| A certain dance style is becoming more and more | | | | other styles, but not necessarily to hip-hop music. |
| popular in the UK. Lots of dance styles have had their | | | | Whereas most of the time a hip-hop dance class will |
| turn in the spotlight over the years and it looks like it | | | | have routines to hip-hop or R&B music for the |
| is the turn of street dance at the moment. | | | | most part. |
| But what exactly is it? And what can you expect to | | | | There are other clues for what you might expect |
| learn in from a street dance class in London? The | | | | from a class. Sometimes 'street' will be followed by |
| London scene is very different to many other | | | | another name. For example 'street jazz' would |
| countries and it's worth exploring. | | | | combine street and jazz, 'street locking' would be |
| Classes often teach routines which loosely take | | | | lockin' and 'street urban' would be similar to hip hop |
| dance moves from a variety of dance styles which | | | | dance or urban dance. |
| may include hip-hop dance, locking, popping, street | | | | The term 'street dance' is popularly used in the UK |
| jazz and jazz amongst others. It can also include | | | | and a number of other countries. So if you decide |
| acrobatics when danced in dance troupes and can | | | | that you want to start going to some classes it's |
| fuse with other styles which are very different such | | | | helpful to know what style of street you want to |
| as contemporary too. | | | | learn. |
| In fact looking at the term more closely, 'street | | | | Dance styles which might fall under the 'street' |
| dance' is more an umbrella term encompassing all | | | | category such as popping, locking and hip-hop dance |
| these dance styles and many more. Different people | | | | will often have dance classes which are just called by |
| have different opinions on what it constitutes. For | | | | their names instead of 'street' something. |
| example some people would also put dance styles | | | | If in doubt about a dance class in London, take a |
| such as the breakin' and the crip walk under the | | | | class so you can find out whether it's general routines |
| category whilst others would not. | | | | you'll be learning or a specific street style. Many times |
| So if you see a dance class advertised as 'street' you | | | | you'll find you'll enjoy a dance style that you weren't |
| can expect to learn dance routines which are very | | | | even planning to learn! |
| similar to hip-hop dance and including elements of the | | | | |