An important feature of street dance is that this was not a style that was 'learned' within a studio under formal tuition, but it was improvised in an informal space.
As such, it involved interaction between the dancers and dancers/watchers and encouraged creativity in the making up and structuring of movement..
The key elements which make street dance what it is are; groove, character, originality, intention, creativity and social interaction..
A street dance is a vernacular dance in an urban context.
Vernacular dances are often improvisational and social in nature, encouraging interaction and contact with spectators and other dancers.
These dances are a part of the vernacular culture of the geographical area that they come from..
Street dance is an umbrella term for a large number of social dance styles such as: breakdancing, popping, locking, house dance, waacking, voguing etc..
Street dances, are dance styles that evolved outside of dance studios in any available open space, such as streets, dance parties, block parties, parks, school yards, raves, and nightclubs.
They are often improvisational and social in nature, encouraging interaction and contact with spectators and the other dancers..
