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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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'''Bold text'''<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here</nowiki>==Origins==
Some street dance styles claims to have been formed as an answer to needs among youths of various [[urban area]]s, such as the lack of affordable dance studios and as an alternative [[lifestyle]] to [[gang violence]], opening up new ways to form social bonds and expressing their feelings through [[nonviolence|nonviolent]] and [[creativity|creative]] methods.⏎
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==Characteristics==
Unlike many other dance forms, most street dances encourage individuality and originality, and that dancers interpret the existing moves freely and even invent new ones to create a personal style of their own. Improvisation is the heart of most street dances, though [[choreography]] is also seen, mostly mixed with improvisation or used for prepared shows.

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==External links==

* [http://www.freshvibesdance.com/ FreshVibesDance.com]Streetdance Courses in South West UK.
* [http://breakdancecrew.com BreakdanceCrew.com] An online community with tutorials and videos for breakdancing, popping, and locking
* [http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/catalog/titledetail.cfm?titleNumber=497846 Houghton Mifflin book] A street dance themed novel titled [[Kid B]].
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* [http://artspolicy.colum.edu/DVProfiles.html "Dancing on the Through-Line: Rennie Harris and the Past and Future of Hip-Hop Dance"] by Jeff Chang; from the series Democratic Vistas Profiles: Essays in the Arts and Democracy

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