Although I teach mostly choreography in my dance classes, Freestyle is also a very important part of dancing.
To be a dancer, you should move freely to the music - let it take control over your body.
Whether you know the song or not, just go with the flow and improvise with what's coming next.
So today, after the regular class had ended, I decided to do some freestyle exercises with some of my students.
We were standing in a circle, and began grooving to the music - everybody for themselves.
There is no right or wrong, just move however you feel.
Next, I wanted to increase the difficulty and do an improvisation exercise.
Now the challenge would be to freestyle together, without knowing what the other person is going to do next.
Plus, you have to interact in sync with the music - without knowing the song!
I started with a freestyle on my own ...
Then, I involved one of my students @aishaofficial in my freestyle!
As you can see, you have to be very careful and aware of your partner in this task, otherwise it can be easy to bump into each other!
..And all of that while synchronizing to the music.
Then I was moving backwards, and I wasn't sure where my other student Gloria was standing.
But I could sense that she was somewhere behind me.
So I just moved slowly with the flow, until we were back to back.
I improvised with my arms and as you can see she reacted right away!
Next, I moved across the room to @mrs.steemit.
I adjusted my movements so that they would synchronize with hers, switching between standing and moving on the ground.
Randomly, we decided to end with that pose, standing next to each other - that was a total coincidence!
Remember that dancing is the pure expression of joy.
What to people do when they're overly happy or excited? They may scream and jump up and down, but they also dance!
There is no right or wrong in dancing, that's why I like to let my students freestyle from time to time.
It might be an uncomfortable feeling when you first start, because you feel like everyone is looking at you and maybe you are not that confident with your dance moves yet.
But the more you practice, the more comfortable you will feel while freestyling.
Just try to remember that feeling when you're alone in your room, listening to an awesome song and automatically moving your body to it - that is freestyle!
To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful.~ Agnes De Mille
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