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WorksheetsBeginner Hip-Hop Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Showdown between dancers who earn respect not merely for tricks but for originality and flair
Freestyle
B-Boy
B-Girl
Crew
Battle
Moving muscles to the beat; outward away from the body and inward repeatedly
Popping
Krumping
House
Voguing
Locking
A mix of jazz and hip-hop
Tutting
Jazz Funk
Lyrical Hip-Hop
Clowning
Breaking
Male break dancers
Freestyle
B-Boy
B-Girl
Crew
Battle
Female break dancers
Freestyle
B-Boy
B-Girl
Crew
Battle
Group of hip-hop dancers
Freestyle
B-Boy
B-Girl
Crew
Battle
Improvisation/Making up the moves on the spot
Freestyle
B-Boy
B-Girl
Crew
Battle
Action that a dancer does when they “Lock” into every position
Popping
Krumping
House
Voguing
Locking
Street-based dance that incorporates intricate body movements, coordination, style, and aesthetics
Tutting
Jazz Funk
Lyrical Hip-Hop
Clowning
Breaking
Highly energetic movement that is a free expression using mostly the arms and chest and is a fusion of clowning and hip-hop
Popping
Krumping
House
Voguing
Locking
Mixes movements from other styles of dance using voguing, capoeira, tap, Latin, jazz, African dances and more
Popping
Krumping
House
Voguing
Locking
Derived from the positions people were drawn in the days of Ancient Egyptians/refers to the angles your arms and hands make to the beat
Tutting
Jazz Funk
Lyrical Hip-Hop
Clowning
Breaking
A highly stylized modern house dance that evolved out of the Madonna’s song and video “Vogue”
Popping
Krumping
House
Voguing
Locking
Fluid more interpretive version of commercial hip-hop often danced to downtempo rap music or R&B music
Tutting
Jazz Funk
Lyrical Hip-Hop
Clowning
Breaking
The original style invented by dancer Tommy the Clown that evolved into krumping
Tutting
Jazz Funk
Lyrical Hip-Hop
Clowning
Breaking
