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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 ago where I was the only boy out of 32 girls. And yes, the feeling is tough.

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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 electronic dance music (EDM) and hiphop music are different in melody and tempo. That means there are

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Use YouTube Dance Videos to Your Advantage

Searching for techniques and dance teams you are interested in on YouTube is easy. Even the genres that you have never done or steps that no one around you can do will come up with the search results. Getting lesson videos are easy too. This is very convenient. For those

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Dance Practice: Improve Your Tutting from the Wrists

Tutting is a delicate technique that comes handy with popping and freestyle dance. It skillfully manages hands and arms in sharp angles. The basic movement of tutting is usually simple. You can probably remember most in 3 minutes. But to make it look good is often challenging. For those who

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Ability Test: Do You Have Dance Talent?

Are you more of a type that master dancing with natural ability or accumulated practice on top of another practice? If you ask me, I am more on the latter that overcame the impossible step one by one, turning it to possible and even easy eventually. That was my path.

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Recipe for the Best Dance Choreography

Dancing is not all about skills and steps. In fact, most regular people come across dancing watching TV and stage performance. That is all about choreography. The easiest path towards choreography dancing is through learning from the instructor or copying the existing choreography from the video. But, don't

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Simple Hiphop Dance Move: Popcorn Step

Speaking of simple but cool HIPHOP's basic technique, there is a step called popcorn. It is simple enough that even beginners can easily practice. You can show it with simple steps. You can arrange it with your original mix as well. It is a good versatile technique. Not

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2 Things Beginner Dancers Should Start Doing Today

My dancing is not quite there. What can I do to improve? ~ Dance beginner ~ This type of questions is popular in the dance forum. I personally get this question often. People who have just started dancing are uneasy. Even if you take lessons, you cannot move like an instructor. It

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4 Bad Habits Every Dancer Goes Through

When you start dancing by yourself or practice dancing without a teacher, you'd better stop practicing. "You build funny habits!" I hear this saying often, but what about the reality? It is an important consideration. Everyone wants to start off right. Once you get used to

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Dancing Tips - The Insider Secrets to Stretch and Master Split

When is the last time you gave yourself a stretch? Unless you are into sports, there are not many moments in your everyday life to raise the thinking "Oh, I have to stretch now". Since dancing and having a flexible body is closely related, you cant avoid this

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Stop Going to Classes If You Are a Break Dancer

Breakdance or also known as breakin' is star genre in street dancing. I originally entered dance community with break dancing as well. I started off admiring windmill, thomas, and headspin. Breakdance move is flashy and cool. Because of that fanciness, it requires extended training just to master one piece.

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Dancing Is Not Only for the Athletics

"Everyone who is good at dancing has natural athletes" Watching sharp amazing move of other dancers makes you feel inferior. It is tempting to think they must have natural talents for athletes. An average joe like me who is stiff all the way to the bones will never

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Dancing Needs No Embarrassment. Sure Way to Boost Your Confidence

Beginning of dancing life means different for everyone. You might be lucky to be athletic. But most people start out with unfit shape, little rhythmical sense, stiff body, etc. It is natural to feel embarrassing to practice in front of people. Every time people walk by, you might stop practicing,

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Street Dancing | Difference Between Contest and Showcase

Have you ever wondered what it is like to perform your dance? Even if you are just starting out, there might be one day you will be dancing in front of a large audience. It is unsettling, yet thrilling. You must have dreamed about it at least once. Although the

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Dance Practice: How Much Do You Need to Become Good?

How long should I practice to become successful? It is a natural concern for anyone thinking of starting. In fact, if you are teaching dance or tell someone you dance, the questions close to this come out often. Of course, practice is essential and minimum requirement to get better. It

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How to Dance a Manly Step "Frontback Kick"

It is a basic step that can be used in two genres: hip hop dance and shuffle dance. But it is a technique that requires complex foot movement. If you are familiar with the step that requires you to slide foot axis back and forth such as popcorn or spongebob,

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How Can Dance Beginners Recognize the "Real Instructor"?

Regardless of junior high students, high school students, university students, or grown ups, it is 9 out of 10 times the dance studio that those who want to start dancing right now use it as the first resource. If you want to dance, go to the studio. That is the

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The Best Place for Dancing Practice for Beginners

Where should I do dance practice? Speaking of street dance, there may be an image of dancers gathering in front of a office building or a station where there is a window mirror. That is what they do in the movie. But if you are starting out, where should you

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How to Dance "Running Man" - Shuffle Style

You probably heard of running man in Hiphop, but it is also commonly used in shuffle dance. Shuffle is a rave and club dance originated in the late 80s in Melbourne, Australia. It gained popularity quickly in the underground scene. Since electric dance music (EDM) has the tempo of club

How to Choose a Local Dance School That Will Not Disappoint You

Recently, dancing has become well established category for the lesson genre either for children or grownups. Even in the learning popularity ranking it is said that they are climbing up the ladder. Looking at your imaginary figure of standing on the stage with a smile is exceptional feeling. It is

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Reasons Why Your Dancing Looks Amateur and How to Fix It

Dance choreography is about "moving your body according to music", isn't it? If you can move your body at exactly the same timing as the modeling choreography, dancing is a success for the short moment. This "dancing is a success" feels something strange though.

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4 Tricks to Master Dance Choreography in No Time

Learning how to dance never goes as smoothly. You can follow tutorial video or take dance classes, but it goes so fast once the music starts. Let alone to doing them right. Is there a way to become a great dancer without going through tedious choreography? Unfortunately, following someone dancing

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How to Learn Dance Move Quickly? Turn Your Body Flexible

When you start dancing, you might find it stressful from the slow pace of learning. Day after day you are practicing, but it never looks as good as the YouTube video. It is time to try something new. Today, I will be introducing how to enhance your dance move by