I can pop and wave but I can't jump

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gshan

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Hi. I'm not sure that this forum is the right place to ask, since you're all more into dancing in pairs, but I'll give it a shot.

I've always loved dancing. I've danced ever since I was a kid, never been taught anything, and over time, discovered that I had imbibed elements of popping, waving, liquid dancing and robot into my style. But, because I've never learnt it formally, I run out of ideas very fast. I can move any which way, but I don't know many techniques to perform, and within a short while my dancing becomes very repetitive.

So I tried going to a dance class. I asked them whether they would teach me popping et. al. and they said no, that's advanced stuff, you'll have to learn hip-hop first. I said okay, I'll try it out. And honestly, I was pretty bad. Memorizing a technique took quite a while, I could barely remember the sequence of steps, I often stopped because it was too fast for me
and I found it involving too much energy.

I was out of my comfort zone. Not a bad thing, but I was really upset to discover that I didn't have any talent for what they were teaching me. It just didn't feel natural. And not just that, I knew I would not use most of the steps they were teaching me. So, I've stopped going atm.

So, what I'd like to know is, why doesn't my talent in popping translate to hip hop? Do I really need hip hop to pop? And can I learn most of what I want to learn off the internet?
 
That forum seems to be totally dead. There are weeks between posts here :(. Do you know any other sites? And people, even if you don't know much, please feel free to give me your opinion on my situation.
 
No offense but I think you may have a bag of tricks but not necessarily able to dance as such.

Dancing consists of musicality, technique and choreography.

As much as someone have the talent more importantly it also requires years of training.
 
dancingirldancing said:
No offense but I think you may have a bag of tricks but not necessarily able to dance as such.

Dancing consists of musicality, technique and choreography.

As much as someone have the talent more importantly it also requires years of training.
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Definitions vary, I guess :). I only dance for myself, so right now I don't have a problem with my lack of techniques. But yes, I know my dancing becomes boring very fast, so I do need training.

This is what popping is:
That guy's my idol :D. That video is what really pushed me to start taking dancing seriously.

P.S: I managed to get an answer to my query here:
Here is an alternate link http://michiganbboys.proboards.com/board/4/popping-locking as bboy.org closed their forum.
 
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am guessing the filters will not allow a new member to post a clip...thing is....most dancing is difficult..at least formal instruction...beyond learning steps...if that format isn't going to work for you then I would say you may very well be better off learning the same way you have thusfar
 
fascination said:
am guessing the filters will not allow a new member to post a clip...thing is....most dancing is difficult..at least formal instruction...beyond learning steps...if that format isn't going to work for you then I would say you may very well be better off learning the same way you have thusfar
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I see the clip. I don't understand why you can't :-|. Here's the link anyway: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlQUzsELmKc

Yeah, self-taught seems pretty good right now. I don't think anyone around here takes popping very seriously, so I don't know if I'll find a good teacher. Not to mention lack of time (I'm located far from the heart of the city).
 
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