Ss4a Podcast: Street Dance Life - Dancing, Training, Competing, Performing, Making A Living

Show Notes:    Tip 1: Understand that it will pass - ride the wave It feels like that is it, no more creative juice, no ideas flowing, thats it, start again.  Nothing left, world is coming to an end - relax.  It WILL pass. Think of it like a wave - some waves are big, some are small, but if you ride it you will reach the sure and have a fun time doing it if you do it right. If you beat yourself up  when this happens all you do is stay in the same place - nothing productive will come from it.   We are only human.  But, think of your body like a car, and just like a car that needs fuel for a long journey - every now and again you need to let the car be, rest, refuel and come back and it is fine.   Understand it may happen Understand it will stop Tip 2: Watch dance clips/movies Try watching old clips that used to inspire you Search for recent competition clips Search for any new dance clips Watch dance movies that you love Tip 3: Search for new music Sometim

So lets get into Freestyling What is freestyling? Definition Freestyle rap Typical journey John  started out seeing street dancers do moves that he thinks looks cool, so wants to learn and goes on that journey John will then learn some moves either at a class or from the TV and perform them in front of family or in front of class mates John will most likely get some applause along with some oohs and ahhhs which make john feel special John either stops learning because he feels he has accomplished his mission or he keeps learning as the hunger and passion for street dance has grown whilst he has been learning John does the same moves around his class mates and realises he must try something new to impress the others and maintain teh woos oohs and ahhhs John continues to learn and discovers that in order to really learn the "good stuff" it will take time, patience, practice, heart, will, dedication and other things - this is where people can give up their journey if their passion is not strong en

In the 3rd episode of the SS4A Podcast: Street Dance Life, I share 8 tips that will help beginners WIN in Street Dance competitions and Battles, taken from my experiences and observations studying battles since 2004 Show Notes: Tip 1: Listen to the Music I know this might seem obvious, but trust me it is harder than it seems.  A REAL Street Dance judges pet hate will be when people are off beat.  What ever you do, do it on beat.   It is better to do more simple move son beat than more difficult moves off beat.   simple is funky, less is more   Tip 2: Look Up/at the person who you are battling Again this might seem simple, but one common mistake that beginner dancers make is looking down - ALL the time.  I am not saying it is bad to look down, but in certain competitions it is about the dance AND about how you perform.  shows a lack of confidence. Tip 3: Don't use all your moves in 1 go: When you compete/battle you need to think like a winner.  A beginne

Show Notes: So these are just a co8uple of things that I wanted to share from overall experience in street dance.  I am sure there are many more and is so I will include it in a later episode   It is sometimes hard to make real friends when you get good at street dance or when you are in a position of authority and the potential friends are interested in your area of expertise Going out clubbing/hanging out and then asking questions it is great to be friends with an instructor Working in a food place people will expect free food Mum and theatre tickets Even in a crew scenario, people often want to side with people they think are good, not because they genuinely want to be your friend. It is hard to find the right partner when they experience you being good at street dance Alpha male those same people would most likely not have spoken to you if they did not see you dance Some people are looking for trophy partners and when people see you do your thing you will attract those people Not always Be wa

Show Notes:    Stay on beat.  The most important thing is being in beat. the idea is you use the music for inspiration to help you create new ideas and moves, not to just randomly dance to the track.  You cannot learn everything from youtube. YouTube has it's good points. It is free for a start but it also has a lot of videos teaching you the incorrect info and ways to do things. There are some great videos out there but to really improve it is good to be a part of a community wether it is going to a class or being a part of an online community where you can ask questions and get feedback and corrections.  Street dance.  The term Street Dance a lot think that it is a style of dance.  When I havce asked people before I have said - what style do you do, and they have said "street dance" or just "street" which deeply irritates me but hey!  My next question then would be "oh ok what styles do you do" the answer is oftern with confusion.  Street Dance is not