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'''Street dance''' is an umbrella term used to describe [[dance]] styles that evolved outside of [[dance studio]]s at more everyday spaces such as [[street]]s, [[school]] yards and [[nightclub]]s. They're often [[improvisation]]al and [[social dance|social]] in nature, encouraging interaction and contact with the spectators and the other dancers.

(contracted; show full)ping]], with its focus on highly energetic battles and movements, is an example of such a style that just recently became publicly known. It's also common to see some characteristics of street dance being mixed with other more traditional dance forms, creating styles such as [[street-jazz]], a hybrid of modern hip hop styles and [[jazz dance]]. Such styles are generally focused more on choreography and performance and less on improvisation and battles, and are not always considered pure street dances.
 Donovan Henry the first original official Hip Hop Choreographer [[http://www.millennium2design.com/dh_website/site.html]]started choreographing music videos in the late 80's thru thur 2000.

==See also==
* [[African American vernacular dance]]

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