Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: Rave, Hip-hop dance, History of hip-hop dance, Massive Magazine, Eurythmy, Jumpstyle, Discoth que, Lindy exchange, Blinky, Rat Parties, Mixer dance, Club drug, Swing revival, Boom Festival, Jack and Jill, Purity ball, Jamming, First dance, Kandy Kruise, Phat pants, Prairie Lindy Exchange, Doof, Buzz, Kandyland, Sock hop, Slow dance, Hangar 13, Audiodreams, Dance etiquette, Cotillion ball, Gay Disco, Matin e, Father-daughter dance. Excerpt: Hip-hop dance refers to dance styles primarily danced to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. This includes a wide range of styles notably breaking, locking, and popping which were created in the 1970s by African Americans. What separates hip-hop dance from other forms of dance is that it is often freestyle (improvisational) in nature and hip-hop dancers frequently engage in battles-formal or informal freestyle dance competitions. Informal freestyle sessions and battles are usually performed in a cipher, "a circular dance space that forms naturally once the dancing begins." These three elements-freestyling, battles, and ciphers-are key components of hip-hop dance. More than 30 years old, hip-hop dance became widely known after the first professional breaking, locking, and popping crews formed in the 1970s. The most influential groups are the Rock Steady Crew, The Lockers, and the Electric Boogaloos who are responsible for the spread of breaking, locking, and popping respectively. Parallel with the evolution of hip-hop music, hip-hop dancing evolved from breaking and the funk styles into different forms: moves such as the "running man" and the "cabbage patch" hit the mainstream and became fad dances. The dance industry in particular responded with a studio based version of hip-hop-sometimes called new style- and jazz funk. These styles were developed by te...