xplosiv
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- Oct 18, 2014
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Cool, I am also a dancer 
I am mainly into freestyle (most street styles, including break, popping, krump, dancehall, and "hip hop" -- which is technically not a style, but an advanced version of party dancing). One of my best friends is a competitive freestyler, so I learn concepts to be able to come up with moves off the top. Basically, it is broken down into: footwork, hand placements, grooves, focus points (using your head), isolations, micro-isolations, level changes, direction changes, and a few other things I'm probably forgetting.
It is a lot different to just feeling out music and moving, because you have something to do for every beat, and in between beats so it can get technical really quick.
KRUMP is also a style I am heavily focused on, which adds a lot more power, character, and technicality to other styles of dance. In fact, I think it's probably the most "all styles" dance style out of all street dances, because it requires everything developed to a high level. Breaking is probably the least involved in krump, but if you have a keen eye for detail, check out some videos by tight eyez. I actually met him earlier this year, and he's much better in person than these videos make him out to be.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHLz1WgLsGQ
I am mainly into freestyle (most street styles, including break, popping, krump, dancehall, and "hip hop" -- which is technically not a style, but an advanced version of party dancing). One of my best friends is a competitive freestyler, so I learn concepts to be able to come up with moves off the top. Basically, it is broken down into: footwork, hand placements, grooves, focus points (using your head), isolations, micro-isolations, level changes, direction changes, and a few other things I'm probably forgetting. It is a lot different to just feeling out music and moving, because you have something to do for every beat, and in between beats so it can get technical really quick.
KRUMP is also a style I am heavily focused on, which adds a lot more power, character, and technicality to other styles of dance. In fact, I think it's probably the most "all styles" dance style out of all street dances, because it requires everything developed to a high level. Breaking is probably the least involved in krump, but if you have a keen eye for detail, check out some videos by tight eyez. I actually met him earlier this year, and he's much better in person than these videos make him out to be.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHLz1WgLsGQ
