street dancing

Sidewalk movement art

Street dancing refers to dance styles that developed informally in urban public spaces rather than in studios or academies.

The term covers a range of styles including breaking, popping, locking, and hip-hop—forms that emerged from block parties, clubs, and street corners.

Street dancing emphasizes improvisation, individual expression, and battles between dancers: The crew practiced their street dancing in the park every Saturday.

Related

locking · pop and lock · krumping · body wave · boombox · boom bap · cypher · battle · freestyle · cardboard · sneakers · crew · moves · power moves · groove · urban · asphalt · spinning

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Opposites
venue/setting

street dancingballroom dancing

Formal partnered dance styles

classical ballet · formal dance · ceremonial dance · line dancing · square dancing

social class/cultural origin

street dancingclassical ballet

Formal European theatrical dance

ballroom dancing · waltz · minuet · gavotte

venue and formality

street dancingballroom dancing

Formal partnered dance styles

ballet · ballroom · formal dance · cotillion

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G