LEARN · SKILL

Groove / Foundation

Develop rhythmic pulse, weight transfer and a usable movement vocabulary.

90 Exercises

BEG

Down bounce

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

START →
BEG

Up bounce

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

START →
BEG

Side bounce

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

START →
BEG

Rock

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

START →
BEG

Basic party groove

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

START →
BEG

Shoulder groove

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

START →
BEG

Quarter-turn groove

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

TRIAL
BEG

Forward groove

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

TRIAL
BEG

Backward groove

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

TRIAL
BEG

Side travel groove

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

TRIAL
BEG

Half-time groove

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

TRIAL
BEG

Double-time groove

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

TRIAL
BEG

No-arm groove

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

TRIAL
BEG

Arms-only groove

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

TRIAL
BEG

30-second groove

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

TRIAL
BEG

60-second groove

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

TRIAL
BEG

Groove without looking in mirror

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

TRIAL
BEG

Groove with eyes focused forward

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

TRIAL
BEG

Groove with one repeated motif

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

TRIAL
BEG

Groove to three tempos

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

TRIAL
BEG

Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness — practice variation 47

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

TRIAL
BEG

Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness — practice variation 48

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

TRIAL
BEG

Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness — practice variation 49 CAPSTONE

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness

TRIAL
BEG

Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness — practice variation 50 CAPSTONE

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary

TRIAL
BEG

Running Man

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary

TRIAL
BEG

Roger Rabbit

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary

TRIAL
BEG

Prep

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary

TRIAL
BEG

Smurf

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary

TRIAL
BEG

Cabbage Patch

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary

TRIAL
BEG

Walk It Out

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary

TRIAL
BEG

Party Machine

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary

TRIAL
BEG

Happy Feet

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary

TRIAL
BEG

Tone Wop

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary

TRIAL
BEG

Monastery

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary

TRIAL
BEG

Reebok

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary

TRIAL
BEG

Bart Simpson

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary

TRIAL
BEG

Basic groove-to-step

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary

TRIAL
BEG

Traveling rock

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 3 — Foundations II — Footwork & Spatial Control

TRIAL
BEG

Traveling running man

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 3 — Foundations II — Footwork & Spatial Control

TRIAL
BEG

Low groove

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 3 — Foundations II — Footwork & Spatial Control

TRIAL
BEG

High groove

Hip Hop Foundations · Month 3 — Foundations II — Footwork & Spatial Control

TRIAL
INT

Heavy bounce

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

START →
INT

Light bounce

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

START →
INT

Loose bounce

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

START →
INT

Tight bounce

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

START →
INT

Delayed bounce

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

START →
INT

Elastic bounce

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

START →
INT

Forward rock

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

START →
INT

Back rock

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

START →
INT

Side rock

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

START →
INT

Diagonal rock

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

START →
INT

Groove with breath

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

START →
INT

Groove with stillness

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Groove with arms

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Groove with shoulders

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Groove with chest

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Groove with hips

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Groove with knees

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Groove with head

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Groove with full body

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Groove with asymmetry

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Change groove every 8 counts

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Same groove, five tempos

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Same groove, five directions

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Same groove, five arm choices

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Same groove, five pauses

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Same groove, five endings

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Groove endurance

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Groove recovery

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Freestyle from one groove

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Freestyle from two grooves

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Groove correction drill

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Groove battle round

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Groove video review

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Groove, Bounce & Style Development — practice variation 47

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Groove, Bounce & Style Development — practice variation 48

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Groove, Bounce & Style Development — practice variation 49 CAPSTONE

Battle Ready · Month 5 — Groove, Bounce & Style Development

TRIAL
INT

Groove, Bounce & Style Development — practice variation 50 CAPSTONE

Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response

TRIAL
INT

Groove-only freestyle

Battle Ready · Month 8 — Freestyle I — Vocabulary to Improvisation

TRIAL
INT

Start from groove

Battle Ready · Month 8 — Freestyle I — Vocabulary to Improvisation

TRIAL
ADV

Locking groove

Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 9 — Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations

START →
ADV

Popping groove

Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 9 — Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations

TRIAL
ADV

House groove endurance

Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 9 — Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations

TRIAL
ADV

Toprock basic

Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 9 — Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations

TRIAL
ADV

Brooklyn rock

Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 9 — Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations

TRIAL
ADV

Basic freeze prep

Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 9 — Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations

TRIAL
ADV

Toprock freestyle

Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 9 — Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations

TRIAL
ADV

Groove round

Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance

TRIAL
ADV

Groove signature

Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 12 — Mastery, Teaching & Personal Style

TRIAL
ADV

Correct groove

Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 12 — Mastery, Teaching & Personal Style

TRIAL

BACK TO LEARN