Hi everybody
Welcome back to pink k-pop academy
Today we are going to be looking at some footwork moves
Okay so this is like your footwork level one version
there'll be other levels later
but for now we're going to focus on the basic basics all right
So today we're going to be covering
box steps, ball changes, low skips, heel raises,
heel toe raises and a basic heel toe step as well.
Okay so let's get started with the box step.
Now I know all of you can do a box step,
I know that but we're just going to use it
to kind of warm up the legs and get them used to moving okay
because they're not used to dancing.
So we're just we just want to get used to dancing
so all you're going to do is
take a step forward with the right foot, with the left foot
and back with the right and back,
That's all we're doing
forward, forward
back, back
forward, forward
back, back
forward, forward
back, back
forward, forward
back, back
Now try not to go from side to side
just take wide steps
they're going to feel a little bit weird
because you're stepping kind of wide
but try and keep them as centered as you can.
and back, back
Now we do use box steps in dance pretty regularly
but we tend to make them a little bit harder okay
so let's do the box step level up
Okay what that is
is where we step onto our heels
when we're stepping forward
and onto our toes when we're stepping backwards
okay we give that a go?
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heel, heel
toe, toe
balance might go a little bit but that's okay
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4
heel, heel
toe, toe
To help with the balance if you actually
lean your body forward a teeny tiny bit
your upper body forward a teeny tiny bit
as you go forward onto the heels
that'll help you balance a little more okay
and then you'll kind of lean back a little bit .
And we use these in different ways
normally it ends up being a kind of a v shape
where we go out in.
Once you know about this move
you're going to start seeing it everywhere
because we use it quite a bit okay
and it's a useful thing to be able to do.
Okay so there's your box step and your box up leveled up
Okay so the next thing we're going to look at
is a ball change or a step ball change we can use as well
we're just going to do a basic ball change
"Ball" just means the ball of your foot
which is this part up here all right
so we sometimes also call it being on your toes okay
but you're not just on your toes
you're also on the top part of your foot
that's the ball of your foot okay
so with step ball change or ball change
it just means that you're stepping on your toes
that's all that that's all that means
a ball change means you're changing
from one foot to the other okay.
So how a ball change normally looks is
we're gonna take the left foot right here okay
and you're gonna step it
behind the right foot okay
then you're gonna step the right foot again
and then step the left foot out.
Okay now we're gonna do this
on our toes a little bit for now
just to get your body used to it okay
So here we go
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behind
right
side
again
3
4
behind
right
side
one more time
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4
behind
right
side
Let's try it on the other side
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4
behind
left
side
One more time
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4
behind
left
side
give me one more
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4
behind
left
side
Okay now these end up being very fast
when we get used to them okay
they have guys like endless uses
like i can't even i can't even describe to you
how much ball changes are used
like they're just a total staple across
many many dance styles but especially in K-Pop
my goodness we use them all the time okay.
We can use them as a step on their own
we can use them as a way to move
like my goodness the uses
Okay definitely if you if you're not used
to ball changes they are definitely
something to practice okay
and I'll be making another practice video later on
that you guys can use to put all these together
and review them and practice them
and all of that all right
So but let's do from the right side to the left side
two times each all right
So we're gonna go right left right
Let's do it,
So left is going first
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4
back
right
left
and right
left
side
and left
right
side
and right
left
side
Okay now don't worry
if you haven't got the hang of that yet
it takes a little bit of practice
so you can keep working on it
but just to keep the video nice and short
we're going to move on to the next thing.
You guys can practice that as much
as you need to all right?
So the next thing is low skips.
Okay skips might sound fairly easy okay
Some of you are probably very good at them already
maybe you don't need any help at all
but if you do
I'm just going to teach you how to do that
because sometimes they get a
little bit foot trippy and it's uncomfortable
so I'm going to teach you exactly
what they are, how we break them down
Okay first part is a step
so we're going to start with the right foot here
you're going to step
the right foot out for me okay
or the back foot whichever you want to do
so face the side for me,
step out your back foot okay
you're gonna take the left foot
and you're gonna do a little hop
that frees the right foot
and you're gonna tap it down.
