Some of the major contributors to House Dance in the form of jacking, skating, footwork, stomping, and lofting. Good stuff!
2004 – Evolution
By Byron Cox From the foundation movements of house, 2004 has grown and added to the fabric of the dance. It’s birth was given life through the updated sounds of many dj’s and producers of house and tech house music. Many musicians pushed the rhythmic envelope, adding slightly muted sounds, complex syncopation, electronic flare, and [...]
New School
The next wave of house dancers came after the hip hop explosion was already full tilt. Mega clubs such as the Tunnel were playing to mixed audiences, which included both house and hip-hop. For some DJ’s, the delineation between dance music was seen as more of a marketing ploy, but for the dancers, an evolution [...]
Let me see your Footwork!
Footwork, long a part of the landscape of the NYC dance scene, appears in full regalia in house dance. Many classic techniques like “heel toe”, cross stepping, kicks, taps, and slides, speak to the anthology of movement and music that lead to the disco revolution and the music we now call house. Stomping and skating [...]
Loft
Following the trend of social dances in New York, the eccentric dances of Paradise Garage formed the basis for the Loft style of the mid 80’s. As the “New Jersey” sound took hold in New York, the loving reinforcement of the music became the catalyst for the dance form. Clothing and environment played a large [...]
Time To Jack
In the late 80′s, Chip E told the world it was “Time to Jack.” Jacking was a term coined in Chicago for waist-centric launch and recovery dance of house. The Jack represents the control factor in house dance, manipulating the energy by gathering it on the snare and releasing it on the high hat. [...]
