Urban Dance

                                                                     Waacking Waacking  is a New School dance style created in the LGBT clubs of Los Angeles during the 1970s  disco  era. It consists of moving the arms to the music beat, typically in a movement of the arms over and behind the shoulders. Waacking also contains other elements such as posing and footwork. Waacking puts a strong emphasis on musicality and interpretation of the music and its rhythm. The typical music of choice for Waacking is Disco.                                     Waacking was popularized by  Soul trained and the movie Saturday Night Fever . Waacking gained renewed attention through the American TV series  So You Thin You Dance  in 2011.                            

                                                                                                   Urban Dance Urban Dance is a dance style and culture that developed outdoors, mainly in streets. The term is used to describe all the dances in the urban context. The dances are often improvised and of social nature, promoting the interaction and the contact with spectators and other dancers. They form a part of the culture of the geographical zone where they come from, Brooklyn.                                                                                          The first dance associated with the culture is Break Dance, that appeared in New York in the 70´s and it became a fundamental element of urban culture. Break Dance, Locking and Popping are now considered as “Old School” styles.  In the 90´s, the evolution of Hip Hop music took new ways and new styles of dance. New styles started to appear that were disociating themselves of Break Dance. They are called “New Sc