hip hop dance originally came from california.
where did hip hop dance originally come from?
california
bullet::::- hip hop international (hhi) was founded in 2002 in the united states by howard and karen schwartz. there are two categories of competitions: world battles and world hip hop dance championship. within the world battles category, there are four titles including three-on-three breaking champions, one-on-one popping champion, one-on-one locking champion, and one-on-one all styles (freestyle) champion. the world hip hop dance championship is for hip-hop crews. there are four divisions: junior (ages 8–12), varsity (13–17), adult (18+), and mega crew (all ages). each crew must have at least five but not more than nine people (mega crew must have 15–40) and must perform a routine that showcases three styles of hip-hop dance. for the 2009 competition, there were 120 crews representing 30 countries. hhi also created the usa hip hop dance championship and the television show "america's best dance crew".
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the dance industry responded to hip-hop dance by creating a commercial version of it. this urban choreography or studio hip-hop, sometimes called "new style", is the kind of hip-hop dance seen in rap, r&b, and pop music videos and concerts. from the point of view of someone deeply immersed in hip-hop culture, anything that looks like hip-hop dance that did not come from the streets and is not improvisational in nature is not a true hip-hop dance form. in an interview with "dance" magazine, choreographer and hip-hop dance teacher emilio "buddha stretch" austin, jr. described his point-of-view:
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