Beginning Hip Hop

The belly roll is a great place to start for aspiring belly dancers. The belly roll can be mastered by first isolating the upper abdomen and the lower abdomen separately. Combine these two movements for a perfect belly roll with instruction from an expert: Yasmeen began dancin ...more

Want to mix and scratch like a professional DJ? To be a good DJ you need to understand the concepts of mixing tracks, adding cool effects, and of course you need a good sense of rhythm to line up the beats. This how to video explains how to mix a Reggaeton beat. Reggaeton is a ...more

JB skating combines roller-skating with a variety of dance styles. If you’re board of your normal Friday nights or looking for a fun and funky way to exercise, grab a pair of skates, watch a few videos and then try it for yourself. This style of roller skating, which originat ...more

Learn how to do single leg power hops with a stepback lunge twist while holding a weight. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits A single leg jump out of a lunge is a quad-buster. To take it to the next level, add a weight plate and an upper body twist bet ...more

An old school Hip-Hop dance move. The X-Hop has also become a basic move in the C-Walk style of Hip-Hop and urban dance.

Want to move like Britney Spears on the dance floor? In this how to video, Brenden Silbough, a teacher at Artistic Dance Conservatory , breaks down a hip hop combo to "Freakshow" by Britney Spears. This is an eight step dance combo. Brenden demonstrates these hip hop steps slo ...more

In this video hip hop lesson, dancer, choreographer and vocalist, Samantha Davies teaches us 5 counts of 8 of an intermediate hip hop dance to the song Wind it Up by Gwen Stefani.

Learn Michael Jackson Moonwalking! A how to dance tutorial showing you how to glide, float, and slide similar to Michael Jackson. Learn Gliding and Floating which are basic hip hop and popping dance moves. It is a fun, easy, and cool club dance move or just a move to get your ...more

Learn the Shuffle Hop a basic move in the C-Walk style of Hip-Hop and urban dance. The shuffle hop is essentially the Shuffle except you can you move in different directions.

Learn the hop heel toe, an advanced step used in the C-Walk style of Hip-Hop and urban dance. This move is a heel toe with a hop thrown in.

Learn the gangsta hop or gangsta skip, an advanced step used in the C-Walk style of Hip-Hop and urban dance.

Learn the heel toe combo, an advanced used in the C-Walk style of Hip-Hop and urban dance. This move involves the heel toe position, heel hop position, a v stepback, and a hop.

Willow Smith, AKA Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith's progeny, is a girl with lots of talent (not to mention crazy style. She wore a leather jacket and faux hawk to a recent red carpet event). In her new music video for "Whip Your Hair," she also showcases her hip hop dance m ...more

The Neptunes first album "In Search Of..." might well be their best ever work, and the song "Frontin'" ft. Jay-Z is a classic hip-hop faux-ballad that features a really hot piano riff. Watch this video to learn how to play that riff and the whole rest of the song on solo piano.

The Roland TR-808 drum machine is one of the most important modern instruments, forming the backbone of both hip-hop and electronic music percussion. If you have gotten your hands on one, you're a lucky devil, but you have a long way to go before you can unlock it's true poten ...more

Most good rap songs, or at least those modeled on the 1990's model, feature a thumping sub bass track designed to max out whatever size subs you've got. If you want to produce classic hip-hop beats yourself, watch this video to learn how to create epic sub bass synth tracks in ...more

Dirty south hip-hop has become the most commercially viable genre of rap over the last decade, and it is great stuff to party to. Watch this video to learn how to capture some crunk magic by producing a dirty-south-style bass beat using Reason 4. Get the samples and a written ...more

If you've listened to a lot of dirty south / crunk-style hip-hop you've probably very familiar with the pitched snare roll drum beat, it's in nearly every crunk song, and it is a really tight style of drum beat. Watch this video to learn how to produce this type of beat in Rea ...more

"We Like Sportz" is one of the more divisive tunes by The Lonely Island, probably because it mocks a huge chunk of the group's fan base. Watch this video to learn how to produce the song's odd hip-hop beat using Reason 4. Get the samples used and a written tutorial here.

Lonely Island might be the funniest bunch of white dudes to ever produce a rap album, and "I'm on a Boat" perfectly captures the glory and the hypocrisy of modern hip-hop. This video will teach you how to produce the song's awesome beat in Reason 4. Download all the samples y ...more

Eminem is finally back in the hip-hop game, like we knew he would be, and the words "Slim Shady" are on the lips of music fans everywhere again. In this video you'll learn how to play Marshall's classic song "The Real Slim Shady" on piano.

