My advice is to always turn off their brain. \u00a0Most of my dance students are young professionals in New York, which is safe to say that a most of them are pretty intelligent people. \u00a0Unfortunately, those people happen to attack dance moves mentally, and over-think each step. \u00a0You can probably guess what happens if your mind is racing, thinking\u00a0about each detail of the move. \u00a0It doesn’t look natural, and they fall behind in tempo.<\/p>\n
By turning off your brain’s inner dialogue and simplifying your thoughts about dance moves, you’ll gain mental freedom. \u00a0Your body will do what feels natural. \u00a0Luckily, you can train your body feel confident with certain movements over time. \u00a0It’s just like learning to riding a bike, learning to drive, or learning how to lift weights properly. \u00a0Once you practice enough, body instinctively knows what to do. Did you learn to drive in an hour, probably not. \u00a0You need to give your body time to learn how it\u00a0feels<\/em>\u00a0to shift gears. \u00a0By turning off your brain and repeating steps that encourage good form, eventually your muscle memory kicks in and you won’t need to think about steps going forward.<\/p>\n That’s the goal isn’t it? To dance without worrying about what to do?<\/p>\n Luckily for Hip Hop dance, most of the moves push and pull against the body in a way that makes sense. \u00a0My exercises\u00a0of “pulling up your pants,” rocking your hips, and doing “the Karate Kid”<\/a> put dancing into a context your body already knows. \u00a0Once you become comfortable with one move, we’ve been able to see how that move can be altered to create different variations.<\/a><\/p>\n So don’t give up! \u00a0These free online videos are just the tip of the iceberg. \u00a0You need to continue to practice these moves and if you need any additional help, sign up for some exclusive content, and I’ve got a few videos that might help you practice more.