Archive for the 'Choreography' Category
Sorry for the long dormant period of this blog! School has been demanding, what can I say? But I will be trying to get some more posts in.
This is for those dancers that have trouble dancing “passionately”. Your dance instructors keep telling you that you lack passion, but how do you obtain it?
I [...]
I know this is a huge issue in drill. Who will mix the music if I can’t do it? If it needs to be done professionally, how will we raise the money? Well, don’t be discouraged to mix music. Really, it’s very simple.
Here’s how to do it:
1. Get a music cutting program
I’d recommend Adobe Audition, [...]
Sorry about not having the routine up. I thought that I could finish it by today, but I’ve had way too much homework and compulsory tasks. I’m hoping that it will be up sometime soon, but I can’t really say when. At this point, I have the music all mixed and part of the routine [...]
Before I get into this post, I’m going to add a short note. I’ve noticed lately that my posts are much more general now and not strictly drill-only. I think I’m going to continue with this, providing more general tips on things like flexibility, endurance, etc.
So . . . how do you know what music [...]
When you create the routine, you need to make sure that it’s challenging, interesting, appealing to the audience, etc. That’s the obvious. You also have to make sure that it is capable of being 98% perfect.
A difficult routine is great, but a difficult routine performed poorly is just as bad as a boring routine. Challenge [...]
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A whole lot of time is spent at practice being unproductive because some people still don’t know the routine. And as a captain or even a team member, you start thinking, “why do [...]
A routine is boring if there’s no and-counts and variations. It also gets boring if it’s entirely symmetrical. Make sure you vary routine and follow these tips:
1. Use &-counts when the music calls for it
Once you become experienced in listening to music, you can see where the and-counts are meant to be. If you count [...]
Choreographers (usually the captains) always make the same mistake when it comes to choreography. They follow these steps: 1. Make up moves; 2. Find music that matches these moves, 3. Find someone to mix the music. The first flaw in this is that it is hard to find music that matches the choreography that you [...]
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