urban dance

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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 • May 29, 2022

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 • May 12, 2021

Sabath calls his genre U.D.M., for urban dance music.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 19, 2016

“Manuscripts Found in Light: A Warrior’s Guide” Urban Artistry’s dance theater show explores the experiences of artists from urban dance communities around the world.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2016

Musical styles have ranged from R&B to upbeat soul, to pop with rap elements, to urban dance music.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2013