Basic Hip Hop Dance Moves Step-By-Step Tutorial #1

Hey guys today , I will show you how to do the hip hop version of the .

I use that a lot in my choreography .

All right .

So let's get started .

You start by taking your right leg , place it behind your left and notice that my toes are pointing in this direction and it's a bit easier if you bend your knees a bit .

Yeah , I think this is what they call the a beet and then you'll take your left leg and place it right next to the right one and then you take your right one and step to the front .

Right .

No , right .

5678 , right left .

Right .

All right .

Let's try the other side .

We say left behind or right , right , right next to the left .

And then we say step to the front with our left .

Let's try that again .

Left leg 78 , left , right , left , right , left , right and left , right left and notice how I'm turning my body as I take the first step .

Ah ah and I'm turning my body again to the other side will go what turn , turn , turn and turn , turn , turn .

Also notice how I go down , down , down , up , down , down , up 56 78 , right left , right left , right left .

OK .

So another variant of this one is that you could go right left and then I'll take a slide to the right side .

I go slide and notice how I drag my left leg with me again .

5678 , right left slide .

Also in order for you to slide and you want to be able to create that power to get moving .

Try to say down and then his life .

Yeah .

And I'm putting all my weight on my left in order for me to slide .

All right , let's try it to the other side .

We say left , right , slide .

So you say ride , let's slide and ride .

Let's slide .

567 eight ta da ta da .

All right .

Let's try another move .

We save right to the right side .

Notice my toes are pointing this way .

Then I'm taking my left right behind it .

Oh sorry , right next to it and then the right to the front .

Let's try that again .

56 78 , right left , right again , five 67 eight , right left , right .

Then to the other side , we say left , right , left and again , 5678 , left , right left .

So we'll say right left , right and left , right left .

So notice how I'm turning my body as I'm moving .

So you see I'm turning this way and this way 567 , eight , right left , right left , right left .

So , so far our toes have been born in here when I go here and here when I go to the left side .

But what you can also do is you can just have your toes pointing to the front .

And then when you do the second step , your left leg is behind your right leg , but it's in parallel .

This is not exactly behind on a line , but it's right next to it .

And then you'll have your right leg go to the front .

Yeah , so you kind of cross over .

So let me just show you this from the side .

I'm saying right left , right .

So notice I'm not doing flat foot for all three steps .

But I'm saying flat foot , toes , flat foot and to the other side will say left , right left .

All right .

Let's combine these two .

So we'll say 5678 , right left , right left , right left .

And you can also add some flavor by saying hip and it , and you can do the same with the hands .

I just go ha ha ha ha ha .

Ah So you can also do a slide right left and slide with the right , a slide .

And then to the other side , I go left , right , slide .

So remember what I said about placing the weight .

So I'll say right left , I'm placing all my way here in order for me to jump or slide .

And also remember to go down a bit so that you can push off right left , slide and then to the other side , left , right slide .

Remember the direction of your toes place and slide .

5678 .

And another variant will say right left , right on my heel .

So from here , I'm kind of turning on my heel again .

5678 , right , left heel turn , all right to the other side , we'll say left , right heel , it's hard , will say right left heel turn and then I'll pull back my right and then step to the front with the left on my heel and then I'll turn .

It goes da da , da da .

And if you want , you can add some arms , you can say ta ta red and then it's like you're opening a door when you turn open .

Yes .

And then to the other side , you just say right , grab , turn back rap .

If you want , you can add some arms , I'll just show you a few , you can say so switch down .

So let's try again .

5678 ta ta ta .

I recommend that you practice slow and then once you get used to it , you can speed it up then to the other side again .

Five six 78 5678 .

Ta ta ta ta ta ta say so .

So now let's try the other side .

5678 ta ta ta ta ta ta 5678 and , and another one you could do is you say huh ?

And then to the other side , you just continue 5678 and ta ta ta then with the legs , we can try to combine it with this 156 78 ta ta ta ta ta ta 567 , ta ta ta ta ta ta .

And if you want a simple , simple version , you could just do like this .

So you say it up 567 .

If you want some arms for the slides , you can say and so I'm just taking my arms off , my hands are here and then I'm pushing down 5678 ta ta .

Push ta ta and push .

You can also just do it with one arm .

You say sweep , sweep , sweep .

So I'll say ta ta sweep .

So , so remember the prep here and then you say sweet .

So yeah and sweet , dark and sweet .

All right .

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