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How to Dance Happy Feet: a Suitable Move for All Beginners

This is the basic hiphop dance technique. It's called happy feet.It looks simple at first, but you can also use it to show subtle and detailed movement in your performance. Shifting your

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beginner

7 Ways Being Narcissistic Makes You an Exceptional Dancer

Imagine you are in a Broadway theater doing the solo dance performance. 1000s of people are watching you. Everybody's eyes are fixated with full admiration it's as if they've found a previous treasure.

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9 min read
technique

How to Spongebob the Right Way: From Hiphop to Shuffle

You are invited to a friend's birthday party. The house is pumped up with base sound, and you've chugged in a few shots.  Ok now, it's time for some action. Ready to get

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7 min read
lifestyle

7 Tricks to Watch Dance Videos So You Actually Get Better: Couch Potato's Guide

The other day, I was watching my new favorite dancer Koharu Sugawara. She was performing on Say My Name with astonishing 8 million views! By far, it's her most popular video. Overwhelmed by

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7 min read
lifestyle

Are Black People Actually Better Dancers?

2 years ago, I was having a vacation in Cape Town, South Africa. The city was surrounded by the blue ocean where you can see sharks, and a cliff like mountain where you

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10 min read
technique

How to Dance Pacing in Locking

What pops up in your head when it comes to dancing in the 70s?If you search 1970s in Wikipedia, you will get funk in the music section. The notable artist includes James

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10 min read
beginner

How to Beat Imposter Syndrome: Toolkit for Dancers Who are Scared

Let's start with a simple question...How confident are you in performing your dancing in front of other people?No matter how much experience you have, the feeling of popup showcase can be

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9 min read
beginner

7 Tips that Make You a Successful Copycat Dancer

I just finished an anthropology book "The Secret of Our Success" by Joseph Henrich. His claim was this. We, humans, are not smarter than chimpanzee because of our rational thinking. We

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7 min read
technique

How to Pop: The Ultimate Guide to Dance like a Real Popper

A worrying thought, isn't it? You are following tutorial videos, but you can’t help wondering if you will ever become a popper like them. What makes your pop much smaller than the

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14 min read
lifestyle

12 tips to Keep Your Dance Motivation High

How often do you watch your own practice? Looking back at yourself in the video feels really terrible. It is just so much better in your head. But to get better, you need

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7 min read
technique

How to Dance Running Man: Classic Hiphop Move

You must have heard of this step. Even Seen it. The long-running popularity of this step is one of the winner legacies from the 80s' along with moonwalk, windmill, and wave. There are

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4 min read
technique

Imitation Improves Dancing. Tips to Keep Originality as a Dancer

You feel like doing the same move over and over. What is missing? Imitation is an important part of human education. Babies spend their entire baby life imitating parents from their language to

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5 min read
lifestyle

Is Dancing Aerobic or Anaerobic Exercise? Guideline to Losing Weight

Everyone needs to look after your own body. Losing weight and getting into a fine shape is everyone's ideal lifestyle for many. Dancing seems like a popular choice here. It surely is a

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5 min read
lifestyle

Surprising Benefit of Break Dancing to Your Muscle

Breakdance has potential to turn your life into creative and lively one, borrowing the words from the 67 year old break dancer. But it is not only psychology. There is a side benefit

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3 min read
beginner

Dancing from 60s, Live a Fulfilling Life with Street Dance

I am not sure what the age group of this blog readers. If you are elderly and over 60s, please do not hesitate to start dancing today. Although older people often think of

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2 min read
beginner

Dance Beginners: 3 Requirements to Get Started in Dancing Today

For anyone who never has experienced it, the path to start dancing feels new and scary. The closest is your gym class, but it is not being taught in many schools. Starting something

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4 min read
technique

6 Dance Tips for Successfully Practicing at Home

Today is the last day of November. We are heading into the serious winter. The place I live snows a lot, you cannot barely practice outside on the street. Unless you have a

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7 min read
beginner

Musicality is Trainable: Dance Beginner's Ultimate Guideline

"Do you have good musicality?" I doubt there is only few who can say yes. It is something you do not come across in your life unless you have experience with

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5 min read
technique

Breakdance Tips: Troubleshooting "Chair Freeze"

Chair freeze is by far the most popular freeze type for break dancers. This is what most start off with along with other introductory moves like 6 steps, top rock, etc. It is

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3 min read
studio

10 Checklist Before You Commit to Dance School

The most popular way people come into the first actual dancing is through dance school. It is convenient and easy. If you want to learn anything, go to school. That is the conventional

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6 min read
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2 Skills Required for Every Successful Career Dancer

A street dancer who can eat only from dancing is a small portion in every society. It does not matter where you come from. Ultra-famous dancers who have won the reputable world competition

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3 min read
technique

How to Practice Isolation for New Dancers

When you are starting out dancing, isolation is the first thing that challenges you. To move onto the next level, you have to climb this wall. Although it is classified as basic in

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6 min read
studio

How to Make a Living with Your Dance

The street dance has been widely recognized, and a number of artists who are centered around dancing seems to be increasing more than ever. A long ago, only the accomplished dancers who passed

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5 min read
studio

Being the Only Guy in the Dance Studio Sucks

Throughout my experience, I have been to many dance studios. One thing I notice is that classes are often dominated by girls. I have even been to one dance summer camp long time

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4 min read
technique

Hiphop Dance: Use "Charleston" for Shuffle Style

Charleston is often seen in cutting shapes style of shuffle dance. This basic step is originally from hiphop dance, but it is also suited for the shuffle. The technique is the same, but

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1 min read
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