Origins+of+Street+Dance

**Origins of Street Dance**  Street Dance is believed to have originated in urban streets of America. It was believed that Native American slaves weren’t allowed to have any fun whilst working during the day, and at night went out into the streets to dance and that is how it got its name. However there is no proof of when and where it originated, and the style of street dance everyone knows today, is also a stereotype as there are many other types of street dance. Hip-hop evolved in the 70's but there were many styles of dance before that, and street dance is the term that they used for a social gathering in which these styles of dance were performed/practiced. For example many Latin Americans were de-ported to work in European countries in the 1960's and the dance styles they brought with them were frowned upon by the English as they involved a lot of touching of the opposite sex. So they would gather at night, with a small band at any available spot and dance. These styles included the Samba, Rumba, Paso Doble, Cha Cha, and Jive. So as you can see, street dance evolved in many places.  **home**  [] [] [] []  []  []  