Popping

A PowerPoint on Modern Day Dancing

1. The New DanceThe New Dance
J. Fly’s viewing of the new J. Fly’s viewing of the new
dancing styles and techniques of dancing styles and techniques of
today’s dancerstoday’s dancers

2. ““Popping”Popping”
A street dance style based on A street dance style based on
the aerobic movements of the aerobic movements of
quickly contracting and quickly contracting and
relaxing muscles to cause a relaxing muscles to cause a
jerk in the dancer's body, jerk in the dancer's body,
referred to as a referred to as a poppop
Is done continuously to the Is done continuously to the
rhythm of a song in rhythm of a song in
combination with various combination with various
movements and posesmovements and poses
Dancer known as “popper”Dancer known as “popper”
Evolved in Fresno, California Evolved in Fresno, California
and was assembled from the and was assembled from the
idea of “locking” (an already idea of “locking” (an already
popular dance)popular dance)
Like other street dances, Like other street dances,
popping is often performed in popping is often performed in
battles, trying to outperform battles, trying to outperform
another dancer/ group of another dancer/ group of
dancers in front of a crowd. dancers in front of a crowd.
This gives room for some This gives room for some
improvisational moves that improvisational moves that
are sometimes seen in shows are sometimes seen in shows
and performances, such as and performances, such as
interaction with the other interaction with the other
contestants and spectatorscontestants and spectators

3. ““Floating”Floating”
Known as Floating, Known as Floating,
Gliding, or SlidingGliding, or Sliding
Refers to a group of Refers to a group of
footwork-oriented dance footwork-oriented dance
techniques and styles techniques and styles
closely related to poppingclosely related to popping
Attempts to create the Attempts to create the
illusion that the dancer's illusion that the dancer's
body is floating smoothly body is floating smoothly
across the floor or that across the floor or that
the legs are walking while the legs are walking while
the body travels in the body travels in
unexpected directionsunexpected directions
Most famous for its use by Most famous for its use by
Michael Jackson and his Michael Jackson and his
Moonwalk (a.k.a. the Moonwalk (a.k.a. the
backslide) backslide) but used with but used with
greater variationsgreater variations

4. ““Strobing”Strobing”
A popping dance technique A popping dance technique
(also known as cracking) (also known as cracking)
giving the impression that giving the impression that
the dancer is moving within the dancer is moving within
a strobe light settinga strobe light setting
To produce this effect, a To produce this effect, a
dancer will take any dancer will take any
ordinary movement in step ordinary movement in step
with quick, short stop-and-with quick, short stop-and-
go movements, i.e. a dancer go movements, i.e. a dancer
may make a simple move may make a simple move
such as waving to the such as waving to the
audience but in a strobing audience but in a strobing
motionmotion
Requires perfect timing and Requires perfect timing and
distance between each distance between each
movement. Doing the movement. Doing the
movements in pace with the movements in pace with the
music will help accomplish music will help accomplish
the illusion of pausing the illusion of pausing
movements/gesturesmovements/gestures

5. ““The Robot”The Robot”
An illusionary dance An illusionary dance
style related to style related to
popping, that popping, that
attempts to imitate a attempts to imitate a
dancing robot. It was dancing robot. It was
originated by Charles originated by Charles
Washington, also Washington, also
known as "Charles known as "Charles
Robot" in the late 60sRobot" in the late 60s

6. Celebrities…Celebrities…
Chris Brown
CB

7. Celebrities…Celebrities…
Usher
U.S.H
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8. And One More Celebrity…And One More Celebrity…
(Just Kidding)(Just Kidding)
J. Fly