Hip hop dance was important to African American culture because it allowed them to create their own culture, their own music, their own style. Watching Flex is Kings, many young men appear in a video demonstrating what hip hop dance culture has evolved into in the 21st century. This is a contemporary urban dance movement. You can see the emotion and “seriousness” in their movements. Hip hop dancing is these people’s lives” (“Flex Is Kings”). Flex is a type of street dance, sometimes called "breaking bones" because of its movements making a person appear to have no bones or are literally breaking them to create the scary dances that she creates (“Flexing”). Dancers such as Storyboard P have mastered the art of bending. He mentions in one of his interviews that by dancing, we reveal who we are (“Storyboard P”). African Americans rely on this particular art form to explain how we as a race were able to display our culture to mainstream America. The mainstream is basically a majority of people (Mainstream). Hip hop, however, became mainstream culture, and thus became lost. “Black culture, which has a long tradition of fighting against (and at the same time working closely with) dominant white culture, has entered the 21st century with what feels, in some sense, like an unequivocal victory. . America now considers hip-hop to be the leading pop music genre of its time. So why does this victory seem strange: not really hollow, but a little haunted? » (“When the people applaud”). As hip hop itself began to change, the dance form began to change as well. Hip hop dance now has a mix of what the Flex Kings do in their videos and dances like the popular dance "N...... middle of paper ......tp://www.biography.com / people/josephine-baker-9195959?page=2>.Josephine Baker: the activist host. Perf. Josephine Baker. Joséphine Baker: the activist artist. Np, and Web. April 4, 2014. “The Official Website of Josephine Baker.” The official website of Joséphine Baker. Np, and Web. April 03, 2014. ."- Slave Rebellion.org." -SlaveRebellion.org. Np, and Web. April 5, 2014. “THE SOCIAL IMPORTANCE OF RAP AND HIP-HOP CULTURE.” THE SOCIAL IMPORTANCE OF RAP AND HIP-HOP CULTURE. Np, and Web. April 4. 2014. .