Freestyling Tips

[dj_xero]

ah, east coast freestylers, like what.... um, really, i've seen alot of crummy east coast freestyle, but it's gettin better!

it's important to watch and study others freestyling on the machine as well, watch their feet and how the move to the arrows, incorporating normal dance moves into the steps of the game, you can teach yourself to move better. (not that i'm all great, but i'm getting better.)

most of all is to keep your cool, alot of people start feeling pressure and tense up, and tensing up is horrible when yer trying to stay loose for some moves.
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[Phrekwenci]

I know I probably shouldn't be saying it. But my freestyle is based solely on competetion. I don't freestyle anywhere near as serious as I would in a tournament than during regular play. I might fool around with a gap or something, that's about it though.

Though, then again I don't think a good freestyle can come solely from the machine. Practicing at home, with a mirror is great. DWI autoplay is great. Videos are great. And all of that is free.
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[¡mpulse]

Whats the move when you jump to up and right, then you squat down and hit left and down with your hands called, and how do you do it?! I keep fallin on my butt trying to get that down... Do you push up with your toes when you lean back? Thats the closest I can come to it...

Thanks!

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[Phrekwenci]

It's just a double hand plant. On the fall, stretch your arms out. Once you hit the arrow, lean back a bit and then push forward and then use your knees to get up.
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[Bemanixgamer]

there are more ways, like breakdancing is possible, from which I can see from Strictly Business from an A-Team video (I know, they suck), plus using the bar to help you jump out and back in from Dynamite Rave Basic and Trick by Naoki (mostly, I think it fits in well with Trick mode), and the beginning part where it's possible to spin on Light. I need to know more about freestyling, I'm just a newcomer in DDR freestyling so I don't know much yet. Also, get over it when a crowd says anything that you don't like, or do like while you freestyle. You'll feel nervous the very first day, but eventually you'll see that you like it that way. Plus plajarizing moves are sometimes ok, but there are times where it's not also. Just be yourself, be happy, and Dance With The Beat

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[Jiiho]

I'm John from the Eastcoast and I admit that from what I've seen in tourneys that Eastcoast has very poor FS'ers. Most show up with unprepared routines and just memorize a song and throw in a kneedrop, handplant, barhop, here and there along with the boring spin on a freeze note. Oh well, at least they try . I've been improving since I left Seattle about 6 months ago. It's sad when you tie for 1st place FS and all you did was improv. I recently read on some other thread about this link which is like freestyle choices, I guess? I was just wondering why Baby Baby Gimme Your Love isn't on there?! That's a sweet song to FS. Oh well, at least he named After the Game of Love. I'll make a routine for Baby Baby Gimme Your Love and post the video once I finish.
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[Joose]

for the people who are scared of being called a biter or copycat. Don't worry about it. Just don't completely copy someone else's style. In the beginning, if you don't bite...you starve.

I developed my dance style from poppin, lockin, and bboying. Lil bit of raving too. IMO, I have some of the more impressive tricks in the business. For instance:

-Grab left foot with right arm keeping left foot on ground

-Put right leg through the hole that was made and go down to james's brown splits (splits with one leg bent)

Its easier for me to make tricks and moves since I bboy and pop. But its hard to place in tourneys at times because popping has been done A LOT. With respect to Liustyle and 8-ball of course. I can barely hang with the freestylers in cali. I have to put all my effort into a routine if I were to compete out there. I hope to do that one day. Hopefully there is a CBN 3 and I'll be down there fo sho.

-Joose
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[Kyle_Snyder]

After researching my previous freestyle performances, I have found out the main problem on why I'm not placing high anymore like I was before. Whenever I freestyle, I always seem to look at my feet, and not the crowd. Are there any tips to breaking this habit that I can use? If I can break this habit, I will be back on the top of Freestyle.
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[001 MadStepz]

i use to look at my feet all the time.......its just something you have to get over.....force yourself not to look at your feet

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[LifeOdaParty]

where is a website that I can download good freestyles from?
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[Ciaratha]

Thus why I can never be a routined freestyler. Facing the crow just ain't doin' it for me. If only improv'in were more popular in these parts.
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[DavinDaLilAzn]

Since the videos are down for now, doez anyone know where else I can find good freestyling videos to watch? I've always wanted to FS, but I can't seem to manage to dance and play at the same time... Also, I'm lookin for the old Dam Dariram FS Kevin Kim did a while back, it's still one of my favorites ever!

[marc-is-da-name]

Bemanix (i think) still has the videos from CBN that happened in February.

If you wanna watch Kevin Kim's Dam Dariram routine...watch
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