urban dance

noun

1. a dance or dance style originated by urban African Americans, often performed to rap music.

Example Sentences

It’s a dance easy enough for anyone to learn, and people all around the world have done so, with everyone from an urban dance crew in Angola to Franciscan nuns in Europe showing off their moves on social media.

From New York Times

I have to balance schoolwork with my extracurriculars of orchestra and urban dance and Black Student Union and the private viola lessons I take, as well as serving as president of a public-speaking club and mentoring younger kids through The Future Brighter, a nonprofit organization that helps middle-schoolers gain an interest in STEM.

From Washington Post

Featuring baroque music and urban dance, the opera depicts the story of a 15-year-old Guatemalan teenager who fled north, along with her mother, to escape gang violence in her country.

From Reuters

With a cast of 12, including the Madrids, this 90-minute dystopian tale of thwarted lovers divided by a wall is told through a thrilling display of urban dance that pairs virtuosic popping and locking with humor and tenderness.

From New York Times

Brickhouse had recently founded Urban Artistry, an organization in Silver Spring, Md., dedicated to the preservation and performance of urban dance forms.

From New York Times