Ministry of Education of Russian Federation
Secondary School №23
Street dance
Done by: Olya Solomatina
Grade 9B
Teacher: I.O. Nesterova.
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
2011
Contents:
1.Introduction 3
2. The main part. 5
2.1. The definition of street dance. 5
2.2. History of street dance. 6
2.3. Evolution. 8
2.4. How to street dance. 11
2.5. Gathering data. 19
2.6. Analyzing data. 20
3. Conclusion 21
4. Literature 22
5. Appendix 23
Diagram №1 23
Diagram №2 24
Diagram №3 25
1.Introduction
“People dance because dance can change things. One move can bring people together. One move can make you believe like there's something more. One move can set a whole generation free.”
by dancer Robert Alexander III (Moose) (Step up 3D)
Urgency of research:
This theme is actual because a lot of teens, young people love to dance. Street Dancing is mostly performed by people of 13-25 years old and they all are in a mainstream activity now, just like music, films, flash mobbing, online charting. So it is likely that either you or some of your friends are involved in one of the most exciting dance activity regularly. What makes you enjoy street dancing? Some people like expressing themselves in dancing provided positive emotions, feelings, lots of extended energy and the sense of freedom. Others are into street dance in order to have friendly or sometimes not so friendly competitions among friends and partners. But they dance and compete that they find themselves taking up most of their day dancing. Here is a breakdown on why young people street dance, perhaps you will be able to fit yourself into one of these categories. But some people think that it is bad and it influences your health because you can hurt yourselves.
Aim of the research:
To find out the trend urgency of the different styles of street dance.
Object of the research:
The object of my research is street dancing.
Subject of the research:
The subject of my research work is street dance’s styles.
Objectives:
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To give a definition of street dancing and its importance in teens’ activity.
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To familiar readers and audience with the dance street history.
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To make a survey among street dancers of 13-25 years to learn the attitude to street dancing.
Hypothesis:
Are young people really involved in street dance activity to feel confident and express their individuality?
Research method:
While working on my project I learned and analyzed some scientific foreign and encyclopedic articles about street dancing. Then I composed a questionnaire of three questions and made a survey to learn facts about street dancers’ life among my street dance partners at the age of 13-25.
2. The main part.
2.1. The definition of street dance.
Street dance is an umbrella term used to describe dance styles that evolved outside of dance studios in any available open space such as streets, parks, school yards, raves, and nightclubs. They are often improvisational and social in nature encouraging interaction and contact with spectators and the other dancers. These dances generally evolve out of urban and suburban spaces in some form of underground culture or region; they are a part of the vernacular culture of that geographical area (as if they were folk dances; although since the advent of the internet, the dances seem to be shared amongst people with the same musical interest worldwide). Therefore, street dance refers to modern folk dance with the term 'street' being more accurate since much of the modern world is now urbanized. Some examples of street dance include B-boying, more commonly known as breakdancing, which originated in New York City, Melbourne Shuffle which originated in Melbourne, Australia and Tecktonik which originated in Paris, France.
Street dancing is an excellent outdoor activity to perform with a group of friends or with onlookers and passersby who wish to join in. The great thing about street dancing is that you needn’t be a skillful dancer; just about any form of dancing or vibrant music is all that’s required to have a good time. Depending on the type of music played, or form of dance, street dancing can include a variety of moves.