<P> More than 50 years old , hip - hop dance became widely known after the first professional street - based dance crews formed in the 1970s in the United States . The most influential groups were Rock Steady Crew , New York City Breakers , The Lockers , and The Electric Boogaloos who are responsible for the spread of breaking , locking , and popping respectively . The Brooklyn - based dance style uprock influenced breaking early in its development . Boogaloo gained more exposure because it is the namesake of the Electric Boogaloos crew . Uprock , roboting , and boogaloo are respected dance styles but none of them are as mainstream or popular as breaking , locking , and popping . </P>
<P> More than 50 years old , hip - hop dance became widely known after the first professional street - based dance crews formed in the 1970s in the United States . The most influential groups were Rock Steady Crew , New York City Breakers , The Lockers , and The Electric Boogaloos who are responsible for the spread of breaking , locking , and popping respectively . The Brooklyn - based dance style uprock influenced breaking early in its development . Boogaloo gained more exposure because it is the namesake of the Electric Boogaloos crew . Uprock , roboting , and boogaloo are respected dance styles but none of them are as mainstream or popular as breaking , locking , and popping . </P>
where did hip hop dance originally come from
where did hip hop dance originally come from
the United States
the United States