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Posted by bluejay on May-22-2002 15:05:

different dance styles???

alright, some people were gifted in the ability to dance, whereas some like myself...need all the help they can get. whenever i go to clubs/raves i see some of the best dancers, so i was wondering if there are different types/styles and where these people learn to dance like that?

Posted by tu_face on May-22-2002 15:09:

dancing is furthered with experiance... when i started clubbing i couldnt dance for shit, now ive been doin it a while and my dancin has improved with it.

basically, its best to just move the way u feel. watch others and how they do it.. but being a good dancer isnt nessesarily that important, so long as u have a good time

p.s. no matter what people say, drugs help! :

Posted by burns on May-22-2002 15:14:

Just bounce up & down like a twat, Chicks love it.

Posted by QuickStep on May-22-2002 17:16:

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Originally posted by tu_face

p.s. no matter what people say, drugs help! :

Agreed! hahahah, helped me for sure!

But mainly just wathc others until you start feeling the rhythm of the music and get some moves down. It took 6 months until I would actaully DANCE at a party.

It's the same thing with Breakdancing. I just kept watching my friends and slowly picked up the style and rhythm. Just remember to have fun and not worry, and you will learn faster.

Good Luck

Payce

Posted by bluejay on May-22-2002 17:30:

quote:
I just kept watching my friends and slowly picked up the style and rhythm. Just remember to have fun and not worry, and you will learn faster.

i guess there's no self-teach homevideos on this stuff

Posted by QuickStep on May-22-2002 17:54:

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Originally posted by bluejay

i guess there's no self-teach homevideos on this stuff

hahhaa, yeah there's probably no teaching videos on how to club dance. Maybe the MTV Grind workout video!!!!! There are fe wfew breakdancing vids out and even a few House-Dancing Videos.

But as for just plain dancing. probably not. You can always do the "Nordic-Track" hahahahahah. We call it the "Philly Stomp" in Philly. You know, just stomping around the dance floor. like you're working out.

Posted by Tony Morello on May-22-2002 19:59:

yes young jedi, you have lots to learn, no?
feel the force within...
i learned by watching other people dancing, and just basically copied them.
now i can go out and dance with the best of them

Posted by {b.s.e.} on May-22-2002 20:19:

you just learn. i think we'd all admit that we looked like tits when we started (or at least most of us.. )
it helps if you have a good sense of rhythm, i got mine from spinning; if you know how the phrases and bars will break down, you can move easier.

Posted by bluejay on May-22-2002 20:31:

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Originally posted by DJ_Shockwav
yes young jedi, you have lots to learn, no?
feel the force within...
i learned by watching other people dancing, and just basically copied them.
now i can go out and dance with the best of them

are there names for the way/style that people dance...i've heard liquid, break of course...any others???

Posted by Orbax on May-22-2002 21:01:

I do liquid. The best thing to do is learn a song really well and learn how to dance to IT. After you start understanding what moves go with beats and rythms put on other songs and improvise. Go to anything like Imesh or limewire and type in liquid dancing and watch some of the stuff they do. If youve never seen it before its a hard thing to emulate because you dont know what it is

Posted by Eu4ea on May-22-2002 21:12:

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Originally posted by Orbax
I do liquid. The best thing to do is learn a song really well and learn how to dance to IT. After you start understanding what moves go with beats and rythms put on other songs and improvise. Go to anything like Imesh or limewire and type in liquid dancing and watch some of the stuff they do. If youve never seen it before its a hard thing to emulate because you dont know what it is

I've been finding liquid extreeemly sexy to watch lately.hmmm...
just when people put their heart into it and really feel the beats then anything looks good!

no worries
cheers
Ilina

Posted by SmellsExcellent on May-22-2002 21:28:

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Originally posted by {b.s.e.}
you just learn. i think we'd all admit that we looked like tits when we started (or at least most of us.. )
it helps if you have a good sense of rhythm, i got mine from spinning; if you know how the phrases and bars will break down, you can move easier.

and also a few beers because then you jus dont care.

-marc

Posted by {b.s.e.} on May-22-2002 21:38:

^^^hahaha true that.

Posted by blazed it on May-22-2002 21:51:

if you want to see some cool dancing moves dl music videos by the flying steps... they kick ass, best poppers and breakers i've seen. But they dance to like reworked old skool jams and not like trance or house or dnb.

Posted by dbl on May-22-2002 22:14:

quote:
Originally posted by bluejay

i guess there's no self-teach homevideos on this stuff

Posted by drizzt81 on May-22-2002 23:24:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ_Shockwav
i learned by watching other people dancing, and just basically copied them.
now i can go out and dance with the best of them

that's what i did.. i still think i kinda suck, but i have fun.. and yes, drugs help and yes, good musics helps A LOT.. if you know the tracks, it is soo much easier..

whenever i go out, i try my best to pick up at lest one new thing from the others' there..

an interesting thing is the difference in dancing styles between the US/ Germany!!!

Posted by tranceDJ on May-22-2002 23:30:

Germans dance pretty well...especially when it's a hot girl dancing up against you. I saw that Germans use their feet a lot when they dance in clubs (mainly guys). Hmm...it's hard to remember though seeing how I was really drunk when I went out in Germany.

Posted by drizzt81 on May-22-2002 23:43:

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Originally posted by tranceDJ
Germans dance pretty well...especially when it's a hot girl dancing up against you. I saw that Germans use their feet a lot when they dance in clubs (mainly guys). Hmm...it's hard to remember though seeing how I was really drunk when I went out in Germany.

well, from my experience up to now:
lots of feet, little arms..

Posted by BeatFreak on May-23-2002 04:03:

I started with pop-locking to hip-hop back in the day. Then when I got into the rave scene I started learning liquid and it just fused well with poppin'. I still think "Booty-shake" is the best dance music in the world. Down here in Atlanta that's all used to be played at parties. If you can't get down to some booty-shake, you can't dance.

The only drug that helps me dance is weed. Other than that it's all downhill the higher (or drunker) I get.

Posted by Orbax on May-23-2002 05:08:

dang im all almost all arms and I just use the legs are transitions to move the top half around and give the effect im undulating and sliding around on the floor without using my feet. You germans are crazy!