Hip Hop today can be found everywhere. It's become a regular and well known form of "street dance." This street dance has quite a history of development that led to the coined phrase "hip hop." Most practicing dancers today are trained in the hip hop technique and take classes to perform a specific executed series of steps to hip hop natured music. This is actually a far cry from the origins.
The phrase "hip hop" was coined by DJ Afrika Bambaataa, in reference to the urban movement that was happening in the 1980's. The words "hip hop" were also used by early DJ's as a form of rhyming and audience hype. The roots of hip hop were formed in New York City and Brooklyn. A lot of elements were formed on the west coast as well, but the east coast is where it all started.
Hip hop made it's most recent mark in films today such as "Bounce", "You Got Served", "Honey", as well as many, many more. The hip hop style is still developing today and it continues to grow and change with the times.
 
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LAURIE ANN GIBSON - Choreogapher, Dancer, Creative Director
Laurieann Gibson, choreographer, and creative director was born and raised in Toronto. Laurieann Gibson started her career when she trained at the prestigious Alvin Ailey dance company. She then made a segue from theater dance to hip hop as Director of Choreography for Motown and Bad Boy Records. Blending hip hop with her extensive training, Laurieann has been instrumental in taking hip hop to the next level.
Currently, Laurie Ann Gibson is choreographing tours for LADY GAGA, JONAS BROTHERS, ESMEE, SPACE COMBOWS and many more to come. She also works closely with the legendary BroadwayDanceCenter of New York City and is headlining, “The Pulse,” a multi-city dance tour/seminar. In addition, Laurie Ann is the new face of Capezio’s Frontline dance wear, the first hip hop dance wear collection ever released by Capezio.
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