Oh my god this video blew up out of nowhere, I was not expecting this overwhelming amount of support I am receiving from everyone right now. I just want to say thank you so so much to all of you who took time from your day to watch my video, and thank you so much to everyone who’s left a comment, I read each and every single one and they all mean so much to me I could never thank you all enough. I’m hoping you will continue to support me throughout my ongoing journey in dance and I truly appreciate each of you! -Ash
Well thank YOU so much for sharing your journey from the very beginning!!! I was watching many progression videos, but eigher a lot of them start off with more talent than me or they all don't film from the start. Therefore it's not that encouraging... But your journey is SO RELATABLE and gives so much hope!
Lol, Lucifer was also my first kpop dance I ever learned. And it was one of the only 2 I ever tried. After that I just watched dance practices and memorized the moves, but never actually got up to try them 😅
It was also my first fully covered dance. Me and my friends kept switching songs to cover for a talent show and then we did Lucifer w 3 ppl. I thought it was solid until we performed it as a practice rehearsal and the teacher said we looked really dead and we needed to use more energy. After we did that the dance was so much harder. I think using more energy is always a problem for new cover dancers. It doesn’t look as good without practicing it with high energy.
this really gave me movitation i always wanted to record kpop dance covers and join a kpop dance crew but one thing is im just too shy to record or be infront of a camera and yknow the mirrored ones when the dance is flipped the other side? yeah i do tutorials and when i get the dance, i do it with the OFFICIAL dance practice [when the screen is NOT flipped] and i always mess up when i know the dance. during the year i danced, first year i didnt have NO confidence AT ALL, and i was always shy, scared or nervous to dance in front of others. 2nd year (this year) i did have a BIT of confidence and i attempted to try to dance in public but i can only do the few moves i can only remember. I moved to a new school and the 3rd month i was there, they hosted a talent show [im in high school btw😹i didnt know they do talent shows😹] i wanted to do it so bad then my guts said "do it" so I did. I practiced in a small apartment all day [but when my uncle or grandpa checks up (mom works all day) i get shy and just pause the video and lay down like nothing happened😹)] until i got the moves alright. I practiced Hit by SEVENTEEN cuz i love svt lol btw [yeah i practiced hard]. Then i did it in front of the people who yknow, check if you have "talent" to perform in front of THE WHOLE SCHOOL [this was like the next week after]. I did mess up a bit so i didnt pass. I kinda gave up hope on trying to dance. But then i got movitation when i moved back to my hometown [i moved and moved again cuz yknow...family got settled again] and i got confidence at singing and got more confidence at dance [still nervous lol] So yeah that my story lol, i still dance and still shy lol😹 so can you give me some tips and show to not by shy dancing in front of a camera or in public? 🥺
I’m just like you! I have some of the worst social anxiety and preforming in front of people is very hard for me. When I perform or even just record a dance cover, I try to get lost in the dance, and enjoy the stage as much as I can without thinking about the audience. Of course this isn’t as easy to do when I film and upload a video just waiting for people’s response to it. After awhile I learned to just be more free with it, I want to share my dancing and my improvement to others and even for myself. I still am shy around people like my parents and close friends haha, but it’s all about having confidence in yourself! If your confident in your abilities then your nerves will be calmed a lot more and your mind will be more at ease right before performing or filming
I’m the same as you too I performed this one dance “kill this love” in front of my mom and my sisters and I did it right but the thing is my parents don’t really like that kind of stuff of me dancing and I wouldn’t show my dad cause he won’t like the dances I do but I do record myself on my phone and see my improvements and I started this year but I’m trying to dance at home and I wanna join a dance class so bad but I don’t know if my parents would let me do I’m trying to dance at home and be really good and have confidence in myself :)
You guys can gain confidence if you keep on practicing. I'm not a dancer I just got one of these dance journey vids in my recommends and it kind of motivated me to start dancing not to mention kpop too. I am also shy I wonder if its true that you start getting more confidence as you practice more. If it is not true then I'm doomed lol. I'm really shy like I take a really long time to adjust to a new environment. Even when I go to a doctor its usually my mom telling my name, age etc coz I'm shy sometimes I wanna tell something to them but I can't becoz I'm shy. I have no idea why sometimes I just get really angry at myself for being this shy. I can't even express my opinions or go infront of the board to solve something. I can't even perform in front of a stage. I mess everything up but I am getting kinda better now. I hope I will be more confident. People who are born with confidence are really lucky.
