![]() Our waiter didn’t look too happy when we decided on one entree but we couldn’t be sure as he wore the same pained expression the entire time he served us. It wouldn’t have been a problem but like a lot of restaurants in Chinatown, Hop Kee is a cash-only operation and the closest ATM was at least a ten-minute walk away. That’s when our waiter pointed out the required $8 minimum order per diner and we realized we had overlooked the note on the menu. Joan wasn’t very hungry so she ordered a bowl of soup. ![]() Vinyl covered chairs matched honey-colored laminate wall panels that likely have been there since the restaurant opened in 1962. Entrance to Hop KeeĪ handful of people occupied a few of the twenty or so tables and the waiter pointed us in the direction of several empty ones. My eyes barely scanned the other celebrity photos. Good enough for Bourdain, good enough for me, I thought. Walking from Canal Street, we arrived first at Hop Kee and decided to try it.Īs we descended the steps and entered the restaurant, my eyes landed on a photo of chef and television personality, Anthony Bourdain. ![]() After the tour, my friend Joan and I returned to Chinatown. Neither was a stop on our tour but I was curious to find out whether there was more to them than their location. There are two in Manhattan’s Chinatown – Hop Kee at 21 Mott Street and Wo Hop at 17 Mott Street. Windmill – a distinctive hip hop move of a backspin held for an extended time.I had never heard the term cellar restaurant until Liz of Ahoy New York mentioned it during our walking tour of Little Italy and Chinatown a few weekends ago.Ĭellar restaurants are located in the basement of a building. ![]() Toprock – denotes a hip hop style where dances remain standing on their feet (without dipping so low as to put hands on the ground, or handstands, etc.) Trading off the display of their skills, the “combatants” dance as close as possible without touching.ĭownrock – denotes move performed close to the floor. Uprock – mock combat staged by early dance crews, resembling fast rhythmic version of a kung fu fight. Robot – an early form of ‘popping’ popularized by Michael Jackson in his TV performances by Michael Jackson in his TV performances of the record Dancin’ Machine. New Skool – developing late in the first decade or so of Hip Hop, a form utilizing freestyle into a wide-range of moves. Old Skool – early phase of the historical development of hip-hop in which dancers retained clear distinctions between close-to-the-floor moves and more vertical styles. Moonwalk – a term for the robotic glide dance move popularized by Michael Jackson, it is a misnomer for what is commonly called the backslide. Popping – Variant of locking in which poses are linked into more fluid movement, credited to Popin Pete, a dancer with the Electric Boogaloos. Locking – a short, articulated and somewhat jerky movement developed for Hip Hop, usually moved through in quick succession. Isolation – a movement involving a single part of the body, while keeping the rest of the body frozen still. Groove – a large rhythmic dance move performed using the entire body, as opposed to an “isolation,” which is moving one singular part of the body. Professional Hip Hop dancers will freestyle at the beginning of a song, before choreography begins, in order to get a feel of the beat and connect with the music. Below you will find a list of terms commonly heard in Hip Hop dance classes at the Omaha School of Music and Dance…īreak it Down – demonstrating dance moves slowly, showing all the separate elements as clearly as possible.įreestyle – dancing without choreography, a chance to be self-expressive. While some of the terms are borrowed from Ballet-such as plié (bending the knees) and relevé (rising on one’s toes)-other terms have developed to describe the movements unique to this style. Being a relatively new phenomenon, the Hip Hop style of dancing has unique terminology. ![]()
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