style Guide

Dance Style Guide

Discover a New Way To Move

With 10+ Styles on STEEZY

BREAKING

Breaking, also called Breakdancing or b-boying/b-girling, is an athletic style of street dance from the United States. While diverse in the amount of variation available in the dance, Breaking mainly consists of four kinds of movement: toprocks, downrocks, power moves, and freezes.

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DANCE WORKOUT

Dance Workout classes at STEEZY are taught by professional dancers who are experts in fitness, physical therapy, and dance. These classes allow you to build muscle, burn fat, and more –– all while building your dance skills.

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DANCEHALL

Dancehall is a fun, playful social dance style from the literal dance halls of Jamaica. The whole style is based on singular moves, such as the MVP, the Congrats, and the Tour Di City.

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HEELS

Heels Dance is a style named after the women's shoe style, often featured in Pop and Hip Hop music video choreography. Its techniques and dance vocabulary derive from a wide range of dance styles used in music video choreography, as well as traditional dance genres.

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HIP HOP

Hip Hop Dance is a style with deep historical and social roots in African American communities. It's a part of a whole culture of Hip Hop, which started in the 1970's in New York. Hip Hop is a movement that represents the freedom to learn, grow, and evolve.

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HOUSE

House Dance is a style that originated in the late 70’s and early 80’s from underground clubs in Chicago and New York. The style was influenced by several types of movement and is all about freedom, improvisation, and feeling the music.

TAKE A HOUSE CLASS

K-POP DANCES

Our K-Pop Dance Covers break down the exact moves from the latest K-Pop MVs, including eye-catching choreography, fun, wordplay-based moves, cleanly synchronized steps, and stage-ready poses and facials.

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KRUMP

Though its movements are sharp, powerful, and aggressive, Krump is a style meant for storytelling and creative expression. The foundational moves were developed in the early 2000s in South Central LA.

TAKE A KRUMP CLASS

JAZZ FUNK

Jazz Funk is a dance style filled with powerful, fierce combos that will make you feel ready to jump on stage at a concert! It takes elements from Hip Hop, Jazz, and Whacking.

TAKE A JAZZ FUNK CLASS

LITE FEET

The name “Lite Feet” refers to the (almost) weightless footwork that’s used in many of the foundational moves. Many of the moves are fast, high-energy, and athletic. And since most of the moves were made to “wow” an audience, mind-blowing shoe tricks and hat tricks are also an integral part of Lite Feet’s vocabulary.

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LOCKING

Locking is a style of , developed by Don "Campbellock" Campbell in the late 1960s. The name is based on the concept of locking movements, where the dancer freezes after a fast movement and "locks” in a certain position.

TAKE A LOCKING CLASS

OPEN STYLE

Open Style choreography refers to choreographed pieces that draw from a variety of dance styles and reflect the choreographer's personal background & creative choices. Many Open Style choreography classes can be found under the "Popular Choreography" category on STEEZY.

TAKE AN OPEN STYLE CLASS

POPPING

Popping is a style of dance that started in the late 1960’s and 70’s. This dance style is characterized by sudden tensing and releasing of the muscles ("hitting") to the rhythm of the beats in music.

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WHACKING

Whacking is an empowering style with a focus on sharp, fast arm movements, originating from the LGBTQ+ community. The style was influenced by the dramatic acting in Hollywood’s 1950s silent films, Looney Toons cartoons, and martial arts.

TAKE A WHACKING CLASS

Ballet

Ballet is a graceful, elegant style that emerged in 15th century Italy & further developed in France. The art form is frequently used to tell theatrical stories set to classical music.

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Contemporary

Contemporary Dance is an expressive style that allows the dancer to tap into their deepest emotions & show a wide range of musicality. The movements often borrow from foundational styles such as Ballet & Jazz.

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Jazz

Jazz Dance is a fun & fiery style used in dramatic performances, including Broadway, Blockbuster musicals, & music videos. The foundational moves were developed in America during the 1920s, when Jazz music became an American theater staple.

TAKE A JAZZ CLASS