Kim Samuel same! last 2018 we had to perform on the stage for our grades and i love dancing i thought i was gonna look cool(lol) but i got nervous and couldnt dance comfortably. and then last year we had an event where they choose a dancer so joined wd my classmates but i didnt pass but i feel good bcs that was my first time dancing infort of my clssmts without getting really really nervous haha. and i also want a dance cover group 🙁
@@damndaniel2862 I've got the same problem. I'm very shy too. I even never really talked to my class mates, they all just know me as "the shy girl, who's always reading books". LOL, I haven't been reading a single book since 3 years😂 Nobody even knows I like singing and dancing I once told my parents, but I think they already forgot. And I'm even too shy to sing in front of my family...
This is what I love about our dancing community. It’s hard, but you feel the joy of dancing and it fuels you with passion. You have made so much progress and it does show! Congrats :)
i was dancing for three years and then hit a tough spot in life but i started dancing again. the confidence and hard work you continued to do despite falling back and remembered what had helped you is truly resilient amazing how far you have come. something about dancing is so therapeutic and brings this inner confidence in yourself that cant be explained with words ya know
I stopped dancing because I got busy with life and had doubts. I've had family tell me that dancing would get me nowhere(they havent even seen me perform before) and that it doesnt pay well. It's my senior year in high school and idk what I want to be when I graduate. All I know is that I've been wanting to dance and possibly make it a career. I just havent had the inspiration. It's been really hard because I love dance so much. So thank you for sparking the fire again. I'll get out there, work hard, and dance my a$$ off💞
Girl,you improved allot,my gosh!! I got into a car crash 3 months ago,(the man t-boned us,thank god I didn’t sit in the front,I would of been in worse condition then I was)I was dancing Kpop since I was 12/13,so I was saddened at the fact that I couldn’t dance for a while until around the time Ice Cream(BLACKPINK & Selena Gomez)cake out and I really wanted to learn HOW YOU LIKE THAT,so thankfully my foot wasn’t as BAD as it was when we got hit,I was able to be off of crutches and my boot(now I only uses my boot or crutches when my foot and ankle hurt)when I danced for the first time,I was like my gosh,it’s been a while,I noticed I was a little more clean,I dance in front of the mirror,I’m hella expressive when it comes to my part(for example if I’m dancing DDU-DU-DDU-DU,imma follow Jennie cuz she’s my bias,so when it’s the beginning of the dance,I’m like expressive,then when it comes to the small part Jennie has I’m the beginning,I be expressive,then when it comes to the fast rap,sis I pop off)I was also told a year ago that I look into it when I dance,to me it’s a compliment,sometimes I even pretend I’m preforming,which will make me be like,their an audience,pop off,so if any of y’all feel like your bad dancers(I was one when I first started trust me)look up how to dance better Kpop,and find tips and stuff online to help,watch yourself in the mirror when dancing,I recommend y’all should watch Ellen and Brian,they’re a couple(there’ll get married soon,so they engaged)that teaches Kpop dances here on RU-vid,and Savage Angels,she helps to,the reason why like these RU-vidrs is cuz like the motherly type(Ellen,and I have no idea what Savage Angels real name)so I tend to listen more and try harder,I don’t watch other RU-vidrs is cuz rather they are way to fast,or they are not really detailed and I have ADHD,so you gotta be detailed with me,or I’ll get frustrated,so I hope some of these help✨💙
i really understand the tall girl struggle! it's okay, even i have really long limbs and it does make you look stiff. once you learn how to control them, it makes it much better and gives a lot of difference. maybe if you had done covers or followed a dance from a tall idol like tzuyu from twice back then, it must have had a bigger impact. i really love you quick you have learnt and improved in dancing. keep going!
