What's up beautiful people!
Welcome back to STEEZY's channel!
It's ya girl Jessie,
and today we're gonna give you guys an inside look at what it's like to learn a dance routine
as a beginner dancer
and as an advanced dancer.
Hi I'm Ada,
I'm a student at USC
I've been dancing for a year and a half.
I'm Karl,
I'm a choreographer from Chaotic 3,
and I've been dancing for 11 years.
[BEASTBOI: Whuz good y'all!]
[It's Brandon, aka Beastboi,]
[here again, with another class!]
[We'll get right into it..]
ADA: I think when taking a class,
my mind is actually very empty..
When I start taking the class I'm just like
completely just mirroring what they're doing and like, trying to get it into my body..
KARL: It wasn't that much of an advanced choreo,
but it was like choreo that I personally have trouble with..
Like I personally have trouble with grooving..
So it was kind of hard for me too.
KARL: It's hard.. [Ada laughs]
ADA: When I'm learning the piece,
I'm like more aware of
how the people around me are doing it.
I think subconsciously, even if not consciously like
implementing what they're doing into my own dancing..
There's like this period where I'm like thinking about it profusely
like trying to figure out exactly what I want to do.
DEVIN: Do you have any advice for Ada?
KARL: Don't stress too much about like the specifics of a move..
Like when you went like: [demonstrates]
KARL: Should it be like higher.. or lower..?
ADA: Yeah, yeah!
KARL: You can also just use that skeleton and then you can put your own meat on it..
ADA: I'm gonna slow it down for a sec..
[referring to video playback speed] ADA: 0.75..
[Karl chuckles]
ADA: Performing it honestly went very well–
like once I started relaxing towards the end- like I felt more confident that I had the choreo down..
At that point I like.. loosened up and I was able to perform better..
and I'm pretty happy with what I did at the end.
ADA: In the beginning I didn't really connect with the moves a lot, and so..
there was this.. like long period of time where I just had to keep looping it
cause I just.. didn't like feel comfortable doing the choreo..
ADA: Taking a class online, I think I had a much better experience..
There was many times where I just like, went back and like played it over and over and over again..
Don't be afraid to just keep looping it and like keep trying it and keep looking at the choreo.
BEASTBOI: Ayyo what's good!
It's Beastboi here representing Versa-Style LA
and the BEAST Camp,
and today.. I'm going to be commentating on
two dance pieces performed by a beginning dancer and an advanced dancer.
BEASTBOI: Ayee.
BEASTBOI: Aye.
BEASTBOI: Noiiice.
He did really well.. putting and stringing all the movements together.
For something that uses a lot of different angles-
a lot of different body positions and textures,
he did great getting all that.
He was in time and on beat also which is..
essential.
So he did well!
I would've just loved to see more of his personality!
He seemed like he was thinking a lot
about the choreography..
We don't care so much about you getting the dance and all the movements perfect,
we care about you finding your own identity
and enjoying the movement your OWN way..
Keep your head up, keep looking, smile, show facials, EXPRESS..
through your face cause that also helps
YOU, yourself, believe what you're doing.
BEASTBOI: Heck yeah.
Nice.
BEASTBOI: Mmm, yeah.
Dope..
So first off.. he gets down, I can already tell.
He had freestyle in the beginning,
and after the piece so I already know he knows how to move,
but even during the piece,
he found his moments.
Maybe he didn't need to do a move as big as I did,
maybe he just wanted to do like a little shoulder movement.
Finding your own vibe,
THAT'S what I really enjoy.
The ONLY thing that I would want,
is– a lot of movements he did were like really small and chill and groovy..
and there were a couple moments where he could've taken his energy and kicked it up
so you can see the difference of when he's really coastin' and chillin'
and when he's going for it.
BEASTBOI: Watching both dancers,
um, it was great to see
how both of them interpreted the choreography..
I like to see the folks who do my choreography
really OWN it..
and make that choreography theirs rather than they're just trying to copy my steps
verbatim..
Both dancers, uh, were definitely vibing out..
With that man, this has been Beastboi..
Catch y'all later.
Gang.
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