Hip Hop Steps

Wonder how to become a great 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 you can mix a Drum and Bass track and a Hip Hop track. ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a hip-hop beat in Fruity Loops. When you first open this up, you should download a hip-hop beat package from Lil' John that has 170 different types of beats in it. From here, open these up and start to load them onto the screen. You won't ...more

In this video we learn how to compose a hip hop beat in Fruity Loops. First, go to the website www.class4beats.com and download all the samples and plugins. Once you have these downloaded you can use them in Fruity Loops. Play around with the different sounds that you have in ...more

When you're mixing in a club setting, you never want the crowd to stop dancing. Learning how to properly crossfade songs is key in keeping the beat bumping. Master the technique of blending in this video tutorial. Download a free trial of Virtual DJ and start mixing. Part 1 of ...more

These days we're used to triple threat stars who, for instance, act, dance, and sing. But stars that excell at all three are as difficult to find as a needle in a haystack. Usher is one of those stars who is the whole package. A Grammy Award-winning hip hop singer, actor (he ...more

Want to dance like Madonna and Justin Timberlake? In this how to video Pat-Y-O will teach you a hip hop combination to "Four Minutes" by Madonna and Justin Timberlake. Pat-T-Yo demonstrates these moves slowly and then speeds them up to the tempo of the music. Watch this how to ...more

Learn the structure of Hip-Hop music and how to listen to the beat to know where to mix in while DJing.

Learn a hot 8-count hip hop dance with Madonna Grimes. You have to know the count to do this dance.

This is a tutorial on some of the basic glide moves in hip hop.

The body wave is a very simple move to understand and a great move to learn if you're just starting to take hip hop dancing lessons. The move involves moving the body like a wave, rolling smoothly from the head, neck, and butt. Learn how to complete it like a pro by checking ...more

Check out this video from Berkleemusic.com and watch as Berklee professor Mike Hamilton illustrates how to add additional drum and percussion parts to a hip-hop beat using Reason software.

Want to have the ladies come to YOU in the club, rather than waiting around staring at them creepily and coming in from behind hoping to get some action? Then boy, you need to learn some dance moves. And what better person to learn the ways of the suave player than Usher? Tak ...more

You know how Justin Timberlake gets the ladies? Well, other than the fact that he's a majorly hot musician, the guy's got smooth moves. From Michael Jackson-inspired foot glides to spins and even hat tricks, the dude's got an arsenal of impressive hip hop moves. Take inspirat ...more

Want to turn your blah breakdance routine into a stunning, pro-level flip fest? Then take a look at this breakdancing video to learn how to do a hip hop knee spin. This knee spin can be incorporated into your breakdancing for an extra special twist that will definitely leave a ...more

Come December we apparently are finally going to have a new Dr. Dre album, and he claims it will be his last. Show your respect for arguably the most important man in hip-hop by learning how to play his 1999 hit "Still D.R.E." on piano, and represent for the gangstas all acros ...more

When it comes to hip-hop dancing, one of the most important things is the ability to have great body control. Sure you can learn all the moves and techniques, but if you have bad body control, they won't look as crisp, clean, and sharp. So if you want to improve how you dance ...more

In this video, we learn how to make a scary hip-hop beat. Start with a normal beat and then make a high pitched sound followed by a deeper sound. Use a deep treble as you continue to play the song and then add in creepy tones that you find in the different areas of the program ...more

If you want to manipulate tracks you’ll want to cut a song into many separate sections so that you can work with each section as needed. This can be done on using a computer musical typing keyboard program and is important part of the process in hip hop music. This is the fir ...more

Produce and mix drums using Pro Tools in this video tutorial. Pro Tools is used in this project to begin with several drum tracks, add effects, add compression and mix down to a final stereo drum track all within the Pro Tools software environment.