I decided to start practicing dancing, rn im watching other peoples dancing improvements, It motivates me even moree. Hopefully over the next few years I will not dance awkwardly anymore :)))
its been a year since ive been dancing!! i started in march of 2018!! i hope to get as great as you are!! im trying to continue to motivate myself to continue to dance because it really does make me happy!! im goona keep trying my hardest!!!
Hi! I’ve been into kpop since 2018 but only recently started wanting to cover kpop choreos. I’ve never had a “passion” or something that I’ve stuck to long enough to become really good at y’know? But I’ve always been interested in dancing my whole life but wasn’t ever able to go to classes or anything. So I kind of gave up on the idea before even starting. But because of kpop, now that I am actually a fan of groups and songs and it’s sort of like a hobby, it makes me want to start dancing. And I see all these videos of people improving and it gives me motivation despite the fact that I know it’ll be a long road of hurdles, but I’ve also seen a lot of people say that it’s best to start young with dance and that to actually become good you need to train all your life. And of course I know it’s true for things like ballet where it becomes physically impossible to do as you get older so yo have to open your flexibility and muscles young. And in no way am I wanting to do dancing professionally, but I’m 16 years old and I’m wondering, (in your opinion) is it too late to start dancing to really see improvement? Like enough improvement to do public kpop covers and such? There’s a studio in my area that actually has kpop classes as well and I know that it might help me progress faster and with professional guidance, but do you think there retains any truth in the saying “if you work hard enough you can attain anything.”? I’m just asking because at the beginning of the video you also said “I thought if I just worked hard I could dance like SHINee”. Of course this is an opinionated question so everyone’s answer will be different and it’s also different in everyone’s case. And I know that if dancing makes me happy, I’ll continue doing it anyways because regardless of how I look, if it brings me joy, that’s all that matters. Like those grandmas in their 70s who begin taking dance classes again just for fun but with no intention of getting good lol. Loved the video by the way and I hope you improve more in the future!!💗
First of all it’s never to late to start a hobby! Age should never stop you from pursuing what you truly enjoy. When I first started dancing I was 14 (which can be considered old for starting a new hobby) but I still improved a lot and am so proud of how far I made it. Also about the working hard, there’s a difference between working hard on a dance and working hard on your passion. At the beginning I meant I thought if I worked hard on that dance specifically I could do amazing, but that was not the case, it’s never easy when you first start and things won’t look as you want them to even if you work hard, what it takes is the motivation to keep going and keep working hard continuously and someday you will get there. Nobody starts out perfect. I think you should 100% go for it if dancing brings you joy and you shouldn’t let anything hold you back. Also don’t forget everybody has different learning capabilities, some learn faster than others, some takes a lot longer, etc. but no matter what I believe you should pursue your hobby, you only have one chance to live your life and you should make it the best you can.
Ash Dances Thank you so much for the reply! I will take your advice and dance because it makes me happy! This video also showed me that it’s possible to improve when you start “late”. I really enjoyed the video and seeing your determination really helps my determination. Thank you, and I hope you keep dancing and improving in the future!💗
i started teaching myself kpop choreographies around 16-17. Im 20 now. Its never too late to start dancing and youre still young dont worry! Just remember to practice and most importantly have fun!
I’ve been dancing for 3 years now. I’m still working but I always change the dance to my style, since I’m chubby I can’t do dances like black mamba, Dalla Dalla, icy, kick it, or answer. I’m self conscious so I can’t bring myself to record my journey. Now my passion is dance but I just need to improve more. I hope to be a performer when I grow up.
