As a former dancer & choreographer, of many styles of dance ranging from jazz to hip hop to house and even industrial... I have to say this was an impressive tutorial. Very articulate, brought it back to historical styles of dance (in this case, ballet), good examples shown of what was being explained. I've watched tutorials where there are so many "dudes, bros, etc." thrown in that it distracts from what it being taught. I'm going to have to hit Subscribe on this one.
Thanks so much for your videos! I can tell you are a trained dancer and understand the value of tech nique. Thanks for making hip hop accessible and understandable for a lifelong ballet teacher!❤
this channel is a dancer’s best friend. really awesome foundational tips and helps me be more intentional with my movements. loved that point about wanting to say something directly (“and maybe its not very nice” 😭) vs general
Do you think you could do a video covering the foundations you mentioned related to ballet, like how to engage your core, inner thigh, and straightening your leg, etc? That would be really helpful with how well you explain things! Thanks for the content! You've been an incredible resource!
This is really helpful for me. Some of the stuff you taught in this video, I had sorta been doing wrong, but didn't quite know how to do right. But now I can follow this video and correct some of my form and other issues!! Thanks for posting this!
Just watched a few of your videos and totally agree re: foundations are vital regardless of how long you've been dancing. I love dancing, though still working through fully letting go of what others think! Having really strong foundations and patterns embedded in the body really does seem to help though. Thanks for the great content and keep going . New sub here 🎉
No it’s not you’re absolutely right. But he did not say that, he was making an analogy about how hiphop has a foundation and how ballet has a foundation
You explaining the diff between stomp and step made me think it's like a comma (step) vs a period or exclamation point. What would be a question mark move/footwork in dance? ha
Hey! Just found your channel, and I have to say it was really refreshing. I'm a dancer and choeographer and I've been feeling kinda stuck lately. I think going back to basics is just what I need. Will definitely be going through choreos to see where I can make it more interesting with these concepts. Maybe even try freestyling more? (Really suck at it). But hey, amazing work, loved the way you express complex ideas and really looking forward to seeing what's next!
Thank you so much! I feel you 100%! I would definitely recommend freestyling. It’s not easy, but it has helped me so much and it’s so worth it. Don’t be too hard on yourself and give yourself the space to just explore new ideas.
Having the floor sprung is a lot easier on the body for dancing or breaking. Significantly helps your ankles and knees. Also, a lil give is really nice🤙
