Judging Hip Hop (Session 2)

Original Air Date: Thursday, February 20th 2025

This is the 2025 edition of the "Judging Hip Hop" webinar, starts with similar core content as the Session 1 (2024) webinar, with a few notable additions.

Core Lessons:

• Misunderstandings: An overview of the techniques and choreography concepts judges misunderstand, often by utilizing other dance genres as a standard.

• Technique(Hip Hop): Vocabulary and proper form for Hip Hop steps every choreographer and judge should know.

• Technique(Breaking): Technique and terminology for toprock, downrock, and freezes.

• Technique(Popping): An overview of the most important techniques for Popping and Popping-adjacent styles that commonly show up on stage.

New Lessons:

• Language: How to discuss and critique choreography, freestyle, and more common Hip Hop elements on stage.

• Hip Hop rules every judge should know.

• Expanding on common critiques: Taking phrases like "get low" , "good isolations", and more...and elaborating on them to create more room for new critiques and deeper thoughts.

• A deeper dive into tricks, freezes, and other specialty moves.

• Plus more!