I became a kpop fan because of my brother (he used to dance to kpop) and shinee is the first ever group i ever stanned, and i was addicted to lucifer when i was like 8 (i'm 14 now :( ) , so the fact that you danced to lucifer for your first cover is just amazing :00
This video made me realise that I gave up on what I liked doing so much. I gave up because of low self esteem and thinking that I was looking awful while dancing :( Your video gave me hope and I want to improve myself again. You have to start somewhere I guess
Its so nice to know you improve alot I'm so proud of your progress😭🤍 I like dancing alot I was always part of the dance team but ofcourse I dont know how to pop and lock those shit. If I see a dance thats nice and feel like it I learn to dance it. What I do is I always pay attention to small details than the main part of the dance. Looking at the mirror does help alot. Vibing along with it is also important. But my problem is space I dont like it when someone watches me dance so I dance in my room but I cant move alot so yeah
It’s important to remember why you started dancing in the first place. If you just started for fun, then continue doing for fun, use dancing as an escape, a way to express yourself or just something to distract you. If you’re more serious, think about all the goals you’ve accomplished since you started, all the goals you want to accomplish. Sometimes taking a break is necessary, use the that time to think about your passion for dance, if you really truly love it. Also always keep in mind, Dance isn’t some scheduled activity, you can do it whenever you want, you can learn only 1 dance a year if that’s what you want. Just remember that it should bring you happiness, and if that isn’t the case for you, take a break, try again in a few weeks or even months, but I know you can do it!! Follow your heart and never give up completely, Dance is an incredible thing and I have hope that you’ll be able to get back off your feet someday!!
thank you for this! you motivate me! I was on my 11th day trying to learn me gustas tu, i thought i'm taking too long and still not good at it. But ur giving me hope! thanks! keep dancing!!! ~
I would practice every day in the summer but now school is keeping me so busyyy. I really miss dancing and learning new choreographies every week. I always have a hard time organizing my time so I feel like I can't do anything beside school work. Dancing is fun and a way to relax, to escape, for me so I miss it so much. I'm going to try to organize my time better (any advise on this would be well appreciated). You're really inspiring 💕
I remember in 2016-2017 I was obsessed with learning kpop dances and filming them and such, and then I suddenly stopped and now I wanna start again, LOL. I need the exercise anyways. You really inspired me!
wow your story is so crazily similar to mine ahdjxbsk but first let me praise you so much for getting through rough times and keeping with your passions.. it’s really inspiring especially the confidence you gained your charisma is really amazing. i too am decent at math and was like let me just be an engineer or something and then there was dance that made me so happy and similarly something happened to me and dancing lost it’s happiness but i just went on blindly dancing but sure enough everything came back. thank you for this video i’m so bad at words if you couldn’t tell from my comment but thank you i hope that youre able to chase your dreams and live happily you deserve the world
I used to dance kinda well when i was younger, but when i learned to stay still and just do the hand gestures,, my body forgot how to dance,, i still could, just a bit but i get tired easily
I can relate to a personal level. Dancing was the first thing in my life i genuinely wanted to give my best to. I danced almost everyday. I wss never good but just like you better than the start. But I lost my interest to kpop and dancing and everything in generall because of personal reasons. Now after seeing how people try their hardest and how cool dances look I want to start again and be good but i forgot almost everything and am afraid I won't improve like last time.
Don’t be afraid to give it a go again! It’s almost impossible to not improve as long as you stay motivated and determined. I know you can do it and I wish you the best of luck with your journey!
I love so much dancing but I don't have any place to ! (And my parents are muslim (me too) and so don't allow me to dance, put some music on and all (I never asked them but I know it's already a no)) How can I do ?
i have really long hands and legs, i cant really control them as you mentioned in the video. They look sloppy and like i have no control, energy or i am not putting effort into it, how can i make them look sharper,clearer,controlled and better??
Damn this video really does motivate me to keep trying and I thank you for that but I also have one question..during the four years did you also talk dance classes or you only danced by learning kpop dances?
I took a few classes every now and then but I’m primarily self taught, however that’s not saying you shouldn’t take classes, I think they can be just as beneficial and allow you to explore more options!