And that's all you're doing
tap
hop
down
Okay give me that one more time
tap
hop
down
Okay one more time
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4
tap
hop
down
Okay and that's what creates the skipping effect
Let's do it a little bit faster
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4
1
2
3
One more
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4
1
2
3
I'm going to keep it going
by stepping the left foot forward
or the front foot forward
Here we go
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4
1
hop
down
Scoot it back let's go again
with the with the front foot
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4
step
hop
down
Okay one more time
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4
step
hop
down
Okay let's try to do one
on the back foot
and one on the front foot
one after the other all right?
Here we go
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4
1
and
2
1
and
2
Okay now skips are best done
when you don't think too much about them
if you start thinking too much about them
feet start getting a little bit trippy okay.
But in case you need to learn how to do skips
there you go that's how you do a skip
step, hop, down
Okay after skips
we are going to do heel lifts
oh this is a fun one
Okay face the side again for me all right?
So you're gonna go
all the way up on your toes for me
all the way up on your toes okay
It's very hard to balance all the way up there isn't it?
Go all the way up on your toes
this is a great way of
strengthening your leg muscle okay
and drop it back down
up again
all the way up
and drop it back down
okay we do actually use these
I'm not just playing with you okay
Now what you're going to do for me
is you're going to drop down
as slowly as you possibly can okay
I'm going to count to four
we're going to try and go down slowly
for four beats all right? you ready?
Up
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4
1
2
3
4
That was not easy was it?
Let's do it again
Up we go
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4
1
2
3
4
We're gonna do one more
Ready?
Here we go
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4
1
2
3
4
Now I'm not going to
make you do more than four
but when I was being trained
how to do these our teacher made us
do 10 and he would
stick his hand under our feet
to make sure that we didn't come down too quickly.
I'm not going to do that to you guys
I can't right now
but even in class I don't
do that to my students
but it certainly does motivate you
to keep your feet up!
Okay and this is about control
it's about leg control
but it's also useful for a move
we're gonna do in a second okay
but for now let's do one more
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4
1
2
3
4
Okay so face the front for me okay
What you're going to do now
is you're going to do the reverse of that
we're going to leave our heels on the ground
and we're going to lift our toes up
Now we can't lift our toes
as high as we can lift our heels
that just doesn't work body wise okay
but we're going to just lift them
as much as we can okay.
So just lifting up the toes
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4
up
and down
Here we go
3
4
up
and down
One more
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4
up
and down
Give me a last one
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4
up
and down
Okay so shake that out
What we're gonna do is we're gonna have
the toe of one foot on the ground
and the heel of the other foot on the ground okay
So what's gonna happen with your knees
is the toe leg is gonna have the knee bent
so that it can lift okay
and the heel leg is gonna
have the leg totally straight okay
otherwise it can't lift the toe up okay.
So let's just do one at a time
we're gonna go
toe
heel
like that okay
So I'm going
right
left
you can do whichever way suits you okay
Here we go
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4
Toe
Heel
and drop it
One more time
3
4
Toe
Heel
and drop it
Again, one more time
3
4
Toe
Heel
and drop it
Ok, now we’re gonna try do it at the same time.
We’re gonna try lift the heel and the toe at the same time
Ready?
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4
Up!
Drop it down
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4
Up!
And drop it down
Here we go again
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4
Up!
Drop it down
Gimme one last one
3
4
Up!
And drop it down
Ok, shake it out
Let’s do it the other way round
So whichever foot you didn’t do the toe of
you’re gonna do that one
and the other foot with the heel as well.
Ok, so 1, 2 to start with
Get our legs used to the feeling.
