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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.

Today, ''street dance'' is commonly used specifically for the many [[hip hop dance]]s and [[funk dance]] styles that began appearing in the [[United States]] in the [[1970]]s, and are still alive and evolving within the [[hip hop culture]] of today. Most of these styles are considered [[African American vernacular dance]]s as they first appeared within [[African American]] communities.
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==Origins==
Many street dance styles were formed as an answer to needs among youths of various [[urban area]]s, such as the lack of affordable dance studios. They also offered a solution to [[gang violence]], by giving these people an alternative [[lifestyle]], opening up new ways to form social bonds and expressing their feelings through [[nonviolence|nonviolent]] and [[creativity|creative]] methods.

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