Ok but I am good at math, but I don't enjoy it, I love to dance, but Idk what I wanna do in life. Why you gotta hurt me?🥺💜 (just kidding, but damn it made me sad lol, I'm happy to see you improving and overcoming your struggles, keep going with what you're doing💜)
I'm 12 years old but my height is 5.02feet so when I dance I look super awkward so I didn't want to dance but watching u progress I again want to start dancing ^^ Hey did u take any dance classes? (Please reply) :)
I’ve taken a few dance classes but most of my improvement has come from self teaching myself, although this isn’t to say you shouldn’t take dance classes, I think they can be very helpful and teach you a lot especially if you wanna commit to dance for a long time. Also as a fellow tall girl I can tell you that you should not let your height stop you, it doesn’t define your dancing capabilities but you define how you use it
wow.. you've improved. A LOT!! I had quit dancing a while ago, thinking I was just not suited for it, even though I really enjoyed DOING IT, which is probably the most important part. Your video really motivated me to start dancing again. THANKS!!!
The fact that you never gave up and continued to practice! I’m teaching myself how to dance now . I’m super uncoordinated but I’m going to keep working at it :)
Ikkk I taught myself how to dance and now I’m obssesed and I dance at home like if it wasn’t for quarantine I won’t even know what my passion would be because I really wanna be good at dances I’ve done few
@@CourtneyxAmanda I think the most important things are to not ignore it when a move looks "weird" or not like how it's supposed to look. I had a habit of just not doing that move at all if I thought I looked dumb doing it. Another thing I find really helpful is trying to learn the basics of other dance styles (like popping, for example), as many dances use multiple different techniques and styles. Especially kpop dances! There are a bunch of tutorials on youtube on different styles of dancing. Also! Watching tutorials of different kpop dances helps alot, especially in the beginning. You'll get the moves down really well doing that. And of course, ya gotta remember to have fun :) I know I'm not the one you asked but I hope this helped a little, even though it's been a month-
@@CourtneyxAmanda Just remember to practice, enjoy yourself and really finish what you started, try having a goal and target too, it always helps. Pay attention to choreographies and observe them, the more you observe the more you'll learn ig. Try resonating, paying attention and just generally feeling the music it really helps. Also some tips for coordination is probably trying to do the dances in 0.75x speed to see if you can hit the beats and check if your dance looks good altogether. Try learning the pathways for hand movements and footwork also, to avoid looking confused while dancing. I really hope this helps, I'm a kinda unexperienced so idk how useful this is- all the best love
So no one's talking about the Ouran Highschool Host Club poster on her first vid? ;_; edit: 626 likes never had this many likes before , hey mom I'm famous
I completely understand I lost my best friend this January and had no motivation but I always knew dance was my passion and I made myself get back up and practice
I am a bit late but that’s honestly amazing!! I know how hard it is to get yourself to do something like that when you’re struggling, how hard it is to do something despite having no motivation for it. I hope you can really feel proud over yourself for that one because, even if you maybe don’t practice as much as you want to, the fact THAT you practice, even just very occasionally, is amazing!
HEY SAME!!!!! Last 8 months my cousin started to ignore me when idk the problem, I kept asking her why, she told me that it's because her mom kept comparing me to her. I felt allot of sadness till I just, let it go. Till I analyzed what she said, it only means I've been doing well since last months, my painting, dancing etc. So instead of being depressed by her sentences I just moved myself and improved it. Now I have a healthy routine, healthy happy life, it's because of a disappointment turned to a motivation :)
For everyone tryna learn how to dance start with the basics! Don't get to a choreography all of a sudden start with simple steps and make your own steps. Learn how to count beats and also predict beats. Get some random beats and try to make some grooving moves on it. _PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE_ Don't get disheartened if you don't like your dance you can improve!
I love your willingness to try challenging dances like Lucifer, Dally, Butterfly and Me Gustas Tu without being afraid of how you'll look like. I hope you are okay and are healing from your loss.
Honestly! I have a fear of trying difficult dances tbh, but in the end that’s the one way to improve! I think it’s so strong to try out really hard dances like these!
