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Hip-Hop

3 performances · avg 32.17

Stats

Hip-Hop

3
Performances
32.17
Avg total

Charts

Hip-Hop performances per season
Frequency by season · SVG · CSV
Hip-Hop average score trend
Score trend · SVG

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Hip-Hop

Category: Street / DWTS specialty
Also known as: Hip hop
DWTS performances in dataset: 3
Average total score: 32.17
First appearance: Season 15, Week 4 — Apolo & Karina (Poison)
Lift rule on DWTS: Allowed (non-core / specialty style on DWTS).

Origins and history

Hip-hop dance grew from 1970s Bronx block-party culture alongside hip-hop music, encompassing breaking, locking, popping and later studio choreography styles. DWTS uses it sparingly as a specialty.

Sources

How it is danced

Aspect Detail
Time signature Usually 4/4
Tempo (MPM) N/A
Tempo (BPM, approx.) Song-dependent (~85–115 common)
Character Groove, isolations, popping/locking or choreo-hip-hop vocabulary depending on number.
Hold / frame Often side-by-side or cypher-inspired partnering.
Basic steps & figures Choreography-led grooves, isolations, freestyle hits.
What judges look for Groove authenticity, musical hits, performance attitude; lifts as choreographed.

Competition tempi cite WDSF Competition Rules E.3.2 and related DanceSport charts where applicable; theatrical styles are song-driven.

History on Dancing with the Stars

Statistics below are computed from the Data with the Stars SQLite performance and score tables (not invented).

  • Times danced: 3
  • Score range: 30.0 – 34.5 (total judges’ score as stored)
  • Perfect nights (every judging mark = 10): 1

Average score by era

Era Performances Average total
S11-20 3 32.17

Best scores

  • 34.5 — S15 W4: Apolo & Karina — Poison (Bell Biv DeVoe)
  • 32.0 — S19 W5: Bethany & Mark — She Came to Give It to You (Usher feat. Nicki Minaj)
  • 30.0 — S16 W9: Zendaya & Val — Fine China (Chris Brown)

Lowest scores

  • 30.0 — S16 W9: Zendaya & Val — Fine China
  • 32.0 — S19 W5: Bethany & Mark — She Came to Give It to You
  • 34.5 — S15 W4: Apolo & Karina — Poison

First perfect nights (all marks 10)

  • S16 W9: Zendaya & Val — Fine China (total 30.0, 3 judges)

Most-used songs

  • Poison — Bell Biv DeVoe (1×)
  • Fine China — Chris Brown (1×)
  • She Came to Give It to You — Usher feat. Nicki Minaj (1×)

Charts

Frequency

Score trend

Watch top performances

  • No linked YouTube clips in the dataset for this style yet.

Educational fan reference. Dance histories paraphrased from cited sources; DWTS stats from project data. Not affiliated with BBC Studios or Disney.

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