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Manual Of: Urbhanize® Instructor Training STEP1 Written By: Dennis W Urbhanize® Step1 Instructor Training Manual Manual of: Urbhanize® Instructor Training STEP1 Written by: Dennis W. Thomsen 2015 - edited 3/2018 Assisted by Denisa W. Thomsen Version 3/2018 This Urbhanize® Instructor STEP1 Manual is the property of Urbhanize® and Dennis W. Thomsen. No part of this Manual may be copied or reproduced in any manner without the express written authorization of Urbhanize® by Dennis W. Thomsen. Page 1 Urbhanize® Step1 Instructor Training Manual Urbhanize® Step1 instructor training manual 0 Urbhanize® Manual Step1 1 Contents page 2 Urbhanize® & Social Media 3 What is Urbhanize® 4 Biography of Dennis W. Thomsen 5 History of Hip-Hop (1) 6 History of Hip-Hop (2) 7 History of bhangra (1) 8 History of bhangra (2) 9 Urbhanize® format 10 Urbhanize® format explanation 11 BreakDown poster 12 Basic moves (1) 13 Basic moves (2) 14 Basic moves (3) 15 Urbhanize® music (1) 16 Dance Counts – 32 Counts 17 Musical phrase 18 Last music page 19 Create your session 20 Urbhanize® license 21 Tips and ideas on how to start your Urbhanize® 22 What´s next 23 FAQ´S 24 REVIEW 25 Version 3/2018 This Urbhanize® Instructor STEP1 Manual is the property of Urbhanize® and Dennis W. Thomsen. No part of this Manual may be copied or reproduced in any manner without the express written authorization of Urbhanize® by Dennis W. Thomsen. Page 2 Urbhanize® Step1 Instructor Training Manual www.youtube.com/urbhanizedancefitness www.facebook.com/urbhanize www.instagram.com/urbhanize #urbhanize www.pinterest.com/urbhanizeustix #u #bhangra #streetdance www.twitter.com/urbhanize #hiphop #denisadennis Version 3/2018 This Urbhanize® Instructor STEP1 Manual is the property of Urbhanize® and Dennis W. Thomsen. No part of this Manual may be copied or reproduced in any manner without the express written authorization of Urbhanize® by Dennis W. Thomsen. Page 3 Urbhanize® Step1 Instructor Training Manual What is Urbhanize®: Urbhanize® is a dance fitness program based on the urban moves from street dance and Hip-Hop. Urbhanize® is combining the coolest moves with rocking hot Hip-Hop music, adding high cardio elements from the Pakistani/Indian folk dance Bhangra. The format of Urbhanize® is very easy to follow and to teach, and will for sure get people into that groovy and happy feeling, while working up a great sweat. The benefits of Urbhanize are not only great cardio respiratory effects, as toning parts are incorporated to give an awesome all over body workout and great shaped muscles. The idea of Urbhanize® is to bring something new and different into the growing dance fitness industry, by giving the students an opportunity to express a cool attitude while feeling and following the great vibes and beat from the funky music. Having them work out while having fun, leaving stress and other thoughts outside the class room. Through Urbhanize®, students will feel a high, pumping endorphins, and increased heart rate, which will positively benefit them both physically and mentally. Version 3/2018 This Urbhanize® Instructor STEP1 Manual is the property of Urbhanize® and Dennis W. Thomsen. No part of this Manual may be copied or reproduced in any manner without the express written authorization of Urbhanize® by Dennis W. Thomsen. Page 4 Urbhanize® Step1 Instructor Training Manual Biography of Dennis W. Thomsen: Dennis W. Thomsen is from Denmark. He met the dance floor in an age of 3 when his mother insisted on Dennis to be a dancer. During childhood and youth Dennis were spending all evenings at the dance school and later on also travelling around Europe for participating in the biggest ballroom competitions in IDSF. Dennis experienced many different dance styles and had after his carrier as Latin American dancer a great carrier with fitness/funk-hiphop when he won several medals with his own crew on European championships, International championships and won also 2 world championships with his crew. In 2012-2015 Dennis worked as Master Trainer for 2 international dance fitness concepts. During this time he was planning and creating Urbhanize® and could finally launch his own dance fitness program on Janaury 2015. URBHANIZE® BECAME REALITY! Dennis met Denisa in 2015 and in 2016 they became offcially a couple. In May 2017 they got engaged and married on 19th. May 2018. Since the launch of Urbhanize® in 2015 Dennis W. Thomsen with Denisa have been around the world promoting the program and had as International presenters master classes and workshops in countries like: Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Romania, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Italy, Malaysia, Moldova, Bulgaria, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Serbia Version 3/2018 This Urbhanize® Instructor STEP1 Manual is the property of Urbhanize® and Dennis W. Thomsen. No