Deep Diving into Music: Understanding the Art through Hip-Hop

Music is a very broad subject, but today we are going to narrow it down and have a deep dive into it. Our ultimate goal is to understand the music we listen to and create a relationship with it. To start off, we are going to...

What type of dancer are you? 

Today I would like to help you identify which one you are. We all have goals that we want to achieve as dancers, but we usually don't take the time to identify the type of dancer we are before we pursue this goal. 

The reason why it is important to...

One of the things I have struggled with in my dance journey is that I would usually start something, but I wouldn't go all the way because to me, I was still dancing, still training to become a better dancer, so I wouldn't see that I was going in circles rather than moving forward. 

The...

Three tips that you can use to make any dance moves look great. Because remember, it's never about the moves but the person doing them.

How can you make any dance moves look good? 

1 USE YOUR CHEST 

Many dancers neglect this. If you add your chest to every...

These simple moves will give you much better footwork.

What I'm talking about is to practice the light touch.

The light touch for me is when you are, for example, walking without any issues; the way you touch the floor is very smooth; you're not hitting it, but you're going from...

Do you feel like you are repeating yourself too much while freestyling? 

Let's see how you can fix this. 

I recently had a new student in the BTM program, and he told me that one of his weaknesses is that he feels repeating the same moves too much when he dances. The...

One of the questions I get the most is,

How to develop my style and build a strong identity as a dancer? 

The first step is identifying as soon as possible what are the dance styles you like the most. Let's say you have three dance styles you enjoy...

Most people will tell you that if you want to grow as a freestyle dancer, the best thing to do is go out of your comfort zone, which is good advice. You need to push your boundaries and go out of your comfort zone to progress as a freestyle dancer. 

One of the things most...

Not every great dancer can be a great teacher. 

How can you be a great dance teacher?

Dancing is so personal, and sometimes it can be a challenge to teach it the right way because the way we move can be so unique, and we don't really think about the way we dance, the way we feel the...

This might be the best exercise you can do to improve your musicality. So while you want to know what I'm talking about, let me ask you this question. 

Can you dance exactly the same way you listen to music?  

This question is very important for the subject...

I'm going to share two isolation techniques that will help you develop your freestyle dance much further.

 Before I share these two techniques, the first question is :

What is isolation? 

To me, isolation is the art of moving one body part or sometimes two body parts...

Many freestyle dancers want to do and win battles, which is great, but there is a misunderstanding of what winning truly means. 

Being a great dancer is only half of the work. So how can you use this gift to its full potential and make a living out of it?

Let me ask you this...