Active Hip Hop Posts
Dancehall Lesson: How to Dance the Nuh Linga
Free online dancehall step tutorials every wednesday at 10am for the entire summer! Learn your favorite dancehall steps in the privacy of your own home! This one covers the Nuh Linga steps.
How To: Do the arm wave dance
A Hip Hop dance how To Tutorial lesson covering the basics of the arm wave. This instructional is intended to help beginners with the arm wave and popping.
How To: Do the Booty Dance Basics
Learn the how to booty dance and the basics of urban dance. Gain more confidence on the dance floor and learn to shake your ass like a true booty shaker. The Booty Basics says with a little instruction anyone can dance!
How To: Glide as part of your hip-hop dancing
Michael Jackson showed the world just how cool it was to slide across the floor as part of your dancing, and the world will never be the same. Glides and gliding are a ubiquitous part of hip-hop dance now, and are a great move to add to your arsenal. This two-part video will teach you the basics of gliding, but you won't be at MJ level quite yet. If you are, please make a how-to video of how you do it.
How To: Dance hip hop for women over thirty
Hip-hop dancing and dance steps aren't just for young people. Learn about hip-hop dance moves in this free choreography video series for women over thirty from a dancing instructor.
How To: Break dance the three-step
Want to learn how to break dance? In this video, learn the beginning-level three-step, a break dancing essential. In order to become a break-dancer, an individual needs to get into good shape through exercise, and he also needs to take dance classes. Learn more about becoming a break dancer here.
How To: Do the Dougie dance with a breakdown from Cali Swag District
The members of Cali Swag District break down their famous "Dougie Dance" for you. Watch this step-by-step as they start from a simple lean and gradually add more steps until you can do their famous hip-hop dance like a pro! If you like the "Teach Me How To Dougie" song, you have to try out this dance!
News: C-Walk Inspiration for Faster Steps
This video and overally the whole channel behind it, is owned by the most famous cwalker around the internet. Most of his recent videos have upped contrast/brightness which gives the light and very likeable feel. I'm sure you will love him!
How To: Do the Hip Roll Dance Move
This instructional dance video shows you how to do the "hip roll" dance move, which can be applied to several different dance styles, such as belly dancing, R&B, and hip hop. Just practice, practice, practice to add the hip roll move to your dance skills. This tutorial is great for beginners looking to practice their hip-shaking moves.
How To: Crunk dance
Find out how to do a few crunk dances with help from two pros! Crunk dance is a form of dance that can be broken down into basic hip-hop moves that have a little bit of flair added. Bliss & Zetta are professional hip-hop dancers and choreographers. Learn more dance moves from these two by searching WonderHowTo! You're only practice time away from ruling the dance floor.
How To: Break dance step-by-step
For anyone looking for a basic, step-by-step guide to break dancing - this video is for you. Before doing break dancing moves, it's important to warm up the hands, feet and wrists. Learn how to do top rocks moves in break dancing with help from two experts.
How To: Do the basics of pop and lock street dance
This video pop and lock tutorial covers the basics of popping, waving, gliding, botting, tutting, and ticking. Follow along with these hip hop moves and practice, practice, practice. The talented demonstrator is completely self-taught, so really, with a little bit of patience anyone can learn these moves at home. Watch this instructional video, practice along with your favorite hip hop music, and start impressing friends with your mad skills at dance parties or a club.
How To: Hip Hop dance the Heel-Toe Flick and Gliding
Another video for true beginners of hip hop dancing.
How To: Dance the Cupid Shuffle like Cupid
Cupid teaches everyone how to do the Cupid Shuffle from the song of the same name.
How To: Master the basics of finger tutting, including tracing and starting positions
It's hard to start learning a new style of dance without someone to show you how the basic steps work. If you like finger tutting and need some help with the basics, this video is here for you. It will teach you all about tracing, starting hand positions, and other basic finger tutting techniques.
How To: Do a choreographed hip-hop dance to the song "Replay" by Iyaz
Iyaz is the latest of the Caribbean dance-hall / r&b starts to follow in the wake of Ben Kingston, and his song "Replay" has been a huge hit. If you need a good dance to use for it, look no further! This video will show you all of the choreography for an awesome dance to the song.
How To: Dance basic C-Walk moves and glides
This video will teach you how to C Walk. It covers basic and advanced C Walk dance moves including: The V V Step Back V Variation
How To: Do the basic king tut dance
Here are 6 king tutting movez. King tut is a popping dance move. Popping is a combination of funk and street dancing. Follow along with this visual demonstration to learn how to king tut. This king tutting tutorial is for beginners.
How To: Booty dance
Your body language tells a lot about yourself...No hiding or excuses anymore when da beat drops...Learn the A-B-C of urban dance moves with Booty Basics and feel more confident on the dance floor! Every one CAN dance: just follow the step to step guide, add your special touch, and rock it!!!
How To: Perform a basic hip hop step
Learn the easiest and most effective hip hop step with this dance how to video. Follow this tutorial and you'll be droppin' it low in the clubs in no time.
How To: Do three different hip hop dance moves
This video demonstrates three different hip hop streetdance moves. If you like Chris Brown, you might like this dance tutorial video. The dancer demonstrates and provides text explaining each hip hop dance move.
How To: Do several different hip hop dance moves
This video demonstrates three different hip hop streetdance moves. If you like Chris Brown, you might like this dance tutorial video. The dancer demonstrates and provides text explaining each hip hop dance move. He does not list any of the names of the dance moves.
