Hip Hop Crossword

Style of dance with deep historical and social roots in African American culture
Started in the 1970's in the Bronx, New York
First form of Hip Hop
Who started block parties for the community to dance and mingle?
In the Hip Hop community, emceeing is also known as
Hip hop began as a(n) _______________ for many youth members of the community
What genre of Hip Hop Dance include skills such as popping and locking?
A practitioner of this dance is called a b-boy, b-girl, or breaker
One of the 4 elements of breaking that borrow movements from gymnastics and martial arts
They are used to emphasize a strong beat in the music and signal the end to a routine
This skill is based on the technique of quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in the dancer’s body
___________ was seen as a way for youth to escape gang life and to release anger, aggression and frustration positively, in a non-violent way