part of this Manual may be copied or reproduced in any manner without the express written authorization of Urbhanize® by Dennis W. Thomsen. Page 5 Urbhanize® Step1 Instructor Training Manual History of Hip-Hop: The history of hip-hop originated in the late 60th of the 20th century and continues to evolve to the present day. That what began more than 30 years ago, boiled over into a particular movement and culture. Hip-Hop culture originated in New York among black and Latino ghettos. Street culture existed for centuries in all countries, but in USA it had a special isolation from society. Hip-Hop culture has been internationally recognized with the 70th. Its main components are rap (MC'ing), break-dance, graffiti and street types of sports games. Despite the fact that Hip-Hop as a way of life originated long ago in various parts of North America, the real birthplace of it is considered to be the South Bronx - the black ghettos of New York, one of the poorest quarters. But the word "hip-hop" did not yet exist, it was invented a few years later, when already grown-up culture needed some overall title, by a legendary DJ (DJ), Africa Bambaataa. Soon Kool Herc for the convenience of the dancers began to repeat the instrumental breaks between verses, during which the dancers came out to the dance-floor and showed their skills. Kool Herc marked the enthusiasm of the dancers for such breaks, and named the term "B-Boy", "Break boys" - for those who are moving in the manner of breaks, and the dance was called breakdancing style (breaking). "MC" has become synonymous with rap, when rappers have become not only DJs but also performers, who are able to move in a special Hip-Hop manner. In the late 60th breakdance existed in the form of two separate dances: New York acrobatic style, which we call the lower break, and the: Los Angeles-based mime (upper break). It is an acrobatic style of breaking that was originally twisted by bboys in break-dance. It became popular, after 1969, when James Brown wrote a funk-hit "The Good Foot" and performed some elements of this dance on the stage. Version 3/2018 This Urbhanize® Instructor STEP1 Manual is the property of Urbhanize® and Dennis W. Thomsen. No part of this Manual may be copied or reproduced in any manner without the express written authorization of Urbhanize® by Dennis W. Thomsen. Page 6 Urbhanize® Step1 Instructor Training Manual Hip-Hop dance can be divided into two basic types: * Old school (old school Hip-Hop); * New style (new school Hip-Hop). Old school includes popping, locking and breakdance. Popping in its turn is divided into boogaloo, electric boogaloo, tetris, waiving, robot, egypcian, pop corn. Style "locking" became scenic standard for many black singers and MTV stars such as Janet Jackson and her dancers, as well as many others are moving in this style. In the 90th there was a new form of Hip-Hop, which connects traffic from the old school styles: popping, locking, break-dancing (but more focused on footwork as opposed to acrobatic style), as well as from many other styles. Gradually, penetrating into the pop culture, absorbing all the new elements and styles, transforming, Hip-Hop has become the leading dance direction and separated into a single direction - Hip-Hop. There are video clips of famous stars of Hip-Hop and R'n'B music, we see the dancers moving in the style of new style Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop as a dance area is so popular that it has penetrated into our lives everywhere - in the show, music videos, dance schools and centers, fitness clubs, cinema, theater, etc. After more than 30 years since the outbreak and development of Hip-Hop there are no signs of slowing down this culture. Version 3/2018 This Urbhanize® Instructor STEP1 Manual is the property of Urbhanize® and Dennis W. Thomsen. No part of this Manual may be copied or reproduced in any manner without the express written authorization of Urbhanize® by Dennis W. Thomsen. Page 7 Urbhanize® Step1 Instructor Training Manual History of Bhangra: Bhangra is a traditional form of dance and music which originates from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. It was initially used as a celebratory folk dance which heralded the coming of spring, or Vaisakhi, as it is known. Following the partition of India different regions of the country began to mix and interact sharing their different forms of Bhangra. The end result was a hybrid being created which incorporated the many different styles of the unique act. Bhangra became popularized chiefly due to the Sikh community who helped to integrate the music and dance into the Bollywood film industry. In its purest form Bhangra is a mix of a singing accompanied by music and the beat of a single drum known as a dhol. Version 3/2018 This Urbhanize® Instructor STEP1 Manual is the property of Urbhanize® and Dennis W.
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