Papping originated from street dance in the 60s and 70s in California, becoming a signature style in the late 90s, and flourished in the early 21st century with an influx of pop culture with hip-hop elements into mainstream culture. since then it has been firmly entrenched in it. If you want to learn how to dance in a club or at home, then papping will be a great help in this matter.
Steps
Part 1 of 2: Daddy's Hands
Step 1. Extend either arm to the side
Which one is not important, the main thing is to keep it free and relaxed. If you strain too hard, you won't be able to make dads. Do not straighten your elbow all the way, it should also be relaxed. Make sure to keep your hand straight, chest high and neck loose. Remember that releasing tension from the body is an integral part of any dance and papping in particular.
- You can even stretch before starting if you think it will help you relax a little.
- Do not stand at attention! Conversely, keep your feet shoulder-width apart, or even slightly wider, and slightly bent at the knees. Although daddy requires concentration on one area of the body, the energy actually has to come from the legs, knocking out the dads in the upper body. You will need firmness in your legs to generate energy in your arms.
Step 2. Bend the wrist of the outstretched arm
To do this better, imagine you have threads tied to your fingers. While the arm is extended, pretend that someone is bending your hand perpendicular to the ground by pulling on these strings. Try to do this without the help of your hand or the rest of your body. Keep looking ahead, resist the temptation to watch your hand move.
Keep your knees slightly bent so that they spring a little with every movement of your hands. These bounces can be used to set a rhythm for yourself
Step 3. Raise your hand and elbow
Now raise your elbow to almost shoulder level and raise your hand so that it is again almost parallel to the floor. The essence of papping is to do dads with one part of the body, while the body remains stationary. When you pop like this, it goes from hand to shoulder. And when the wrist makes a 90-degree angle, you raise your elbow, throwing it into the air, returning the hand to its original position, at the same time, keep your chest high.
In fact, you are sending a stream of energy on a journey down your hand, from your shoulder to your fingertips and back
Step 4. Straighten your arm
Now lower your elbow down until your arm is straightened and parallel to the floor again. The flow of energy has completely passed from the hand through the elbow and is directed to the shoulder. Therefore, it is necessary to return the hand to its original position.
As you do this, keep your hips focused, head straight and high, and keep looking forward
Step 5. Make dads shoulder
During the transition of the elbow to the air and back, you should raise the shoulder while the rest of the arm is away from the body. This shoulder lift is the "dad" we need. When you shoulder the dad, the movement should look unexpected, like flinching.
You can do dads with the other shoulder to shift the transition to the other side of the body
Step 6. Repeat these steps in reverse order with the other hand
Now start with your dad's shoulder, then straighten your arm, raise your hand and elbow, bend your wrist and bring your arm to the position from which you started with the previous hand. Then the stream should run down your outstretched arm and back to your shoulder, and then interrupt the "dad" in the opposite direction, starting from the opposite shoulder, and so on.
The stream should run from the fingertips along the hand and move to the other side, so the dad's impulse moves from one side of the body to the other
Part 2 of 2: Dads with other body parts
Step 1. Make dads breasts
To make dads chest, stand with your feet ~ 15 cm wider than shoulder width apart and well bent at the knees. Spring your legs a little, bend over slightly, lock your ribs so that they move forward and up with your chest and then bounce back down with a little push. A common mistake should be avoided - not moving or rotating your shoulders. Repeat this movement, springing with your legs, bending down a little and then raising your chest.
- Imagine that you are pushing air with your chest. This is a similar movement, all the energy is directed to the chest, while only a slight elastic upward movement is given to the arms and elbows.
- For a more vivid expression of movement, you can place one hand on your chest, simulating the heartbeat during dad. Place your bent arm in the middle of your chest, straighten it during dad and bend it in a return movement.
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Body pop step 7 - You can add more movement to this technique by bending over and moving slightly to the right, knocking out the dads with the chest, diving to the left, making the dads again with the chest and back again, right and left.
Step 2. Combine walking and papping
To do this, simply pretend that you are walking down the street, moving your legs and arms for a one-two count. For each count, take a step, making a small dad with your knee, skipping the movement down and up the leg, while making the dad with your hand for each movement. Keep your arms at your sides as if you are still making dads with your arms, while connecting your legs and knees.
It may take a while to get your coordination in order, but once you get used to hitting your dads on every count, the rest should be easy to master
Step 3. Dad kicks
You can do the dads with your feet separately from the rest of the body or combine it with the dads of the arms, chest and other parts of the body. To do this technique, practice contracting your quads. Then move your leg back a little, contracting the quadriceps during this movement and relaxing it, returning the leg to its original position. You don't have to move your leg forward, only back and forth to the starting position. Also, do not bend over while performing this movement.
- When you have mastered dads with one leg, learn to do dads with both legs at the same time, without moving your feet, but turning them to the right and left during dad.
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Body Pop Step 9