Popping
Popping is a special movement in breakdancing , as breakdance was introduced as a generic term in the early 1980s to describe the new dance style (s) B-Boying , Popping and Locking . The movements are carried out "mechanically", similar to a robot through muscle contraction and relaxation. It developed in the early 1970s a. a. through "Boogaloo Sam". Popping became famous worldwide through Michael Jackson, smurfen or the backslide, which was renamed Moonwalk by the media at Michael Jackson , and through the film Breakin ' (Boogaloo Shrimp and Shabba-Doo). Today the dance form includes several styles, techniques and dance directions u. a. Tutting, roboting, hitting, strobing, as the influence on the shape increased due to the increased interest. The best known formation that uses these dance styles are the Electric Boogaloos . Like B-Boying, popping is danced to hip-hop and funk culture .
Popping originated on the American west coast in the late 1960s. The term popping (from: to pop , 'bang') describes the harsh and sudden isolation movements that are characteristic of dance. In combination with locking , popping was initially known as crip dance because the style was primarily popular among members of the West Coast gang crips . Popping is mainly performed while standing and is based on slow, robot-like movements that are combined with softer figures. Exact isolation and contraction of individual parts of the body create illusions of weightlessness or remote-controlled movements. To perform popping accurately, pantomime techniques are essential. The pantomime itself is not seen as the origin of the dancers, however, sources of inspiration are robotic movements from science fiction films, computer animations, video games, as well as natural phenomena such as water or electricity. By matching a beat, popping becomes a dance form.
literature
- Brian Cross: It's not about a salary. Rap, Race and Resistance in Los Angeles. Verso, New York / London 1993.
- Dorit Rode: Breaking. Popping. Locking. Dance forms of hip hop culture. Tectum, Marburg 2006 (1st edition 2002).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Electric Boogaloos: "Funk Styles" History & Knowledge . Retrieved May 15, 2007.