Hip-hop舞蹈是起源于美国的许多不同种类的舞蹈的总称，基于不同的街头文化或音乐风格。早期的街舞是Locking，起源于20世纪60年代。
相关词汇
backslide n. 后滑
B-boying n. 地板舞，霹雳舞
b-girl n. 跳地板舞的女孩
breaker n. 地板舞舞者
breaking n. 地板舞，霹雳舞
disco n. 迪斯科
electro n. 电子音乐
footwork 排腿
funk n. 放克音乐，乡土爵士乐
hip-hop n.嘻哈
jerk n. 突然的停止
kick n. 踢
locker n. 锁舞舞者
locking n. 锁舞
moonwalk n. 太空步
popping n. 机械舞
power move 大地板动作
street dance 街舞
style move 小地板动作
top rock 摇滚步
情景对话:
A: Look at those b-boys and b-girls!
B: What are you talking about? What b-boys?
A: I mean those breakers, those breaking dancers.
B: Oh, you mean those street dancers?
A: Yeah. Breaking or B-boying is a type of street dance.
Usually we call those breaking dancers b-boys and b-girls.
B: Get it.
A: Look at their power move and style move. They are really good at it!
B: Are there any basic techniques for this type of dance?
A: Yeah, like the foot work they just did and top rock like this. Oh, here come another group of lockers.
B: And they are doing locking?
A: That's right. Oh, listen to the music. Strong beats. It's funk and disco music mixed together.
B: I can see you really love street dance. Can you do some of the steps or kicks?
A: Well, I can do the jerks as they do in popping. Now look!
B: Not bad.
参考译文:
A:瞧瞧那些地板舞男孩、女孩们!
B:你在说什么?什么地板舞男孩?
A:我指的是地板舞舞者，专门跳地板舞的人。
B:哦，你说的是一种街舞的舞者吗?
A:是的。地板舞，也称霹雳舞，是街舞的一类。通常大家管跳地板舞的人叫地板舞男孩或地板舞女孩。
B:明白了。
A:瞧瞧他们跳的大地板和小地板动作，跳得真好啊!
B:这种舞有什么基本的技术要领吗?
A:有的，比方说他们刚刚做的排腿动作，还有像这样的摇滚步。哦，又来了一群锁舞舞者。
B:那他们现在跳的就是锁舞吗?
A:没错。哦，听听这音乐，节奏很强劲，混合了放克和迪斯科音乐.
B:能看出来你挺喜爱街舞的。你能跳一些舞步，或做一些踢腿的动作给我看看吗?
A:嗯，我能做这种机械舞里突然停止的动作。看着啊!
B:不错啊。