How to Learn Hip-Hop Dancing

Transcript What’s up! My name is Matt Steffanina, and I’m a dancer, choreographer, and instructor in Los Angeles, California. I actually started as a B-boy with floor work, windmills, tricks and all that. And it evolved into hip hop as I got older. I’ve danced in tours, music videos, TV shows, and movies. I’ve danced …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Steffanina and today I’m going to teach you guys how to dance to dubstep. Now, the first thing to know when you’re dancing dubstep is that there’s not as much of a groove in it as there is when you dance to hip-hop music. It’s a lot more …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Steffanina, and today I’m going to teach you how to dance at a club, the beginner dance moves. These are things that you can go into a club tonight and start doing right away, and get you grooving and have a good time. The first thing we need …

Transcript What’s up? This is Matt Steffanina, and today I’m going to teach you guys how to incorporate kicks into your shuffle. When we start off with kicks we want to put them into our Running Man. So we’re going to first do a couple of steps with the Running Man. From here, when we …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Steffanina and today I’m going to teach you guys how to dance like Chris Brown. Chris Brown is known for a lot of different styles but the three that we’re going to focus on today are footwork, crumping and tutting. We’re going to start by kicking our right …

Transcript What’s up? This is Matt Stefenina, and today I’m going to teach you guys how to add in forward dance steps while shuffling. Any of the steps you’ve learned while shuffling can be done in multiple directions. But today I’m going to teach you a special one that we do to the front. We’re …

Transcript What’s up? This is Matt Steffanina and today I’m gonna teach you guys how to tick. Ticking is a style that’s easy to learn, but very difficult to master. So, today I’m gonna give you guys some drills that you can do at home, to improve your ticking. The first thing you’re gonna do …

Transcript What’s up? This is Matt Steffanina and today I’m going to teach you guys how to incorporate arm movements while shuffling. The most important thing when you’re using your arms is to know that there are no rules. There’s no right or wrong. It’s just whatever feels comfortable. When you’re doing the running man, …

Transcript What’s up? This is Matt Steffanina, and today I’m going to teach you guys how to put together combinations while shuffling. The first two moves that we’re going to combine are the T step and the Running Man. You’re going to start with the T step. While you’re going across the floor, when your …

Transcript What’s up? My name’s Matt Steffanina, and today I’m going to teach you guys how to add to Moonwalk into your shuffle combinations. In order to combine these moves, you need to know two steps. The Moonwalk, and the Running Man. From your Running Man, we’re going to take our foot, and as it …

Transcript What’s up? This is Matt Steffanina and today I’m going to teach you guys how to add spins into your shuffle combinations. I’m going to teach you guys one of my favorite spins and you start by going into the running man. Once we get to this position we’re going to turn on our …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Steffanina and today I’m going to teach you guys how to dance like Ne-Yo. Ne-Yo really doesn’t dance a whole lot, but what he does he does really well. Ne-Yo is known for his smooth glides, his walks, his points. He’s a very subtle dancer but he comes …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Steffanina and today we’re going to teach you guys how to dance like Ciara. I’m going to talk you through the moves and Dana is going to demonstrate. To start off you’re going to step forward on your right leg, arching your back and pulling your right knee …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Steffanina and today we’re gonna teach you how to dance like the step-up movies. Now, if you’re a guy, you can follow me. If you’re a girl, you can follow Dana. You can still do this routine, even if you have two guys or two girls; you might …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Steffanina and today I’m going to talk to you guys about the history of the Melbourne Shuffle. The Melbourne Shuffle was actually created in the late 80’s and into the early 90’s and it’s a club and a rave dance. This dance was started in Melbourne, Australia, thus …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Steffanina and today I’m going to teach you guys how to the Reject. We’re going to start by turning sideways. We’re going to start by picking our back foot up. From here I’m going to jump the leg that I’m standing on foward. Then I’m going to fall …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Steffanina and today we’re going to teach you how to dance like Nicki Minaj. I’m going to talk you through the moves and Dana is going to demonstrate them for you. You’re going to start by turning to the side. You’re going to take your right foot and …

