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In-Depth: Dancing

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In my early chapter of pre-training, I'd explain on what you should train on when dancing. Now, this chapter is dedicated to dancing. It's more in-depth on the subject in hand. Of course, there also will be in-depth chapters on singing and rapping.

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                 Vocabulary

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Here is a list of common words used in dance with definitions

Choreography

Definition-A creation or compilation of steps, patterns, and movements which make up a dance or a dance routine.

B-boy/B-Girl

Definition- B is short for breakdance so a breakdance boy or breakdance girl. Which is basically short for a person who breakdances

Freestyle

Definition- Dancing with no restrictions or no known choreography. It's based on how a dancer dances base on dance moves they already know or making up a move while dancing to a piece of music.

Footwork

Definition- The manner in which one moves one's feet in various activities such as sports and dancing.

8-Count

Definitions- This is the way most dancers count to breakdown the dance and music. If not by 8s then it's by 4s back to back. If you're a music player, think of it like how there usually 4 beats in a measure.

Cypher

Definition- Cypher, Cipher, Circle, or freestyle circle is when a group of people in a circle. They take turns dancing in the center. It deprives of hip-hop and African culture.

Focus

Definition- Its where the dancer is looking. Commons terms are left, Right, up, down, and "45s" which is the diagonals of those sides

Isolation

Definition- Its when you isolate the movement of one body part without moving the others. Ex: Chest isolations (which is one of the hardest isolation)

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                        Tips

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If you're going to start learning dance and want to get better at it I would recommend taking some music lessons. Like paying attention in music class or try to learn an instrument. Learning an instrument or learning to read music becomes very helpful in dance. This way you get to learn rhythm, to be on beat and feel the music. This really comes in handy when freestyling. When learning a dance try counting by 8s to help you break down the dance to make it easier. If you can, go to a dance studio to practice. Dance studios have lots of room for you to practice and have a huge mirror for you to see if you making a mistake. But some of you may not be able to do that. That's okay, you can do it at home. Make sure you have room and have a body mirror. The mirror is to help you to see if you make mistakes. I would recommend investing in one to get better at dancing. Every month I recommend to record your self dancing so you can see your self-improvement. They may be cringy but it's worth it.