Get Groovy: The Ultimate Guide to learn Hip-hop Social Dance (Udemy.com)
An in-depth look at the foundational aspects of social dance through a Hiphop lens.
Created by: Quilan Arnold
Last updated April 2019
What you will learn
- Dance with rhythm using Hiphop social dance moves in a recreational, studio, or club environment.
- Execute basic Hiphop technique and movement principles within Hiphop social dance such as grooving, rhythm, and musical interpretation
- Improve awareness of the body as it pertains to weight shifts, isolations, and use of space
- Exhibit their own personal style within the Hiphop dance vocabulary
- Tailor individual style with improvisational skill and movement
- Demonstrate a deeper understanding of rhythmic-body connection to music
How it compares
Against the other 662 rated Udemy courses in Health & Fitness on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 17% of them
- Reviews246#342 of 663 by number of reviews
- Length4.5 hourslonger than 70% of them
- Last updatedApril 2019earlier than 83% of them
Course Description
Overcome social dance fears by learning how to groove with Hiphop dance moves!
- Learn different grooves in order to show you have rhythm
- Learn how to let loose on the dance floor
- Find confidence in yourself and in your body
- Learn different moves in order to exemplify your grooves
- Learn how to combine different moves in order to create your own freestyle
“Get Groovy" is a course designed to help you better understand how to embody rhythm using Hiphop dance concepts and vocabulary. After this course, you will obtain the tools to build your confidence and rip it up on any dance floor. No longer will you have to be inhibited by your insecurities. Join me on this journey and open the door to becoming a stronger, healthier, and more confident you!
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
246 Reviews
Quilan Arnold
Quilan “Cue” Arnold is a dancer, performer, teacher, videographer, and scholar. He currently holds faculty positions at Towson University in Baltimore, as well as Gibney Dance Center in New York City.
Quilan holds a BA from Penn State University. During his tenure there, Quilan focused on how the foundations of euro-centric technique applied to a deeper awareness of the body within Hip-hop dance. In this pursuit, Quilan was able to perform domestically and internationally as a way to showcase his embodiment of a euro-afro technical hybrid.
Quilan is a recent MFA graduate in Dance at The Ohio State University. In his research there, he considered identity and representation of the black male in the United States through a Hip-hop lens. Simultaneously, Quilan focused on pedagogically combining academic and vernacular dance structures in order to cultivate stronger relationships between studio and street environments. Quilan’s research is explored through the embodiment of Hip-hop culture, the choreographic process, dance film, and the lessons conjured from his teaching of Hip-hop dance.
Outside of teaching, Quilan’s most recent credit involve performing with the NY Philharmonic and traveling to Salvador, Brazil in order to further his research.
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Reviews
By Kim De Bie on 9/1/2021
Very interesting, good explanations, nice moves, lots of opportunities to practice. Downside: volume changes between videos + the moves aren't mirrored (when he says his left foot, it is right foot for us, which is confusing)
By Christa Davis on 4/14/2020
Thank you again for providing this during our challenging transition. It has made my Hip Hop class a little less stressful as I figure out sound and accessability for students! You are a blessing!
By Sophie Ayache on 2/15/2020
Explanations are great But there is a playback problem
By Dominic Ivor on 12/23/2019
Very intelligent and professional way of presenting. As a Masters of dance, you see the crispness in the movements. Not sloppy as I saw in other videos.
By Tenzin Thusur on 5/1/2019
taking this class has increased my confidence and boosted my ego whilst dancing and helped me understand music and the bpm correlation with it.
By John Hodgins on 3/17/2019
Been trying to learn to groove from other sources. everyone pretty much just says relax, find your groove. The teacher breaks down the movement well so that you can see how the hips and the knee work together and he teaches how to relax the other body parts.
By Joseph Anderson on 7/15/2018
The different hip hop moves were broken down really well. Just wish that the instructor had raised the tempo of practicing each move more gradually, especially in the routine learning section. Also, the tracks that the instructor uses are really bad and it is very hard to find timing in them. Also, the instructors edits the end of the routine section really badly, when he performs the choreography at the end, it is edited to all blend in to each other and doesn't give a chance for you to restart the choreography and practice again with the music. However, it was mostly all good though, just those things.
By Meera Kibe on 4/19/2018
Loved the fact that the instructor has included diverse group of people , people one would assume to not be good dancers , but when it’s all put together is a pleasure to watch them all dance so beautifully . Also instructor has broken down the steps clearly . .. into baby steps .
By Wonnita Olafisoye on 9/3/2017
Some difficulty in loading time. It takes a long time.
By Ross Yates on 2/25/2017
It's kinda groovy - I like the relaxed approach, like you just dropped in without an appointment. Great guys... i'm lovin' it.
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Overall Score : 88 / 100






