LEARN · SKILL
General Practice
Develop a specific dance skill through controlled repetition and musical application.
120 Exercises
Pulse walk
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Weight shift
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Move on 1
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Move on 2 and 4
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Upper/lower split
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Mirror partner
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Follow-the-leader
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Stop/start drill
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Direction-change drill
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Level-change drill
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Texture: heavy/light
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Texture: sharp/smooth
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Steve Martin
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary
Pepperseed
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary
Stomping
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary
Brooklyn
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary
Harlem-style shake
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary
Right/left symmetry
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary
Basic V
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 3 — Foundations II — Footwork & Spatial Control
Reverse V
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 3 — Foundations II — Footwork & Spatial Control
Quarter turn
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 3 — Foundations II — Footwork & Spatial Control
Half turn
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 3 — Foundations II — Footwork & Spatial Control
Full turn
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 3 — Foundations II — Footwork & Spatial Control
Level change
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 3 — Foundations II — Footwork & Spatial Control
Change texture every 4 counts
Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development
Change level every 4 counts
Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development
Change direction every 4 counts
Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development
Style imitation drill
Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development
Style neutral drill
Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development
Personal signature drill
Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development
Movement quality drill
Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development
Peer coaching drill
Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development
Personal style journal
Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development
Find the 1
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Find the 2
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Find the 4
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Lyrics interpretation
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Half-time interpretation
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Double-time interpretation
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Dynamic crescendo
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Dynamic decrescendo
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Learn 4 counts
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Learn 8 counts
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Learn 16 counts
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Learn 32 counts
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Counts without music
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Music without counts
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Transition drill
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Ending drill
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Beginning drill
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Texture assignment
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Dynamic assignment
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Precision drill
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Recovery after mistake
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Continue after mistake
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
No-verbal demonstration
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Verbal-only explanation
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Layered instruction
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Regression drill
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Progression drill
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Video critique
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Stage simulation
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Pause-only challenge
Battle Ready · Month 8 — Freestyle I — Vocabulary to Improvisation
Question-and-answer
Battle Ready · Month 8 — Freestyle I — Vocabulary to Improvisation
Start from stillness
Battle Ready · Month 8 — Freestyle I — Vocabulary to Improvisation
Start from floor
Battle Ready · Month 8 — Freestyle I — Vocabulary to Improvisation
Exit cleanly
Battle Ready · Month 8 — Freestyle I — Vocabulary to Improvisation
Enter cleanly
Battle Ready · Month 8 — Freestyle I — Vocabulary to Improvisation
Use full space
Battle Ready · Month 8 — Freestyle I — Vocabulary to Improvisation
Use small space
Battle Ready · Month 8 — Freestyle I — Vocabulary to Improvisation
Stop-and-go
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 9 — Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations
Style comparison
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 9 — Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations
Style vocabulary journal
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 9 — Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations
Same move four textures
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 9 — Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations
Style transition
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 9 — Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations
Micro-pause
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Long pause
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Texture contrast
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Sharp vs smooth
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Heavy vs light
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Fast vs slow
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Small vs big
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Low vs high
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Tense vs relaxed
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Continuous vs broken
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Predictable vs surprise
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Repetition with evolution
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
8-count composition
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
16-count composition
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
32-count composition
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Improvised composition
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
One-song study
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Artist/music study
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Instrument study
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Lyric study
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Center awareness
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Audience awareness
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Opponent observation
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Answer the move
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Answer the music
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Best-of-three
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Partner exchange
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Recovery after mistake
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Facial neutrality
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Audience connection
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Entrance
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Exit
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Pose
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Judge-style feedback
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Self-critique
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Peer critique
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Mock event
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Style study
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 12 — Mastery, Teaching & Personal Style
Movement research
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 12 — Mastery, Teaching & Personal Style
Concept research
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 12 — Mastery, Teaching & Personal Style
Correct timing
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 12 — Mastery, Teaching & Personal Style
Correct weight transfer
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 12 — Mastery, Teaching & Personal Style
Correct posture
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 12 — Mastery, Teaching & Personal Style
Final culture presentation
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 12 — Mastery, Teaching & Personal Style
Personal 12-month plan
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 12 — Mastery, Teaching & Personal Style