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{{Short description|Rave dance from the 2000s}}
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'''Free Step''' (in Spanish: Paso Libre) is a dance born in [[Argentina]]. Free Step consists of the free improvisation of steps to the rhythm of [[electronic music]], so steps and combinations of different styles can be used. Currently this dance has gained strength and is one of the most popular street dances in [[Argentina]]. It is also known that the Free Step genre reached various countries in [[Latin America]].<ref>Free Step: Urban and youthful passion to the rhythm of music. http://www.elheraldo.co/pelaos/free-step-pasion-urbana-y-juvenil-al-ritmo-de-la-musica-131623</ref><ref>FREE STEP WORLD. http://freestepwd.blogspot.com.ar/</ref><ref> Latin American Dancers Compilation @Free Step https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2drEaDipCs</ref>

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| Name || Free Step (Paso Libre in Spanish)
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| Place of Origin || {{flag|Argentina}}
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|Origins || [[Electro (music)|Electro]], [[C-Walk]], [[Melbourne Shuffle]], [[Hardstep]], [[Tutting]]
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| Music || [[Hard Electro]], [[Electro House]], [[Minimal Techno]] and [[Progressive]]
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== History ==
In the midst of the rise of [[electronic music]] in [[Argentina]], the growth of [[urban tribes]] and the increase in interest in urban dance, made young people dedicate themselves to showing their talent and dancing skill. Thus, many young people, through the use of video web portals (such as [[YouTube]], Tu.tv, etc.) began to learn through tutorials. The name Free Step was born in Argentina in mid-2007, by a group of dancers called '''Electroshocks N.G.''', who created the name to differentiate the dance from other styles such as [[Hard Step]] or the [[Scene_(subculture)#Flogger|Electro Flogger Dance]]. They were the ones who quickly promoted this new style of dance and were the first to create their own steps. It exploded and became popular with the [[Scene_(subculture)#Flogger|Flogger]] trend and has currently become popular throughout South America, Central America and Mexico.<ref> Meet Up ''All Styles Of Dance'' @ Plaza Outlets (Mty.NL) ~ 18 /12/2011 / Mexico
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NQH0bfcYOg</ref> With YouTube as the platform from which it is promoted and constantly updated, the Free Step is becoming a very popular dance in Latin America.<ref >Free Step Documentary Part 2/3:The Impact In Colombia,Colombian Tv (Official)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HqPOH-pET8</ref> Young people share their meetings, competitions, choreographies on the Internet; and they are dedicated to showing other dancers their own style, and expanding the culture through this urban dance.<ref>Meet Up Mendoza! part 4 Dancers Generacion//2010 Freestep mendoza
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx5-suCxXyQ</ref><ref> K-otic Stars // CHANNEL 2 // INTERVIEW CHANNEL 2 - FREESTEP COLOMBIA
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shOSoKSH1wY</ref> The Free Step style was born here as an urban dance in which each [[Dancer|dancer]] created their own line of steps, at the same time combining bases from other styles such as C-Walk, Break Dance, Electro Flogger Dance, or also using the base of Hard Step. It has become very popular among young people. And today it continues to grow.<ref>Where does Free Step come from? http://freestepcalicolombia.blogspot.com.ar/2013/08/de-donde-viene.html </ref>
<ref> FREE STEP HISTORY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EE7Rkd4MNs</ref>

== Description ==
The [[dance]] mixes steps from different dances such as [[Crip_Walk|C-Walk]] (and other derivatives Crown Walk, Clown Walk, etc.), [[Scene_(subculture)#Flogger|Electro Flogger]], [[Break_dance|Break Dance]], [[Hard Step]] so it makes a fresher and newer style.

== Music ==
The style of music with which the dance is performed is mainly [[Electro_house|Electro House]], [[Techno]], [[Minimal_techno|Minimal]] and Hard Electro, which are the most abundant among young practitioners of this dance, but it can also be danced with other styles such as [[Trance_(music)|Trance]] and [[Acid House]].

== Free Step and Rebolation ==
While Free Step was growing in [[Argentina]], young people from [[Brazil]] were also learning about new genres of [[electronic music]] and through the Internet, they also learned about new [[dance]] styles originating from Argentina and other countries.
The young Brazilians practiced a [[dance]] known as [[Rebolation]],<ref>ELECTRO CULTURE: Electronic Dances. https://culturaelectro.wordpress.com/2011/07/16/los-bailes-electronicos/</ref> which was very similar to the Electro Flogger Dance of Argentina, and the Jumpstyle of other regions of the world. The dance consists of speed, where each dancer tested her ability to follow the music with speed, using jumps typical of Jumpstyle, as well as the turns and steps marked in the Electro Flogger. One of the most popular references of this movement was Teenorio, who among young people became a reference due to his skill in dance. Although the Rebolation demonstrated great skill in maintaining speed and maintaining a line of steps, said dance was limited to few combinations. Most of the [[Rebolation]] dancers followed the same line, in which they could implement a few variations, the dance focused on speed and not improvisation. At the end of [[2009]], the musical band Parangolé created a song called ''Rebolation'', inspired by the dance, but this led to misunderstandings, giving the false idea that which group created the Rebolation dance. The song was a big hit in Brazil, but this generated disgust and rejection among young Brazilians. In order to differentiate their dance from the musical theme and not be related to it, they acquired the name Free Step to apply to their dance. Although both dances were conceived and expanded by young lovers of electronic music and dance, it is important to note that they are not the same dance. Today, this difference is a source of dispute among young people from different parts of the world, who seek to know the true origin of the term Free Step. <ref> Origins of Freestep | LTDK! Podcast #3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuAKdiJe-zk</ref>

== Differences With Other Styles ==
There are various types of dance that combine steps from different styles (For example: Free Step, Shuffle, C-Walk, Electro Flogger Dance, Electro Dance, JumpStyle, among others.) so much so that, at first glance, it is common to confuse them. However, the difference is in the movements:
* Free Step - just as its name says - is a free dance in which each person creates their own steps and combinations as long as they go to the rhythm of electronic music. When a dancer is dancing she can implement steps and combinations from other dance styles, such as those mentioned above, to make a more attractive choreography with her own combinations.
* The [[Melbourne_shuffle|Melbourne Shuffle]] focuses on slides, turns, and running without moving, in addition to the shuffle having as steps the movements of the hands with which they do tricks with the cap.
* The [[Scene_(subculture)#Flogger|Electro Flogger Dance]] specializes in heel strikes to the ground, prolonging the legs, soft slides and creating illusory effects such as floating, walking without moving and intertwining the legs at high speed.
* [[Jumpstyle]] is based on jumps and different types of skills follow the rhythm of HardStyle music.
* [[Electro_dance|Electro Dance]] is a dance from France where each dancer demonstrates their skill in the movement of their arms, taking basic elements of glowsticking such as the concept of free hands, the figures in the shape of eight, and the idea of the leading hand in a scheme called liquid (one hand following the other in geometric movements).
* The [[Crip_Walk|C-Walk]] is an urban dance that emerged as a code among gangsters in the slums of New York and other American cities. He uses Hip Hop or Rap music to implement his steps, it is characterized by faster and more dynamic leg movements. Later its variants would appear such as the Crown Walk, the Clown Walk, etc.

== See also ==
* [[Rebolation]]
* [[Hardstyle]]
* [[Melbourne_shuffle|Melbourne Shuffle]]
* [[Cutting Shapes/London Shuffle]]
* [[Crip_Walk|C-Walk]]
* [[Electro dance]]
* [[Jumpstyle]]
* [[:Category:Rave]]

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