30/06/2021
House Dance is a dance style that stems from New York’s clubbing culture of the 80s.
As House clubs hosted dancers coming from very different backgrounds, House Dance contains influences that derive from many different styles. Some examples are african dances, jazz, capoeira, salsa, breaking, tap-dance, rollerskating and more.
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American clubbing culture is rich of local underground freestyle dance scenes, New York became famous worldwide for two reasons.
The first is that many dancers from different countries travelled there and learnt the local dances, teaching them in their native country.
The second is that the House Dance pioneers from New York travelled around the globe to share their knowledge about House (among other dance styles).
Some of these dancers are Brian “Footwork” Green, Caleaf Sellers, Ejoe Wilson, Tony MacGregor, Marjory Smart, “Brooklyn” Terry Wright, Shannon Mabra, Daniel E Kelly (aka Future), Shannon Selby (aka Shan S), Tony “Sekou” Williams.
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Nowadays a lot of new generation's dancers learn House Dance just as intricate footwork, disconnected from the clubbing scene. The result is that in many clubs there aren't any House Dancers, which are more often found in dance classes and specific dance events.
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In "Hip Hop Seeds" you will learn the foundations of House Dance as well as how they relate to the clubbing culture and how you can perform them to find freedom.
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In the video you can see our friend .m.karlsson sharing a colorful House Dance freestyle!
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