

Hip hop music and dance evolved simultaneously and for many outside the dance world, entertainers who are both singers and dancers are often considered the most famous hip hop dancers. Top 11 Most Famous Hip Hop Dancers: Singer / Dancers Crews and freestyle dance battles still exist, on the street, in competitions and increasingly, on social media.
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Today, many hip hop dancers study “new style” hip hop dance at the thousands of studios that have sprung up to teach the next generation the old school moves along with formal jazz-funk choreography. This move away from pure freestyling or improvisation was the beginning of the “new school” of hip hop dance. Around this time, it was also noticed by dance industry pioneers like Toni Basil who began developing hip hop choreography based on the traditional eight count. Hip hop dancers in those days vied for bragging rights by holding street dance battles between crews that featured breaking, popping and locking – moves put together improvisationally in freestyle dances.Īs hip hop caught on nationwide in the early 80s, it was featured in movies like Breakin’ and on televised dance shows of the time, including Soul Train. In hip hop, it’s important to distinguish between “Old School” and “New Style.” Old school refers to the original hip hop street dancing that got its start in the 1970s, evolving alongside the developing rap music style. So, we decided to take it upon ourselves to create our own list of famous hip hop dancers from its origins in the street up through the present day. Yet the truth is, it’s not like there’s some leaderboard that determines who’s on the list and who’s not. against Oakland.The hip hop dance world is competitive, and there are lots of dancers vying to become one of 11 most famous hip hop dancers. The dancer also won an IDC Battle for the U.K. Leeson featured as a model and dancer in a GAP 2018 commercial advert. "The music provides a new world for me and like Chameleon, I blend into the new world and show my environment through story telling" says Leeson. Leeson currently is a member of the innovative and visionary group Noesis. Leeson began dancing at 15 years old at a dance company in Essex called Kayzar. Leeson Lewis is a 23 year-old versatile dancer and choreographer from East London and Essex. UK 🇬🇧 VS US 🇺🇸 Had a great time at International Dance Clash Battle in Oakland x I do this for my family, friends, and my students all, if I make them proud then I'm good 👊🏾🌟 Maddest of love to my mentors, and the team East London and Essex about to the global 👊🏾⚔👑 - Goodies #hiphop #turfin #oakland #london #us #uk #noesis #fun #battle # exchange #travels #culture #chameleon #essex #artist #artistoninstagram #jhus #goodiesĪ post shared by Leeson Lewis on at 11:07am PST

She has a self-titled YouTube channel where she has posted footage from her classes. Lalau's dancing skills has earned her more than 502k fans on Instagram. Sienna Lalau is a 18 year-old dancer and choreographer for THE LAB. I’m extremely grateful for everything and everyone that made this year one to remember, and I honestly can’t wait for the new moments waiting to be created in 2019 🙌🏽😁❤️Ī post shared by Sienna Lalau 🌺 on at 6:15pm PST And thank you to ALL of you for your love and support that has allowed me to live out my dreams. Thank you God for showing me so much love & favor, I will continue to be your humble servant. However, because of God’s love and the love and support my friends and family had for me, I was able to pick myself back up and work hard to make my dreams happen. When I first moved to LA last year, I had so many financial and emotional struggles that made me almost give up on my dream at the time, and move back home. The places, cultures, friendships, stages, hardships, opportunities, and people I’ve encountered this year have not only been a blessing, but it has constantly inspired, challenged, & motivated me to want to be a better person every day.

I can’t even begin to explain the amount of joy God has brought me throughout this year because it goes way beyond dance. the most stressful, exhausting, busiest, yet most valuable, exciting, and victorious year i’ve EVER experienced in my entire life so far.
