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9-Minute Beginner Hip-Hop Grooves Class

9-Minute Beginner Hip-Hop Grooves Class — video by Jeffery Hu Play · 9:06

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A real beginner class from a Sydney dance studio: practise the hip-hop bounce and rock grooves, learn two short combos and put them together, then a slow no-music breakdown of the drill and its variations.

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

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  1. Warm-up: shake it out, then groove side to side to the music. 0:00
  2. Bounce: add the basic hip-hop bounce, then steps to the front and to the side, speeding it up. 0:47
  3. Rock: a new pattern travelling sideways that builds the rock groove. 2:25
  4. Combo 1: the rock with a pointing arm, adding a twist and then the feet, before your turn to try it. 3:15
  5. Combo 2: lean side to side, then add a step and change levels. 5:10
  6. Put the two combos together and run them again. 6:37
  7. Slow breakdown without music: the drill and its variations, going low, twisting and jumping. 7:55

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

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Joints it uses 1 take load

  • Knees takes loadbounce grooves, rock, low-up drill
  • Shoulders movesarm swings and gestures in the grooves
  • Hips movesweight shifts, rock, side-to-side leans
  • Ankles & feet movesbounce and step footwork

A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. This video was harder to rate from its talk and pictures, so treat it as a rougher guide. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated

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Video by Jeffery Hu; 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