Dance is a tool for the stimulation and development of talent and creativity for all people. It allows people an opportunity to channel and express their thoughts and feelings vividly and peacefully, with each body movement telling their story. Dance has several mental, physical, and emotional health benefits to the human body. They include improving stamina, increasing the flexibility of hands, feet, and joints, and improving body strength and balance. Dancing is the best form of physical exercise as it involves movement and stretching of every muscle in the body.
Street dance, which has been in existence since the 1970s, is a collective name given to dance styles that originated from the streets. The dancing styles, which include hip-hop freestyle, locking, popping, house dance, and break-dance, are a combination of both improvisation and choreography. Dancers can either follow a set of standard moves that they learn from choreographers or improvise by allowing the music to dictate their body movement. The dancing styles can be applied to different genres of music or songs.
Teenagers love street dancing as it is very entertaining, and it creates an outlet for their energy and passion. Dancing also keeps their bodies active and improves their concentration. They gain strength and self-confidence whenever they dance and create some new dance moves of their own. Here are some videos for teens who love street dance.
10 High School Dance Battle
After class, two high school freshmen went around the school searching for a club that they could join. They ended up getting involved in a dance battle between two of the best dance teams in their school, with each showing their best dance moves. The two freshmen could not be left behind in all the action, and they showed the two teams that they too had talent and great moves.
9 Plain Jane
A dance crew made up of young girls took to the stage at the Hall of Fame Dance Challenge and impressed the audience with their amazing moves and co-ordination. Their performance which was mainly of modern hip-hop freestyle was well appreciated and applauded.
8 That’s What I Like
A hip-hop teens' class for beginners made a dance video of Bruno Mars' song hit song called That's What I Like. The choreography is relatively simple and mainly consists of hip-hop freestyle along with other easy dance moves.
7 DVJ
This dance crew comprised of kids between the ages of 10 and 18 years thrilled the audience at Britain's Got Talent with their outstanding performance. Their cool moves and well-coordinated choreography compelled the judges to push them on past the auditions to the next round of the famous competition.
6 The Battle of GWAI
The dancing scenes from the 2010 film Step Up 3D are arguably some of the best dance scenes in any dance movie out there. In one of the scenes, there was a dance battle between two crews, each showing their prowess in the field of break dancing and hip-hop freestyles in tune with old school hip-hop music. The Step Up film franchise that consists of five movies and a television series is ideal for those who love street dance.
5 The Box
Matt Steffanina, along with other dancers in Studio V, came up with a dance video for The Box, a song by award-winning American rapper Roddy Rich. Different pairs of dancers created and showcased different styles and dance moves to keep the audience entertained.
4 The Main Event
A dance crew presented a thrilling choreography of house dance at the Main Event in Vancouver. There were also some sessions whereby each member did their freestyle and enjoyed themselves.
3 Level Up
A group of young dancers choreographed by Sabrina Lonis danced to Ciara’s song ‘Level Up’. Sabrina came up with a choreography that was different from that of the song's video but equally interesting. The young dancers put in all their energy and strength while dancing as the audience keeps cheering them on.
2 Summer Dance Forever
The event had popping and locking competition between Blondy and Jaja Vankova. Blondy’s moves were no match for Jaja, who amused the audience and stole the show with her skills.
1 Groove Session
It was an old vs. new affair in an event that saw a group of very young boys go up against a group of adults in a break-dance and freestyle competition. The adults were left surprised by the kids who were so young yet had amazing dance moves and great skills.
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