History and Concept of Hip Hop Dance DVD

Format: NTSC All Regions DVD (Works on all DVD players worldwide)

Language: English

Run Time: 43 minutes

Rating: Unrated

The street culture that became a global expression.

History and concept of hip hop dance explores this world renowned style of dance first introduced to mainstream America in the early 1970s as break dancing (or bboyin), a dance movement expressed to rap music.

In the early 1980s, the focus of hip hop dance moved to a variety of easy to perform party dances so that everyone could get out on the dance floor and participate in this exciting creative dance movement.

Although it has become a global phenomenon, hip hop continues to struggle to find its definition in terms of historical lineage, concept, origins, aesthetics and generational acceptance.

This DVD features expert opinions about the heritage of hip hop dance from pioneers of bboy and party dancing, commercially successful choreographers, and the international new generational dancers and instructors.

It also helps viewers to understand and appreciate the deep structure of the hip hop dance cultures mode of communication via language, movement and music, and to appreciate the aesthetic qualities that began in the Afro Latin communities, which have now become a popular global expressive art form.

Moncell Durden, the director of History and Concept of Hip Hop Dance, has spent his life doing the different dance styles under the umbrella of hip hop dance from their beginnings.

Moncell was trained by the Electric Boogaloos, the creators of Popping/Boogaloo, the Lockers, and the hip hop dance crew Elite Force. He has also performed with Rennie Harris Puremovement.

Moncell is an adjunct professor at Pennsylvanias Drexel University, and has lectured about the history and dance styles of hip hop in America, South America, Europe and Asia.

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