Ok, here we go
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4
Toe
Heel
and drop it down
One more time
3
4
Toe
Heel
and drop it down
One more time here we go
3
4
Toe
Heel
and drop it down
Last one
3
4
Toe
Heel
and drop it back down
Now we’re gonna do them at the same time
Ready?
Here we go
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4
Up!
and down
3
4
Up!
and down
3
4
Up!
and one last one
3
4
Up!
and down
Ok, what do we use these for?
We actually use heel- toe moves A LOT
Like there’s a serious, serious amount of moves
that use heel-toe moves.
I’ve taught some of them before in previous basics
but this is a really good to get your feet and your legs used to that shape
so that when you start learning other versions of this
it's gonna be so easy for you
because your body is already gonna how to separate that heel-toe thing.
We are gonna learn one of them right now though.
Okay, I do wanna give you one tricky move.
It’s not tricky sorry, one second layer move
So, what you’re gonna do
is we’re gonna have that toe again right?
I’m gonna turn to the side so you can see this a bit clearer.
and just like we did earlier,
You’re gonna lower the foot down
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1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
and it’s almost like you’re pushing down
it’s almost a pushing feeling.
Now don’t tense the leg too much
but there’s just a gentle kind of
pushing feeling to it as we go.
Now let’s take the other foot.
So this is the heel,
now you don’t have to have the toe sticking up for this move,
the foot can be on the ground
but the heel is the one that’s holding the weight
and what you’re gonna do is just
push the toe to the side.
So the heel is just turning the foot to the side.
Ok? It’s just turning the foot to the side.
That’s all
just turning
So you’re not like,
digging into the ground super hard or anything
but just that the heel
has all the contact on the floor
while the toe is a little bit lifted, or a little bit loose.
it can still be on the ground, it’s just loose
and again, there’s a pushing feeling.
So what we’re gonna do here
is heel- sorry toe
Heel
Push
Ok? We give that a go?
We’ll do four of these together
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4
Toe
Heel
Push
Let’s go again
3
4
Toe
Heel
and push
One more time
3
4
Toe
Heel
and push
One more time
3
4
Toe
Heel
Push
One more time
3
4
Toe
Heel
and push
Alright, let’s try it on the other side
So first just the toe
get the toe up
and push it down
and up
and push it down
and up
and push it down
and up
and push it down
Ok, give me the heel
So this is the other one now
and again just
aush it to the side
just push it to the side
push it to the side
One last one
push it to the side
Ok let’s give this a go
Heel, toe, push, ready?
Here we go
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Toe
Heel
Push
Again
3
4
Toe
Heel
and push
Again
3
4
Toe
Heel
and push
And gimme one more
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4
Toe
Heel
and push
That’s it well done!
Ok so how we make this a little bit smoother
is that we’re gonna turn it into a step
so you’re gonna step
step that toe
and push
and that’s gonna send this foot to the side.
You’re gonna lift this knee up
step
and push
lift it up
step
and push
Lift it up
step
and push
side
in
step
push
side
in
step
push
Ok, let’s do those together
We’re gonna do four of those together
Starting with the, I’m gonna start with the right leg
you start with whichever one you want
Here we go
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4
Step
Push
Side
In
Step
Push
Side
In
Step
Push
Side
In
Step
Push
Side
In
That’s it well done!
And then when we speed that up it looks really
Cool and flowy
Nice
So, take some time to practice this
I’m not expecting anybody to get this immediately
certainly not
If you can hold this for four beats
I will be very happy with that for today’s practice
Ok so, I hope these basics are helpful for you guys
They are definitely a solid, solid foundation
so definitely practice these, get these really solid
because then you’ll be able to put so much stuff on top of them,
and so many other moves are gonna be so much easier for you.
So definitely, definitely get a good solid handle on these.
There will be more basics videos coming up soon,
and once all of the “level one”s are out, then I’ll start doing the level two.
So there is gonna be more footwork and stuff as well on top of that
but for now
I hope you enjoyed this
and I will see you next time.
Bye~~~