YouTube has become one of the most common educational methods to learn to do any kind of thing, from repairing small objects, to building houses of any kind, to becoming an electrician, plumber or any other profession.
But logically the house is not made from the roof and we must take into account a series of basic tips to carry out our purpose. If we want to learn to dance hiphop, the first thing we have to do is take a look at the Play Store.
In the Play Store we can find different applications that allow us learn basic steps and techniques to give our first pines in this dance that has become so fashionable in recent years, 40 years after having become a mass success.
Hip hop workout
If we want to start taking our first steps in the world of Hip Hop, we have to take a look at the Hip Hop training application, an application available for free on the Play Store which includes ads and in-app purchases.
Hip Hop training puts at our disposal a large number of movements and more than 60 different styles, from the most basic to advanced. All exercises to practice are available in 3 categories: Locking, Popping and Breaking.
The application offers us a training plan to learn Hip Hop in 8 weeks, recording all the training we do on a daily basis. So that we are constant, the application invites us to activate notifications in order to remind us daily that we have pending our work to learn this dance.
Hip Hop Dance Guide
As its name indicates, Hip Hop Dance Guide is a guide with which we can begin to give our first steps in the world of Hip Hop. One of the strongest points of the application is that it leaves aside the explanations and shows us videos of the different movements that are used in this dance.
The videos, they are not available within the application, so we need an internet connection. These videos are available on YouTube, so instead of using the application, we can locate the channel where they are hosted and enjoy them on our computer or TV screen.
Another of the strengths of this application is does not contain any type of ads. It also does not integrate any type of in-app purchase, being the download totally free.
Hip Hop Dance Steps Videos
Another interesting application to consider if we want to learn Hip Hop is found in Hip Hop Dance Steps Videos, an application that includes a large number of YouTube videos, so, like the previous application, an internet connection is necessary yes or yes.
All available content is classified in different categories, so it is very easy to find the steps or levels we are looking for. Hip Hop Dance Steps Video is available for download completely free of charge, includes ads but no in-app purchases.
How to breakdancing
How to dance breakdance puts at our disposal Complete choreographies of breakdance lessons so that you start taking the first steps with style and you can progress little by little and with a lot of patience and perseverance.
The application is designed to teach all the basic techniques of this dance through simple lessons. But in addition, it will also answer many of the questions that people who want to learn this type of dance ask themselves, such as if it can be learned from home, if it is difficult to learn breakdance, how to do the turns, what is backspin or E girl ...
If we join a breakdancing team, we can make new friends with whom we can also practice together, which undoubtedly makes learning much more bearable. How to breakdancing is available for your download completely free, includes ads but no in-app purchase.
STEEZY - Learn How To Dance
STEEZY is the complete dance studio for your Android device or Smart TV and it will help us learn to dance step by step, at the rhythm that best suits us. With over 800 classes and more being added each week, there are always more styles and fun routines to explore.
Classes range from beginners to experts, so it is not only ideal for learning Hip Hop, but we can also use it to learn new steps, improve our technique… Some of the dance styles that we can find through this application are Hip-hop, Open Style, K-pop, House, Breaking, Popping, Whacking, Krump, Heels, Jazz Funk among others.
STEEZY teachers they are dance professionals who participate every year in a large number of competitions around the world, touring, recording music videos ... If we take into account everything that we find behind this application, it is not surprising that the application requires a monthly subscription.
The price of the monthly subscription is $ 20, but if we opt for the annual subscription (once we have verified how the application works), we will save 40 dollars. The application is available for download free of charge.
YouTube
Once we have a base, it is time to take a look at the different videos that we have available on the YouTube platform. On YouTube, we can find a large number of videos that will help us to perfect the technique and / or steps that we have been learning making use of the different applications available in the Play Store.
The first thing we should do is look for videos where they teach us the basic steps and Play the video in slow motion. To do this, we must click on the gear wheel located in the lower right corner of the video, click on speed and select a negative value.
With slow motion playback, our mind will be able to review and memorize the steps to, with practice, make them faster. Like any other dance or job, if you don't practice daily, the apps can't work a miracle (we're not in the Matrix at the moment).
2 games to learn Hip Hop
Although they are not proper applications to learn hip hop dance, you can take a look at the Hip Hop School and Hip Hop Battle games, both from the same developer. In Hip Hop School we can learn at our own pace making the characters repeat, over and over again, the movements we want to memorize.
In Battle of Hip Hop, we are going to find a very similar interface where we can also learn the movements through the characters. Both games are available for download completely free of charge, include ads and in-game purchases.
