hihihi lauren omg when i got to the part about you starting dance, i shrieked a little and i'm going to share with my (probably unhelpful) advice. hehe. when i started dancing, it was omfgsoawkward because i was in a group and god i was so bad but i was short and near-sighed so i literally could not see anything if i was in the back so i had to force myself to the front (but to the side because the middle would probably give me a heart attack) and anyway SUPER EMBARRASSING but the thing is, you kinda realize after awhile that everyone's too busy paying attention to the teacher to really notice what you're doing so if expenses don't work out, i really do encourage a group class because while it can feel super embarrassing, in the end, people are usually super encouraging and supportive and sometimes it's nice to be surrounded by people who are trying and loving the same things you do :) but then again! i totally get the social anxiety thing too and if private classes work better go for it!!!
in my experience, it's a lot about the practiceee. i would say, definitely use a mirror if you can, especially when you're first starting. hip-hop can be a hard genre to start with though, just because it's a form of street-dancing so a lot of the moves are really like... smooth or sharp and are things that people grew up doing or just naturally have a flow for, especially since a lot of hip-hop ends up being improv but once you get the hang of it, it can be super fun! so i would say if you are starting with that sorta hip-hop-y dance, don't give up! it can definitely be challenging at first! and also, when you're doing actual choreography, it really helps if you know the song backwards and forwards and can notice the little beats and know all the lyrics and stuff because singing along is SO HELPFUL.
anyway!! i really hope it goes well for you!! and you get to do awesome kpop dances!! (i got to do taeyang's wedding dress, and sorta worked on be mine but then TIME CRUNCH. HEHEHE but in our show, there were 5 girls who did SHINee and some SNSD and i have a friend (in america) who did CHASER and BE MINE and PARADISE and i cried ;~;)
let us know how it goes!! IM SO EXCITED FOR YOU! dancing is so much fun :DD
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in my experience, it's a lot about the practiceee. i would say, definitely use a mirror if you can, especially when you're first starting. hip-hop can be a hard genre to start with though, just because it's a form of street-dancing so a lot of the moves are really like... smooth or sharp and are things that people grew up doing or just naturally have a flow for, especially since a lot of hip-hop ends up being improv but once you get the hang of it, it can be super fun! so i would say if you are starting with that sorta hip-hop-y dance, don't give up! it can definitely be challenging at first! and also, when you're doing actual choreography, it really helps if you know the song backwards and forwards and can notice the little beats and know all the lyrics and stuff because singing along is SO HELPFUL.
anyway!! i really hope it goes well for you!! and you get to do awesome kpop dances!! (i got to do taeyang's wedding dress, and sorta worked on be mine but then TIME CRUNCH. HEHEHE but in our show, there were 5 girls who did SHINee and some SNSD and i have a friend (in america) who did CHASER and BE MINE and PARADISE and i cried ;~;)
let us know how it goes!! IM SO EXCITED FOR YOU! dancing is so much fun :DD