A Dictionary of Street Dance Terms
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Summary
Editor's review
From an editorial perspective, the book's uniqueness lies in its "crossover" character: it is both a "technical manual" that dancers can consult at any time, helping practitioners standardize communication and refine their skills, and a cultural window for the general public, presenting street dance's development, aesthetic logic, and spiritual core through terminology explanations in an accessible way. The explanations of core concepts such as "Cypher," "Battle," and "Flow" not only describe movement essentials but also touch on street dance's improvisational philosophy and community spirit, reflecting the editor's deep practical experience and humanistic thinking.
For researchers of street dance culture or readers who wish to systematically understand this field, the book provides a rare systematic knowledge framework; for dance educators, it is a valuable teaching reference. Although the nature of a reference book means its reading experience leans toward lookup and consultation, the editor's concise explanations and orderly arrangement make the act of browsing itself a systematic journey of understanding street dance culture. Today, as street dance increasingly becomes part of mainstream culture, the industry significance and cultural value of such a solid foundational work deserve recognition.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Street dance beginners or enthusiasts who wish to systematically learn professional terminology and movement standards
- Street dance teachers, choreographers, or competition judges who need authoritative terminology references to assist teaching and judging
- Cultural researchers, journalists, or writers committed to in-depth interpretation and dissemination of street dance subculture
- General readers interested in contemporary youth culture and popular art who wish to broaden their knowledge
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking continuous storytelling or lyrical prose reading experiences
- Viewers interested only in the entertainment aspect of street dance and with no need to understand its technical system or cultural background
Reading tips
- It is recommended to read alongside online video materials for an intuitive understanding of the movement forms corresponding to the terms
- Readers may first read through the cultural background sections to build overall understanding, then consult specific terms as needed
- Keep it on hand as a reference book for immediate consultation when watching competitions, practicing, or creating
About the publisher
Shanghai Music Publishing House focuses on music and dance books and textbooks, with a brand identity built around piano literature and music classics. Its catalogue of about 592 titles includes categories such as film and television and theory. Representative works include the Norton series on music history by period—Twentieth-Century Music, Romantic Music, Classical Music and Baroque Music—as well as Feinberg on the Art of Piano Playing, A History of European Music and Beethoven's Symphonies: An Artistic Vision. Its contributors include authors and scholars such as Philip Downs, Leon Plantinga, Robert Morgan and Richard Hoppin, along with translators and scholars Liu Danni, Chen Hongduo, Gan Fangmeng and Liang Qing. The press emphasizes translations of Western music scholarship while also supporting Chinese-language writing on music history and theory, giving its list a core strength in period histories, style histories and performance art; public information on other areas is limited.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 总序
- 一、 基本术语及风格特点
- 1.HIPHOP
- 2.POPPING
- 3.BREAKING
- 二、世界赛事及评判标准
- 1.世界著名街舞赛事
- 2.街舞比赛的评判标准
- 附录
- 结语
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About the author
Yang Liang is an author about whom little public information is available. His writing and editorial work focus mainly on popular history, biography, and film- and television-related subjects. Six of his works are held in the collection, including Nanming Beige (National History 001) and A Lively History of World War I, which relate historical events and anecdotes in an accessible style, as well as an illustrated biography of Qian Xuesen that combines images with text, and A Dictionary of Street Dance Terms, which touches on the film and dance fields. These titles show an eclectic choice of subjects that balances readability with useful knowledge. His National History and Anecdotes series each comprise five volumes, indicating a degree of scale and a series-based approach to popular history writing. Overall, Yang Liang is a writer and editor who addresses general readers and presents history and biographical knowledge in a relaxed manner, and he is worth the attention of readers interested in history books and biographies.
