The 2000s were the decade in which fitness through dance made a return.
‘Street dance’ passed through school yards, raves and local neighbourhoods to become the fitness trend of choice, particularly for the younger generation. It eventually seeped into dance studios and gyms, and people all over the country took to the floor to test their moves.
Originally these dances would have been completely improvised, but with the dawn of street dance classes came the development of routines incorporating a number of characteristic movements. ‘Locking’ and ‘popping’ the body in various ways, bobbing and weaving, and grabbing or punching through the air appear in almost every modern street dance routine.