hi and welcome to another tutorial my name is Monika Matys and today I'll
teach you three basic hip hop moves. This video is a part of the hip hop dance
series so if you like to see more videos just like this one please give this
video a thumbs up and subscribe. At the end of this video I'll show you how to
combine the moves in a little mini routine so you know how to transition
between them. Let me show you the moves with the music first and then I'm gonna
break them down. Ok guys first move we're going to lift each knee two times
so I want you to start with the knees slightly bent shift the weight onto your
left leg right knee will go up two times up down up then we're going to shift
weight onto the right foot left is free to move we're going to lift it twice up
down let's try to do it for the full eight count starting with right knee
five six seven here we go one two three four right knee five six seven eight
remember you don't have straight legs you're not standing on the straight leg
is going to be hard to balance like you just saw, knees are slightly bent and
then you can stay on the same level up we're going to add a knee bend so we're
going to be dropping the body every single time the foot goes up so we have
a little bounce with it so if we are lifting right foot you're going to bend
the standing knee either standing like so left knee will go forward two times
you see how I just brought my body down on the same exact beat at the very same
same time as you're lifting right foot let's try it again five six seven eight
one two then shift weight onto your right leg left is free to move we're
going to be bending right knee left knee will be coming up two times
up down up notice what happens after I lift their knee and bend the right knee
I reset so I come back to straight position straight legs and I do it again
on the same side okay let's try it from the right side 1 2 switch 1 2 switch 1
so I'm counting the knees up 1 2 and again 1 2 1 2 1 2 and 1 so all right let
me face you will try it again, same tempo nice and slow
5 6 7 here we go 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 notice that I'm not lifting the knee all
the way up it's not 90 degree angle the knee just goes up a little bit, the foot
stays fairly near to the floor just because we'll be doing this much faster
and you won't be able to do huge moves and keep the rhythm at the same time ok
so this motion we'll add the arms every single time the knee comes up both arms
will be straightening down so your starting position will be arms bent
elbows loosely by your sides and give me loose fists and then every time you lift
the leg we're going to do the opposite action of the arms so it's going to look
something like this slow 1 2 and then other side same arms 1
2 1 2 1 so let me show you sideways 5 6 7 slow 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 and now we have
to connect it with our knee bent with our bounce so it's three different things at
the same time let's try very very slowly 5 6 7 here we go 1 2 1
two one two and one two. To make this movement look a little bit better and I
want you to bend the or round up the torso a little bit so we shouldn't be
very straight up so round up the shoulders very relaxed the upper body is
loose, you can even lean forward a little bit if you want this will look better
than this even if you're doing everything correctly but your torso is
super stiff well this is not the look we're going for
so give me a little slouch and this makes the movement look so much better
five six seven eight we have one two three four five six seven eight
all right moving on to the next one. In this next movement we're going to be
shifting on the heels and the toes so we're going to first get the feet in in
this position facing straight and then as you're turning the body to the right
you're going to end up with right foot being on the heel left foot being on the
toes come back keep the movement very very small it's a little bit of
balancing involved so be patient with it again five six seven we're gonna go one
two three four and then rest let try the same thing on the other side so now
we're going to switch everything. Before it was right heel when we're turning to
the right so now since we're turning to the left the foot will get onto the left
heel and right toes. One foot is always on the top one foot is always on the
heel so this will help you remember the movement let's try it with the turn to
the left left foot will be on the heel right foot will be on the toe and you
want to try and do it at the same time don't do what I just did not this but
boom one motion add a little bit of energy turn the body to face the corner
Let's try it. again side middle, side middle, side middle
and turn middle. what else you have to remember here is that you don't to lift
the heel and the toe really far it's not about how high you can get them off the
floor it's actually the smaller the lift the better
as long as it's visible a little bit we're going to now try and mix the sides
to keep it a little bit easier we'll stick to two repetitions on each side so
starting to the right we have one two then we're going to switch to the other
side. and again one two and switch one two notice that every single
time afterwards you want to come back to the middle position and try to keep the
feet close to each other don't let them separate too much because it will be
harder to pivot we're not going to add anything of the torso and the arms the
torso will twist naturally because this is where your feet are taking it so
we're not going to do anything extra there and for the arms maybe just keep
them slightly bent by your sides just to you know make them look a little bit
better just to have more balance 5 6 7 8 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 ok moving on for this next movement we're going to jump a little
bit to the back so right foot you're going to take it back put the weight
onto the right foot left toes will pop off the floor then you're going to shift
weight onto the left foot again and bounce back one more time so we're going
to start with right foot going to the back we shift weight lifting the front
toes come back and do that again I'll show you from the side if we got rid of
the jump right it's just going to be steps and shifting weight so you can
start off right here: step lift the front toes of the left foot put the toes down
lift the right heel and then come back into the same
position, feet together at the end I'll do it again five six seven here we go
back front back together once you have that we'll switch sides so left foot
we're going to step back right toes will come off the floor back front back
together that's right on the same side left foot back one two three together
now adding the jump we'll go back to the right foot we're gonna go back front
back switch and then same thing with the left foot back front back switch five
six seven slow back front back switch back front back switch back front back
switch back front back switch the rhythm I want you to try the movement with is
this one and two together three four five and six together seven eight so
we're going faster in the beginning and then we pause in the middle for two beats
Let's try it: five six seven eight one and two together three four five and six seven
eight just so we're not standing there still we're going to do a little bounce
in the middle between the sides five six seven eight one and two three four five
and six seven eight again one and two three four five and six seven eight. Let
me put the moves together in a small routine so you can follow along and you
can do some transitions five six seven eight one two three four five six seven
eight back front back bounce bounce back front
back bounce bounce on the bouncing part of
course you're bending the knees, you can give me something with the arms whatever
you want it can be a bend, it can be cross open, it can be a roll anything
you're feeling, your own arm one two three four five six seven eight one and
two bounce three four five and six seven eight six seven one two three four five
six seven eight one and two three four five and six seven eight. All right you
guys that is it for today thank you so much for watching and I'll see you in
the next one bye