How To: Dance the twerk your booty dance
Learn how to twerk your booty! This is a great video that shows you exactly how you can execute a picture perfect booty twerk. You'll rule the scene the next time you go out dancing with your friends, just master these easy and basic moves in no time at all!
How To: Do the Bunny Hop
This beginner Hip Hop dance is called the Bunny Hop. It is not like the old Bunny Hop we use to know. It is a line dance that consists of two sets of hopping in a square. Have fun.
How To: Do the Wobble soul line dance
While we admit the Wobble isn't the most sophisticated name for a dance, in practice its actually very sexy and infinitely bootylicious. If you've ever seen a Beyonce music video - or really any R&B/hip hop video with girls in booty shorts and low-cut tank tops - then you've witnessed the glory of the Wobble. Part Hustle and part gyrating, this dance will not only make you look like a goddess, but will also help sculpt your midsection and lower body into tightened perfection.
How To: Add head isolation moves to your hip-hop dance skills
Head isolations are a type of hip-hop moves where the head moves separately from the body or vice versa, which is central to many popular types of dancing including popping and tutting. This pair of videos offers great step-by-step instructions on how to do different types of head isolations and incorporate them into your dance combos.
How To: Move like a hip hop dancer
This video is for true beginners with no hip hop dance experience. People with no dance skills come to me all the time wanting to learn how to dance. In addition to classes, I teach private lessons, mostly to guys who don't want to look dumb when they go to a dance with a girl. The key is to learn how to feel the music and move to it like a hip hop dancer does.
How To: Tut more creatively and transition between moves more smoothly
Tutting has taken the art of walking like an Egyptian to a whole new level. If you've already got some basic moves down and you're looking to improve the creativity and smoothness of your tutting, check this video out. It offers tips on positions, transitions, and improving you style to make your tuts more epic than ever before.
How To: Do advanced tutting
Learn how to do advanced tutting. Dance tut with different hand moves. You must practice step by step. Make sure you make a 90 degree angle with the correct hand movement. Now ain't dat hot.. you are tutting.
How To: Do da Stanky Legg dance by GS
This new dance by the G Spot boys will make your booty hot. Da Stanky Legg is a hiphop sensation that's dominating the airwaves. Bow Wow and Soulja Boy endorse this crazy southern hiphop phenomenon.
How To: Do the "Dougie Dance"
Think you have the moves to Dougie? If not, learn them in this video form The Drop Spot, which teaches you how to do the Dougie dance, from the song "My Dougie", by Li'l Wil. Try it out, you must just feel the groove.
How To: Perform the Jerk dance move
Jay R. has some dances that he wants to show off and teach to you. He is going to be teaching you how to perform 10 different dance moves. Jay will be walking you through 10 easy dance steps that just about anyone can do. Dances included in his video are the reject, the jerk, the dip, side step, pin drop, the dougie, and much more. So if you're looking for some new dances to try out at the next party you go to, be sure to watch this video from beginning to end.
How To: Jerk (dance) - "Steez & Sway"
Want to learn how to jerk dance? Team ExClu$!v3 is here to start you out with a basic tutorial on what jerk dancing looks like and how to get your legs and feet moving, doing what is called "steezing" or "the steez". Instructors Leonardo and Jr. Donetello show you the "dos and dont's" so you don't look "straight up goofy" on the dance floor and also go over a jerk dance move they like to call "the sway".
How To: Do the Hustle "Wobble" dance step by step
As strange as it may seem, the Hustle "Wobble" is actually a form of line dancing. But rather than tossing your cowboy hat on and your boots for an old West rendition of the Cowboy Boogie, the Hustle Wobble is more about shakin' what your mama gave you and getting down with your bad self.
How To: Complete a beginner hip hop toe spin combo
Want to look effortlessly cool? Well, then you're ironically going to have to put a lot of effort into practicing your breakdance and/or hip hop moves.
How To: Do a fancy hip hop hat trick dance move
You know how Justin Timberlake gets the ladies? Well, other than the fact that he's a majorly hot musician, the guy's got smooth moves. From Michael Jackson-inspired foot glides to spins and even hat tricks, the dude's got an arsenal of impressive hip hop moves.
How To: Complete a series of hip hop hat tricks
If you're looking for outdated magician's hat tricks then you've come to the wrong place. But if you're looking for a way to move like a smooth criminal and impress the ladies, then you've just met your guide to your next date.
How To: Do a hip hop knee spin dance move
Want to turn your blah breakdance routine into a stunning, pro-level flip fest? Then take a look at this breakdancing video to learn how to do a hip hop knee spin. This knee spin can be incorporated into your breakdancing for an extra special twist that will definitely leave an impression.
How To: Complete a tutting combo with popping
Need a few cool moves to show off the next time you're trying to impress the ladies at a club? Then check out this helpful video to learn a sequence of tutting moves (a type of street dance that emphasizes right angles) and popping.
Eat It, Gene Kelly: Turf Dancing In the Rain
Turf dancing (Acronym: Taking Up Room on the Floor) is a form of street dance of similar vein to krumping. Basic dance elements include mimeing and popping & locking; and the free-flowing style is intended to portray a narrative- not totally unlike Gene Kelly's intention in Singin' In the Rain: In contrast to the classic 50's musical, the talented kids below bring a similar concept into the 21st century, and their performance is strikingly beautiful.