January 2016

Expressing joy through hip-hop dance steps: Focus on new jack swing

This study aimed to differentiate hip-hop dance steps based on whether joy was expressed and explained their movement features using three-dimensional motion analysis. Ten male and female participants (26.9 ± 12.8 years old) were instructed to perform an 80-second hip-hop dance, and the step performed after 60 s (new jack swing) was analyzed. Discriminant analysis was conducted, and the differences in the motion...

Author(s): Rie Kojima, Teruo Nomura and Noriyuki Kida