How Do You Become A Pro Hip-Hop Dancer?
So you want to bust your moves on the big stage? Go for it! Like anything else, the hip-hop industry is a business. There are a variety of options to explore and a multitude of ways to make it to the top. So, if you are persistent and resourceful, you’ll be grooving. There are a variety of styles—krumping, b-boy/b-girl, street jazz, house, lofting, voguing—that fit under the umbrella term “hip-hop,” so before you do anything else, do your research. Take classes, go clubbing, attend freestyle jams and watch videos on YouTube. Learn about all the different styles and explore as many options as you can. The more you try the closer you’ll get to figuring out which style suits you best. The next step is adding some flava to your dancing. “Flava,” or pizzazz and personal flair, is not a term to be used loosely: New York–based Hip-Hop/Funk/Street Jazz instructors Bev B. and Rhapsody James cite “flava” as one of the primary goals of their classes. Flava will let you put yourself out there
