There are a lot of street dance styles. Mistakenly, they all are considered hip-hop, but there are other styles. Low flex is one of them. Traditionally, this dance is performed under reggae or dancehall, but now more and more often it can be seen at hip-hop competitions and concerts of rep-performers. In this case, the movements are beaten, they combine a clear coincidence with the rhythm and plasticity.
What does low flex mean?
Among people far from dance, there is a theory that this dance came from the slang expression “flex”. It is used as a synonym for the word boast. That is why low flex is often referred to as hip hop. After all, it’s in the clips of rap artists that you can find the attributes of a beautiful life: a lot of money, expensive cars, men in fur coats and gold chains.
In fact, this term can be explained as swaying to the rhythm of the music. The lower flex, by analogy with breakdance, can be defined as elements that are performed on the floor or feet. Although in dancing there is a more accurate explanation of this phrase. According to it, low flex is a reduced position of the foot. This definition cannot be used for all types of dances.
Street dance
Flex is often referred to as street dancing. And this is completely justified, because the essence of it is to show your capabilities. It is based on improvisation, looseness and swiftness. Only those who do not hesitate to speak to the public can correctly perform low flex.
All street dances came to us from America. It was there that it was customary to practice movements in small alleys. The reason was that some categories of boys and girls could not afford classical dance schools, but they really wanted to express themselves. Dancers took over elements from each other, many of them arose spontaneously.
The origin of low flex
The homeland of this street dance style is often called Brooklyn. In this large area are concentrated both prosperous neighborhoods, and not so. In the part where young people are not very well off, many people from Latin and South Africa live. They became the progenitors of this style.
Many professionals compare flex to the Brook Up dance, which first appeared in Jamaica. Indeed, among themselves, these dances have many similar movements. Classic flex consists of elements:
- tating;
- bon breaking;
- waving;
- gliding.
Low flex - a dance that, in addition to the above elements and twisting body movements, has elements of break dance. You can see the work of famous dancers in this direction in the recording of the YouTube Play event, which was held at the New York Guggenheim Museum.
Dancers have a peculiar form of clothing - their torso remains naked, and a cap is mandatory on their head. This headpiece is used to perform some movements.
Girls in this style rarely perform, but if they go on stage, they put on an elastic sports top with an open belly. Flex is allowed to dance in clothes for zumba. Excellent athletic training of dancers and a peculiar form of clothing give this style great entertainment.