How would you describe the hip-hop dance genre to a non-dance class student? What would you tell them it consists of?

I would tell them it consists of a wide array of moves. You might go slow in one part and fast in the next. It also consists of a lot of beat realization. If thats a thing haha. What I mean by beat realization is for every beat there might not be a move but in some parts you may want to hit the moves on the beat. I dance so this is how I know all of this :) hope this helps!!!

the answer is counterpoint.

counterpoint definition: "the art or technique of playing a melody or melodies in conjunction with another, according to fixed rules."

counterpoint is present in a lot of baroque music- such as bach (notably his wtc prelude and fugues) and scarlatti, but can also be found in music by mozart, beethoven. it can even be found in music as modern as john williams!