Urban Funk Dance: Zedric Bembry

 

 

I

 

 Unit: Body Integration

Theme: Urban Funk Dance


II


Introduction


Street dance is an umbrella term for a large number of social dance styles such as: breakdancing, popping, locking, house dance, waacking, voguing etc.

According to guest teacher Zedric Bembry, Urban Funk comes from African and street moves.  So that was professionalized and accepted. At first it was called buddy music because strippers used to dance to it. Base drums, percussion, and a mix of all things thrown in. Once it was professionalized, it was accepted as hall music.

 


III

Learning Objectives

 

  • Understand thedynamics of urban dance.

  • Explain the use of the body in sequential codified movements

  • Gain an awareness of the importance of urban dance within the DMT context

  • Experience the demands of urban dance on the body in rhythm, memory and expression

     

    IV 




    Main Lesson

 Warm Up
Stretching
 Learning Steps
Puting the steps to the music 

Cool Down

Question 1

How did it feel to be part of this Urban Funk dance process?



V

 A Note to Remember


Bembry has brought flavor to the Hip Hop industry creating a
new dance rave all his own, “Urban Funk”. For Zedric ,
movement is life. His strong dedication to the art of dance
is parallel to his dedication to the communities he
serves.
 
 

VI

Case Study

 

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Question 2

What about Bembry's methodology did you like best?


VII

Journaling


VIII

Sources



IX

Students' Work

 



Question 3

Write your reflection about the overall experience.



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