House dance
House dance grew out of underground club scenes in Chicago and New York in the 1980s, created largely by Black, Latino and queer communities dancing to house music. The music itself is tied to the Warehouse club in Chicago and its resident DJ Frankie Knuckles. It is usually danced to loud, bass-heavy electronic dance music in clubs.
It rests on three elements: jacking, a rippling movement of the torso; fast, intricate footwork; and lofting, which brings in lifting and aerial or floor-based movement. The style travelled from the United States to France and then the United Kingdom, where it mixed with local dance. Today it is battled at events such as Juste Debout, House Dance International in New York and Summer Dance Forever.
Sources
- House dance (Wikipedia)
- The history of the UK house dance scene: a new documentary (Mixmag)
- The Warehouse and the origins of house music (Music Origins)
- House Dance International (Wikipedia)
Organisations connected with this dance
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