Transcript What’s up my name is Matt Steffanina and today I’m going to teach you guys how to dance like Usher. Usher is known for his big movements and his smooth glides. So I’m going to teach you guys a combination that incorporates both of those that you can practice on your own. You’re going …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Steffanina and today we’re going to teach you how to dance like Lady Gaga. I’m going to talk you through the moves and Dana is going to demonstrate them for you. Let’s get started. The choreography that we’re going to teach you today is the short sequence from …

Transcript What’s up? This is Matt Steffanina and today I’m going to teach you guys the basics of the Melbourne Shuffle. The first step that we’re going to learn today is called the T-step. You’re going to start by making a T with your feet, putting your front foot at a T with the heel …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Steffanina, and I’m going to show you how to dance like Michael Jackson. Now, Michael Jackson is famous for a lot of different dance moves but we’re going to take his biggest move today, and I’m going to break it down for you step by step, and that’s …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Steffanina, and today I’m going to teach you guys how to dance like Lil’ Wayne. Now, Lil’ Wayne doesn’t really do a whole lot of dancing. He more so rocks. So I’m going to teach you the rock that Lil’ Wayne does when he’s rapping, and when he’s …

Transcript What’s up, this is Matt Steffanina, and today I’m going to teach you guys how to do the running man in your shuffle. To start, we’re going to turn sideways. We’re going to pick one leg up. As you put this leg down you’re going to take your bottom leg and push it back …

Transcript What’s up, my name is Matt Steffanina, and today I’m going to be teaching you some street dancing moves. Today we’re going to be focusing mostly on up rocking, and I’m going to give you a couple of floor moves that you can do out at the club. For your basic rock, you’re going …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Stephanina [SP]. And this is Dana. And today we’re going to teach you guys some freak dancing moves. We’re not just talking about grinding. We’re not just talking about hanging out at a club. These are the freak dancing moves. So you got to get freaky. The first …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Steffanina and today we’re going to teach you how to dance like Beyoncé. I’m going to walk you through the moves and Dana’s going to demonstrate them for you. We’re going to start with four steps on your right foot. You’re going to step all the way around …

Transcript What’s up? My name’s Matt Steffanina and today I’m going to teach you guys how to freestyle while doing a shuffle. The most important thing to remember when you’re freestyling is to stay on beat. Other than that there are really no rules, there’s no right or wrong. But you want to go off …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Steffanina, and this is Dana. And today we’re going to teach you some dirty dancing moves. Now we’re going to start with the ladies, because generally it’s a guy walking up to a lady, and asking her to dance. So she’s already dancing. So girls, you have to …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Steffanina, and today I’m going to teach you guys how to free style. When you’re free styling, the most important thing is to stay on beat. You really can do any move as long as you keep the music in mind first. Let’s start with some basic grooves. …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Steffanina and today I’m going to teach you guys how to dance like Justin Bieber. Today I’m going to teach you some of the choreography from Justin’s video, Somebody to Love. You’re gonna start by kicking with your right leg and hopping on your left foot. Then you’re …

Transcript What’s up. My name is Matt Stephanina, and today we’re going to teach you how to dance like Rihanna. The first move you’re going to step out on your right foot, to the right corner, pushing our right hip out to the side. Then step that leg back in, and repeat this step on …

Transcript What’s up? My name is Matt Stefanina, and today we’re going to teach you come sexy salsa moves. We’re going to begin with a salsa basic, the guy stepping forward on his left foot, the girl stepping back on her right. This goes one, two, three, hold, five, six, seven. From here, we’re going …

Transcript Matt Steffanina: What’s up, my name is Matt Steffanina, and this is Dana. And today we’re going to give you guys some dirty dancing do’s and don’ts. What’s cool, what’s not cool, what to do, and what to stay away from. The first one is for the guys. As a guy, you always want …