I stopped dancing for a while, it was for me more than anything. I criticize myself a lot when it comes to dancing (Well, I always criticize myself lol), I am very strict with myself, whenever I see myself I find defects, so I stopped dancing to take some time for myself. I'm not going to lie to you, I had a HORRIBLE time, I had a slight phase of anxiety and depression, and my desire to eat was on the ground, all while I had a difficult time with my family ... I miss dancing, I really like it, but I have fear of suffering again. These last two months I continued reading dances, but I don't record myself, every time I see someone dance some choreography that I know I feel a current of electricity because I want to dance it. I want to dance and not care about anything else enjoying it. I really hope to regain my confidence again. When I finished watching your video, it gave me hope to take the first step to do it again, thank you really. Keep it up! I will be supporting you!
Yeah, Mellizos if dance is your passion, you feel like you can't live without it then I hope that you never stop and that you find happiness in doing it because it makes you happy ;D I might not be perfect at first but when you feel the freedom, the fun, and the accomplishment it's the best price ever! Fighting ;D
Wow u improved a lot that reminds me of 2 years ago when I got into kpop i stated dancing to blackpink and even singing a lot more and I improved a lot I would say because I can do dances that I couldn’t do 2 years ago and I realized that I didn’t wanna be a neurosurgeon anymore I wanted to be a performer or doing something in the music industry
That's just simply amazing! We have to face a lot of downs to achieve our goals. You just passed a really hard hitch! I'm so proud of you, please don't give up! ♥️
i started dancing when I was in high school sophomore and junior year, when i got to my senior year i actually made the dance team butttttt i wasn't good, like at all. I felt so uncomfortable being there because i knew i danced stiff and i had no control. My teacher never really told me how to fix it. I took two courses in college and i still felt stiff and no control. currently in this quarantine I'm learning K-pop dances and hope to improve, i never found it fun in high school but i really enjoy doing this in my home especially since its K-pop lol.
This is so inspirational. I only started learning kpop choreography’s last year and quickly found I had a natural talent. I have scoliosis so I am physically disadvantaged when it comes to moving my hips certain ways but the improvement I see in myself from just one year in incredible. I’ve learn how to put energy into movements and how to have good facial expressions. I cant wait to see how I improve even more in the future!
thanks girl.. i started learning dancing especially kpop since a few weeks ago. I guess I'm on the same level that you were at the beginning. since you're so good now I'm motivated
*_I just joined my first dance cover group and I'm so nervous, thank you for cheering me up with your video, I'm going to improve my dancing so much._* _Note:_ Scream at the end, I love that song and Dreamcatcher ♡
@@OliVia-mp6bw Uhm, you can search for dance cover groups on your city, some of them make auditions and things like that, contact them. Personally, I joined one from a K-Pop group chat, some people were asking if anyone was interested and I immediately contacted them. There's so much ways to join one.♡
ahh i also have super long limbs so it makes me look awkward so this video was nice to see you improving with them- sometimes my long limbs and tall height makes me want to give up dancing
This gave me motivation. I'm really not a great dancer (I'm not really a dancer) but I really want to improve my dancing. But since I'm not good at it, I accepted the fact that dancing is really not for me and I should just do math since that's the only thing I know. However, it became really hard for me because almost every school activity includes dancing and that falls into performance output and performance output has the highest impact in the grading system. Because of that, my grade in pe is always the lowest than my grades in other subjects. I just got finished filming my dance as a performance output for our pe subject and I can clearly see as I review my video that I did a lot of mistakes. So, I really want to improve my dancing not just to get high grades but also to feel good about myself.
Seeing this video has given me inspiration to keep trying and practicing to get better. Practice, practice, practice. I started with trying to do some SKZ covers, but those are the harder covers to do. Keep practicing and improving!
huhuhu at ur last part of sharing . i feel u huhu i am just always working hard at school , studying and studying , and i dont really know how to dance . my hands feet arms and torso are not coordinating . but when i tried to dance il i discovered it gives me joy though im not really good and so called trying hard , still now not really good but i really enjoy it , and i waanna continue too my journey until i become good . i wanna do this not for anyone but for myself , rn i dancing practicing tutorials is my past time whenever i am tired of studying for my exams . love u sis❤ 🇵🇭❤️
