KEEP CALM

                AND 

         DANCE                    POPPING

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           What is popping? Popping is a street dance and one of the original funk styles that came

 from Fresno, California during the late 1960s-1970s. This is done continuously to the 

rhythm of a song in combination with various movements and poses. 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 a popper.

           As one of the earliest funk styles, popping is closely related to hiphop dancing. It is 

often performed in battles, where participants try to outperform each other in front of a 

crowd, giving room for improvisation and freestyle moves that are seldom seen in shows and

 performances, such as interaction with other dancers and spectators.

          Popping and related styles such as waving and tutting have also been incorporated into

 the electronica dance scene to some extent, influencing new styles such as liquid and digits

 and turfing.
           

            

         

          Dancing popping is my passion. Through

popping, I gain many benefits and I'am happy

doing it.  



(image taken at knowledgestyle.blogspot.com/2013/03/history-of-popping.html)

            Why did I chose popping rather than any other style of dance? Popping dance makes 

you like a robot-like person. It's like, I see a popping dancer or a popper as a robot on the 

outside but a person on the inside that has many emotions that's hard to express, and maybe

 that's what I am.

           I'm a person that is having trouble at expressing my emotions, I can only express it 

when I'm with my closest friends. "But what if they're not with me?", that's where dancing 

comes. I can express what I feel through dancing, and that makes me happy.

           One example why popping is my passion is that I really love doing it. It lifts up my 

mood. It helps me relieve stress. When I'm happy, sometimes I dance. When I'm feeling 

lonely, I just turn up the music and dance, and that gives me joy, and I love it.

          The main reason that dancing is my passion is that it is  where I express everything 

that I have inside. It is what I want. It is where I can also have happiness. It is what I love.