If you're looking for outdated magician's hat tricks then you've come to the wrong place. But if you're looking for a way to move like a smooth criminal and impress the ladies, then you've just met your guide to your next date. Check out the video to learn a series of suave h ...more

If you've watched any of Beyonce's music videos, then you know the girl likes shaking her ample bootay. A move she's done in several videos is the crunk, which is a basic thrusting of the pelvis with the knees bent and the arms bent inwards at the elbows. The move is super se ...more

Boom and clack aren't just two random words that are used when loud things are being banged on. They're two useful words that can be used when beatboxig and when dancing. In this next tutorial, you'll find out how you can take advantage of these two words to help improve your ...more

In this how to video, you will learn how to master and mix a rap song using Cool Edit Pro 2. First, download the program and open the vocal track in the program. Double click the vocals to highlight it all. Next go to effects and pick amplitude and amplify. Choose center wave ...more

In this video series, watch as expert choreographer and hip hop dance instructor Safi A. Thomas teaches how to audition for hip hop dance. Learn different blade techniques for auditions, the different segments of a hip hop dance audition, how to control your body and dynamics, ...more

Get an introduction to freestyle hip hop dance moves with expert dancing tips from a professional dancer in this free online hip hop instruction video clip. Dance hip hop freestyle - Part 1 of 24. Click through to watch this video on expertvillage.com Dance hip hop freestyle - ...more

Ebone’ Simone Johnsontake shows you in this instructional video series how to do basics of hip hop dance for beginners and those of you who are already dancing fiends but perhaps unfamiliar with the variety of styles and moves associated with rap and hip hop dancing. Part 1 of ...more

For the heel toe hip hop dance move be sure to stay low and have fun! Learn the heel toe hip hop dance move with tips from a choreographer in this free hip hop dance lesson video. Do the heel toe in hip hop dance - Part 1 of 15. Click through to watch this video on expertvilla ...more

Want to be a better hip-hop dancer? Learn hip-hop dancing with tips from a professional entertainer in this free dance video. Arch the back in hip hop dance - Part 1 of 14. Click through to watch this video on expertvillage.com Arch the back in hip hop dance - Part 2 of 14. Cl ...more

Benefits from hip hop dance include exercise, team building and creativity. Teach kids the benefits to hip hop dance in this free dancing video with a nationally famous choreographer. Teach hip hop dance to kids - Part 1 of 14. Click through to watch this video on expertvillag ...more

Bend your knees on each count when doing shoulder shakes. Learn how to do shoulder shakes in intermediate hip hop dancing. Perform shoulder shakes in hip hop dance - Part 1 of 15. Click through to watch this video on expertvillage.com Perform shoulder shakes in hip hop dance - ...more

Interested in dance choreography? Get tips for picking the right song in this free video clip from professional hip hop dance choreographer. Do basic choreography for hip hop dancing - Part 1 of 15. Click through to watch this video on expertvillage.com Do basic choreography f ...more

Rap music starts with a great drum beat which is the heart and soul of the track. Learn how to make music beat by beat in this free music production video series from a music studio owner and producer. Part 1 of 19 - How to Make rap and hip-hop beats. Make rap and hip-hop beat ...more

So take a few moments and watch this instructional video series designed to help teach the basics of Hip Hop dance for beginners—or those of you who are already dancing fiends but perhaps unfamiliar with the variety of styles and moves under the umbrella term “Hip Hop.” Part 1 ...more

You have some hip hop dancing experience but now you are ready to develop some new moves and routines. Learn advanced hip hop funk choreography from a professional instructor in this free dance video series. Perform the hip hop "head toss with roll" move - Part 1 of 15. Click ...more

Begin the apple bottom jeans move on your left foot for a four count. Learn the apple bottom jeans intermediate hip hop move from a professional instructor in this free dance video. Perform the "apple bottom jeans" hip hop dance move - Part 1 of 15. Click through to watch this ...more

This four part tutorial teaches you how to dance basic hip hop moves. Learn popping, and gliding moves. These moves are easy to do and are the basis for more advanced hip hop moves. Watch this how to video and you'll be dancing hip hop in no time. Part 1 of 4 - How to Do basic ...more

