7/28 Globalization(s): Hip Hop

 

 Globalization(s): Hip Hop

Arguably the most influential dance form of our time, with origins in the Bronx and practiced worldwide.


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Warmup

Isolations

 

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Origin Stories

Readings

Blood and Fire, with Occasional Music (Chang 2008)

Making a Name (Chang 2008)

 

Class Leadership: Making a Name

 

Documentary 

From Mambo to Hip Hop: A Bronx Tale (2008)


History of Hip Hop in the Bronx


How the Bronx Brought Breaking to the World

 

 Question: What are the five elements of Hip Hop?

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 Forward

 Reading

Street to Stage (2017)  

 

Discussion: Read assigned section with a partner and discuss - put notes on discussion board.

 

Rome & Jewels (Rennie Harris)



Untitled (D. Sabela Grimes)


Curate: Find a Hip Hop music video with dance that you think is amazing to share with the class.

 (Nothing from the Step Up movies please!)

 

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 Workshop

Toprock

Corkscrew

Six Step 

Baby Freeze

 

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Additional Resources

Kool Herc "Merry Go Round" Technique


 

Reading

New World Order: Globalization, Containment, and Counterculture at the End of the Century (Chang 2008)



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