Hardcore dancing
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Hardcore dancing (or hXc Dancing) is a type of dancing performed when hardcore or Metalcore music is played. The practice grew out of the East Coast United States hardcore scene, especially the New Jersey hardcore, New York hardcore and Boston hardcore scenes. Besides the usual mosh pit routine of pogoing and crashing into each other, participants started floor-punching to the beat when a slower, more groovy riff was being played. This style of dancing was common in the late 1990s.
In the following years, as bands incorporated slower syncopated, metal-influenced rhythms[citation needed] into their songs, the modern breakdown — and the dancing that went with it — was introduced. Hardcore Dancing began to include windmills with the arms, karate-style spin-kicks, and crowd-beating (the act of tackling a group of non-dancing onlookers). Early Earth Crisis and Biohazard concerts were common venues for such activity.
Most of the dance moves are not meant to injure anyone, but if performed incorrectly or in a deliberate attempt to harm someone, they can be dangerous. Hardcore dancing can cause a person to fall to the ground, but other dancers usually pick the person up, due to common courtesy. People are rarely injured in a small-scale pit, however some people have suffered broken arms, ankles or noses. Shorts and shoes with good traction are often encouraged. This improves range of motion as well as prevents slippage a common incident on slippery venue floors.
Some bands have included examples of hardcore dancing in their shows, such as Love you maid, the Butcher and No Hollywood Ending. New York hardcore band Sick of it All featured a tongue-in-cheek how to parody of hardcore dancing in their music video for "Step Down."
[edit] Controversy/Criticism
Hardcore Dancing is often criticised. Mainly by fans of Metal but also by fans of the music it was formed to. Metal fans dissaproval of Hardcore Dancing began when Crossover Thrash and Metalcore rose in popularity meaning that fans of metal and hardcore fans would be at the same gigs, each group doing their own dancing. They eventually clashed as Hardcore Dancers and Moshers found themselves in the same pits. some metal fans believe that the dancers were being violent towards them and reacting in a defensive way.
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