Krump is one of the most unconventional hip-hop dances, and there is a special emphasis on achieving a nasty sort of style while you're doing it. This video will teach you the basics of krumping, including stomps, arm swings, and buck ups. It also offers tips on achieving that ...more

The members of Cali Swag District break down their famous "Dougie Dance" for you. Watch this step-by-step as they start from a simple lean and gradually add more steps until you can do their famous hip-hop dance like a pro! If you like the "Teach Me How To Dougie" song, you ha ...more

The Pussycat Dolls have achieved more enduring popularity than many thought they would, and their song "When I Grow Up" still gets airplay today. This video for all you hip-hop dancers out there will show you the steps to a great dance you can do to the song, choreographed by ...more

This tutorial will teach you a basic move of the c walk: the shuffle and shuffle moves. The moves are: shuffle, shuffle kick, shuffle step, shuffle stomp, and the shuffle spin. C Walking or Crip walking / Clow walking is the smooth movement of one's feet to hip hop or rap. Thi ...more

This video will teach you the basic move of the C walk: the V. It will also teach you lots of cool variations and how to put them together. This is a step by step on how to move your feet properly to keep flow and look fresh dancing to hip hop and rap. This is a great street d ...more

Learn how to do the Whoop Rico official dance. Choreography taught by Young SuperStarz Ladii Suppah Star, Ladii Phresh and Ladii Glam Rock. Watch as these cute kids expertly instruct how to do the Whoop Rico hip hop dance. Show Stoppas - Whoop Rico

Watch this video and listen to a fun hip hop track to learn Japanese Hiragana characters.

Learn how to dance to “Lip Gloss”. Dancer, choreographer and vocalist, Samantha Davies teaches us an intermediate hip hop dance. This is for “Lip Gloss” by Lil Mama.

Learn the snake heel toe combo, an advanced step used in the C-Walk style of Hip-Hop and urban dance. This move is like the heel toe combo but with snake movements added.

A basic move in the C-Walk style of Hip-Hop and urban dance. The V split or Double V requires you to do the V step with each foot in opposite directions.

Learn how to do The Shuffle - A basic move in the C-Walk style of Hip-Hop and urban dance.

Learn how to do the heel toe step - move in the C-Walk style of Hip-Hop and urban dance. This move is recommended for intermediate level dancers.

A transition move used in the C-Walk style of Hip-Hop and urban dance. Learn to transition from the V step to the Shuffle.

A transition move used in the C-Walk style of Hip-Hop and urban dance. Learn to transition from various moves into the Shuffle.

Learn the v snake, an advanced step used in the C-Walk style of Hip-Hop and urban dance. This move is a combination of the snake step and the v stepback. Part 1 of 2 - How to C-Walk the V Snake. C-Walk the V Snake - Part 2 of 2. Click through to watch this video on pimpmywalk.com

Learn the wiggle walk, an advanced step used in the C-Walk style of Hip-Hop and urban dance.

Learn the shuffle stomp or shuffle stick, an advanced step used in the C-Walk style of Hip-Hop and urban dance.

Learn the shuffle stepback, an advanced step used in the C-Walk style of Hip-Hop and urban dance. This moves involves doing a shuffle and adding in a stepback.

While we admit the Wobble isn't the most sophisticated name for a dance, in practice its actually very sexy and infinitely bootylicious. If you've ever seen a Beyonce music video - or really any R&B/hip hop video with girls in booty shorts and low-cut tank tops - then you've w ...more

"California Love" by 2Pac, Dr. Dre, and Roger Troutman is one of the best rap songs ever and brought Roger Troutman's incredible use of the talkbox to mainstream audiences. If you have a talkbox and a keyboard, check out this video to learn how to play this hip-hop classic on ...more

Tecktonik dance combines aspects of disco, glowsticking, and hip-hop dance to create a funky, fast, futuristic hybrid style that has become quite fashionable in the electro house scene (which has itself become very fashionable over the same period). This pair of videos will te ...more

Just because you have two left feet doesn't mean you have to give up on impressing the ladies at the club. We get that getting your groove on can be intimidating, especially when all you know how to do is the John Travolta from "Saturday Night Fever," but there are easy steps ...more

In hip-hop dance, or any dance for that matter, there are so many different types of techniques and moves it can be hard to keep track of them all. Most importantly, it can be hard to figure out what you like and how to do it. Well, if you're interested in things like tutting, ...more

How to Use EQ and Compression With Your Beats in FL Studio Nick from Prime Loops shows us how to use EQ and compression effects to add flair to a beat. Dovetailing off a previous tutorial that showed how to create a beat, this step-by-step instructional video shows what button ...more

Learn the theory behind beat juggling and how to beat juggle in your DJ sets even if you aren't a turntabalist or Hip-Hop DJ. Part 1 of 8 - How to Beat juggle. Part 2 of 8 - How to Beat juggle. Part 3 of 8 - How to Beat juggle. Part 4 of 8 - How to Beat juggle. Part 5 of 8 ...more

This instructional dance video shows you how to do the "hip roll" dance move, which can be applied to several different dance styles, such as belly dancing, R&B, and hip hop. Just practice, practice, practice to add the hip roll move to your dance skills. This tutorial is grea ...more

So you're into Emo music and are looking to dress the part? Look no further! EmoWorldTV shows you a few simple steps to make yourself totally Scene. Scene girls are unique, cute and always check their MySpace pages. So, get out your makeup, your digital camera and some scissor ...more

Learn this exciting swing dance from the 30s. Sosh and Gina will start at the very beginning, no experience necessary. Learn how to dance from our instructional dance video clips (it's like a virtual dance lesson). Each? week we will post a new video clip here on our video pod ...more