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Hip-Hop Dance Choreography for Beginners: Learn a Routine

Hip-Hop Dance Choreography for Beginners: Learn a Routine — video by FitLara Dance Play · 20:30

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State-certified dance and fitness teacher Lara Maurermeier teaches a short hip-hop routine for beginners at home, mirrored: legs first, then arms, then both together, slowly and then to hip-hop beats. Easier and harder options are shown, such as knee lifts with or without a jump.

  • 21 min
  • Beginner
  • Moderate impact
  • No equipment
  • Hip hop

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Step by step 9

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  1. Legs first: tap out left, right, left, then step left and right, slowly then faster. 0:55
  2. Arms: stretch down, bend with the forearms in line, parallel, fist, then out to the side. 2:29
  3. Combine legs and arms slowly, then dance it to the music at slow and double time. 3:37
  4. Step to the side with an elbow kick, then circle the right arm round the head as you slide. 5:55
  5. Two knee lifts: just the knees for level one, or add a little jump for the harder option. 8:00
  6. Arms: stretch, bend and switch with the fists, then everything from the top to music. 9:02
  7. Step touches, leaning back and closing the arms, staying low. 11:48
  8. Double step touch with a grapevine cross behind, or add a jump for the advanced option. 13:20
  9. Dance the whole routine to music: slowly, legs only, at double time, then freestyle. 16:26

The steps are a summary in our words, checked against the video — the coach shows every move.

Form cues from the coach

  • Practise the legs first, then the arms, and only then combine them
  • Keep the knees a little bent and make the arm lines clear and precise
  • If legs and arms together are too much, skip the arms and just do the legs

What it works Whole body

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Joints it uses 1 take load

  • Knees takes loadstaying low in step touches, knee lifts
  • Shoulders movesprecise arm lines, arm around the head
  • Hips movesknee lifts, slides, step touches
  • Ankles & feet movestaps, slides, grapevine

Easier option from the coach: Knee lifts and double step touch without the jump (her level one)

A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated

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Video by FitLara Dance; the summary, steps, cues, body areas and joint notes are Notbroken’s, written from what the coach actually does in the video and checked a second time. Warm up first, take the easier options until a move feels easy, and stop if you feel sharp pain, chest pain or dizziness. General instruction, not advice for your body. About & safety