So take a few moments and watch this instructional video series designed to help teach the basics of Hip Hop dance for beginners—or those of you who are already dancing fiends but perhaps unfamiliar with the variety of styles and moves under the umbrella term “Hip Hop.” Part 1 ...more

This is a six part how to video on the basic steps of the Lindy Hop. Learn how to do the variations on he basic swingouts with inside and outside turns. Also learn the steps of the shim sham. These steps are fun and easy to do. Watch this dance tutorial series and learn how to ...more

This audio production software tutorial shows you how to compose a hip hop beat in FL Studio using orchestral elements and instruments. Give your hip hop tracks a melodic quality with orchestral instruments as shown in this FL Studio tutorial. It will help if you already know ...more

This is a music production software tutorial on how to make an emotional hip hop beat using Fruity Loops. You will learn how to start by creating the melody, then adding drums to produce an emotional sounding hip hop beat in FL Studio. The tutorial uses edirol orchestral and t ...more

Learn a hip hop twist move with this dance how to video. Follow the moves in this tutorial and you'll be droppin' it low in the clup in no time.

Trying to find a hip hop choreographer? Look no further. Get moves from a professional in this free video clip about easy hip hop dance moves. Perform Hip Hop dance moves - Part 1 of 15. Click through to watch this video on expertvillage.com Perform Hip Hop dance moves - Part ...more

Check out this instructional hip hop video to learn how to do the Step Touch dance move. This is the most basic step in club dance. Chihoe "Groove" Szeto teaches you popular, fun dance moves step by step in these tutorial videos. Remember to keep it fresh and practice your dan ...more

Check out this instructional hip hop video to learn how to do a "Rock Step" with a partner. It's like a crunch, so keep your knees bent. Learn this basic step and how to make it funky! Chihoe "Groove" Szeto teaches you popular, fun dance moves step by step in these tutorial vi ...more

Check out this instructional hip hop video to learn how to do a "Rock Step". It's like a crunch, so keep your knees bent. Learn this basic step and how to make it funky! Chihoe "Groove" Szeto teaches you popular, fun dance moves step by step in these tutorial videos. Remember ...more

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

Try beat boxing to make percussion sounds using only your mouth. Follow this Howcast guide to learn how to make basic beatbox sounds. You Will Need * Rhythm * A mouth Step 1: Create a kick drum Make the kick drum sound by expelling pressurized air through your mouth. At the ...more

If you love hip hop and break dancing, you are already almost there. The steps to becoming a B-Boy are pretty easy, and if you check out this video you will learn exactly how to become one. You Will Need • The right attire • A name • Rhythm • Hip-hop music • Dance moves ...more

Check out this instructional hip hop video to learn how to do the "Freeze Frame" dance move. This is a body control drill for dancing. Ideally, this video should be watched with the step touch video. Chihoe "Groove" Szeto teaches you popular, fun dance moves step by step in th ...more

This is an instructional dance video that teaches step-by-step how to dance Allison and Ivan's 'Sexy Love' from the 'Top 8' episode of the television show 'So You Think You Can Dance.' This is a hip hop dance instructional from SYTYCD the hit dance off TV show. Corey shows us ...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

Check out this instructional dance video to learn how to do the classic "chicken dance" or the "chest shake". Add some funky flavor to your hip hop dancing skills by learning this move step by step. Chihoe "Groove" Szeto teaches you popular, fun dance moves step by step in the ...more

Check out this instructional dance video to learn how to do this heel toe footwork from the Clown Walk step by step! This is more of a commercial Hip Hop version with arm variations. Chihoe "Groove" Szeto teaches you popular, fun dance moves step by step in these tutorial vide ...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 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

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

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

Check out this instructional hip hop video to learn how to do chest isolations for popping. This is a drill to help you improve your body control within your chest. Chihoe "Groove" Szeto teaches you popular, fun dance moves step by step in these tutorial videos. Remember to ke ...more