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Here is a list of hip hop dance songs from the best hip hop albums of all time.
•Jesus Walks, by Kanye West
•Walk this Way, by Run DMC feat Aerosmith
•Fight the Power, by Public Enemy
•Hypnotize, by Notorious B.I.G.
•Real Slim Shady, by Eminem
•Can’t Touch This, by MC Hammer
•Getting Jiggy With It, by Will Smith
•Big Pimpin, by Jay-Z
•Mama Said Knock You Out, by LL Cool J
•Who’s That Girl, by Eve
•Make ‘Em Say Ugh, by Master P
•Planet Rock, by Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force
•Gin and Juice, by Snoop Dogg
•C.R.E.A.M., by Wu-Tang Clan
•The Humpty Dance, by Digital Underground
Some more Hip Hop Songs to Dance to
Here are some more great hip hop dance songs that will set the dance floor on fire.
•Party Starter, by Will Smith
•99 Problems, by Jay-Z
•Temperature, by Sean Paul
•Shake That, by Eminem
•Rapper’s Delight, by Sugarhill Gang
•Yeah, by Usher
•Pump it, by Black Eyed Peas
•Drop, by Timbaland & Magoo feat Fatman Scoop
•The Way I Are, by Timbaland feat Keri Hilson and D.O.E.
•4 Minutes, by Madonna feat Justin Timberlake and Timbaland
•Wait A Minute, by Pussycat Dolls
•Game Over (Remix), by Lil Flip
•Errtime, by Nelly
•1,2 Step, by Ciara Read the rest of this entry »

Dance has existed from the beginnings of time. Perhaps it even appeared before the very first tribes were formed, but most certainly dance grew in popularity with the development of tribal life. So dance has always been a part of people’s lives, although they did sometimes perform more than the entertainment function. Dances just had to be based on themes such as death, birth, the revival of nature in springtime, marriage, the teenagers’ growing up, hunting, winning a battle or war with one’s neighbors. Dance was also used for worshiping gods, agriculture, sexuality, chasing away evil spirits or for prosperity bringing rituals.

In time, dance lost all of these significances so that today it is only a form of art. It also has a communicative function among the participants. Aristotle explained the origins of rhythm by referring to one’s heart beats, the perfect metronome. Many types of dances appeared throughout time, which had different meanings but one single purpose, that of revealing the most elaborate movements, the moral conduct, the manners and the elegance of the dancer. In the European culture the very first record of dancing belongs to Homer. In his “Iliad”, Homer describes “chorea”(χορεία khoreia). The early ancient Greeks had turned the dance art into a sort of system, encompassing and expressing all the other different passions. For instance, the dance of the so-called “Furies” could generally create a very realistic atmosphere of terror and horrors, so that the audience was deeply moved. Dancing was ranked by the famous Greek philosopher named Aristotle with poetry. He said that certain dancers are able to apply rhythm to their gestures in such a way that they could actually express actions, manners, passions. What is interesting to know here is that the most prominent Greek sculptors closely studied and observed dancers’ attitude and movements in order to find inspiration in their art works.

In the beginning, there wasn’t any big difference between folk and social dances but in time they gained some other aspects. The minuet was from the 17th century on, a dance of elegance because it was practiced at the aristocratic courts. Waltz was quite popular during its age but also quite controversial because of the close distance between the two dance partners. The two World Wars have reshaped the entire dance fashion. So in the 20th century foxtrot and shimmy appeared. From the Swing improvisations of the 40s Jitterbug also appeared. Later on, in the 50s, rock-n-roll also appeared.