| International SF HipHop DanceFest | |
|---|---|
 Freestyle cypher ring on stage at the SF International HipHop Dancefest | |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Dates | Weekend in November |
| Location(s) | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Years active | 1999 - present |
| Founded by | Micaya |
| Website | www |
The SF International HipHop DanceFest is an annual hiphop dance and music event in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1999 by Micaya.
The DanceFest, curated by Micaya, has a focus on community and collaboration rather than competition or battles, showcasing many different hiphop styles from around the world. [1] These hiphop dance styles include popping, locking, strutting, house, krumping, waacking, turfing, breaking, and many more, with West Coast styles well represented. The festival fundraises each year in order to fully fund artist travel and hotel expenses. [2] Each year has an overarching theme, often emphasizing social commentary, [3] as well as bringing street styles to a fine arts stage. [4]
The First Annual SF International HipHop DanceFest was held at Theatre Artaud in San Francisco. [5]
In 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, [6] the DanceFest took place virtually. [7] Speakers included RuPaul, Alicia Garza, performance artist Kenichi Ebina, and radio personality Sterling James. [8]
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Popping is a street dance adapted out of the earlier Boogaloo cultural movement in Oakland, California. As Boogaloo spread, it would be referred to as Robottin in Richmond, California, Strutting movements in San Francisco, California & San Jose, California, and the Strikin dances of the Oak Park community of Sacramento, California which were popular through the mid-1960s to the 1970s. Popping would be eventually adapted from earlier Boogaloo movements in Fresno, California in the late 1970s by way of California high-school gatherings of track & meet events - the West Coast Relays. The dance is rooted through the rhythms of live funk music, and is based on the technique of Boogaloo's posing approach, quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk or can be a sudden stop in the dancer's body, referred to as a pose, pop or a hit. This is done continuously to the rhythm of a song in combination with various movements and poses. It was popularized by a Fresno & Long Beach-based dance group called the Electric Boogaloos that mixed popping techniques to boogaloo. Closely related illusory dance styles and techniques are often integrated into popping to create a more varied performance. These dance styles include the robot, waving and tutting. However, popping is distinct from breaking and locking, with which it is often confused. A popping dancer is commonly referred to as a popper.
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