Freestyling Tips

zreLmar · Trick Member Joined: 08 Sep 2003 Location: West J

Yo everyone, I'm going to start going to freestyle tournaments soon and I was just wondering, could someone name a few songs that looks good and aren't insanely fast, like.... um, I don't know, something like Twilight Zone?. And please don't recommend Spin the Disc or Long Train Runnin', those are too common. Any freestyling advise would be greatly appreciated too. Thanx!

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dj_xero · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 4:36 pm Post subject:

"Celebrate"

i mentioned this in another thread, but i though i'd repost it in the correct thread:
you dont need to be gods gift to the dancefloor
you dont need to be the "goofy guy"
who cares what people are gonna say if you can't groove it like you thought, just have fun.
so long as you're enjoying yourself dancing, that's freestyle.
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Wenis · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 6:53 am Post subject:

Butterfly

you can do some cool freestyleing in there and i know alot of people like the song so its allways a good one to think about....
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LÂ¡ustyle · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 10:12 am Post subject:

The Reflex

and what a time for it.
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Miracle

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The Game II · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 9:57 pm Post subject:

Superior Randomness · Trick Member Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Location: Tacoma, WA

Hey, this is my first time on the forums and I thought I'd just drop a line and see if anyone would recognize me...

I play over at Narrows in WA and I've been freestyling a little bit in the past couple of months. But my only problem is that I really have no rhythm...and that sucks for freestyling. I've heard people say look at other freestylers and get some moves from them but then I've heard other people say be original. So, I'm really confused as what to do.

What's worse is that I've been practicing Brilliant 2U (Orchestra Groove) on light single for my routine but some people have been commenting on how it's too much like the A-Team's routine. I have watched the video a couple of times and I took some ideas out of it (like, knee drops and hand plants) but nothing after that. Yet people still say that it's too much like it. I also play Dynamite Rave but that's because I played that a lot when I was first started DDR so I already knew the song. But now I'm trying other things like Am-3p, After the Game of Love, Let the Beat Hit em' and We Will Rock You (actually, a friend of mine and I are gonna do a double routine to that one). But I really have no beat and I can't make myself look...graceful I guess you could say.

And it's hard to practice when people say that you're not that good COMPARED to so-and-so or him or her (some random person that's REALLY good). Then they ask how long I've been playing and I say 3 months for FS and 2 1/2 years for Tech. Then people comment on how I've been playing for so long and I need more skill. Any way around this? Cause I really want to get better. I'm not FS for tournaments, just for fun. Any help will do!

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The Game II · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 9:56 pm Post subject:

marc-is-da-name · Trick Member Joined: 10 May 2002 Location: SL(emoore)O, CA

The last performance I did, the only reason I watched recent DDR videos (at that time) was to give me an idea on what the highest level of freestyle was...so I could try to make a routine to surpass that mark.

The way I prepared routines was like this:
1. Find a song or songs that caught my ear
2. Looked at the arrow patterns for these songs to see if they were "freestyle-able" (this is all based on your taste)
3. Downloaded the stepchart
4. Worked on developing/fitting in the big moves FIRST in certain arrow spots
5. Worked on transitions into and out of the big moves
6. Worked on any "filler" movements

and yeah...that's about it from me.

-marc

zreLmar · Trick Member Joined: 08 Sep 2003 Location: West J

What do y'all think about Super Star on heavy? It's around 130bpm and the steps look cool. I even memorized part of the song to see how easy it was to freestyle to. BTW, Thanx to everybody for helping me out! Peace

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Superior Randomness · Trick Member Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Location: Tacoma, WA

Well, I've been freestyling with my friend on "We Will Rock You" on Heavy. We do a little tech but we put spins, cross our legs and turn around and do a lot of arm motions in it as well. Not to mention the knee drop once and the switching of the pads. We switch twice during the song and then do fancy work with the bar (at least try to) at the end freeze arrows. We try and make it look cool...still in the works.

But I've tried Super Star and it is a little hard to freestyle on Heavy without little on. But then again, I've seen someone freestyle Am-3p on Heavy. All the Power to ya!
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dj_xero · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 3:44 pm Post subject:

hmm, the way i see it, the more arrows you've got to deal with, the less room you have to be creative with your footwork, and position on the pad. though i've seen some nice heavy/maniac freestyles, you can really only do so much.

then again, you've got MatsuriJapan Trick/Little and huge gaps like that, a little too much room to work with there. you start to question what DDR Freestyle is supposed to be, if it's supposed to be anything at all.

I think a well rounded step chart is best, as a guideline to postions on the pad, the rest is up to J00, WADATA1
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zreLmar · Trick Member Joined: 08 Sep 2003 Location: West J

OK, well what do you guys think of Heaven is a '57 metallic grey / Heavy / Little, I tried it out on Stepmania and they're pretty fun steps. LOL, maybe i could dress up as one of those things in the tuxedos in the background!

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Superior Randomness · Trick Member Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Location: Tacoma, WA

Wow, I actually haven't tried it with little on. My friend and I wanted to do a doubles routine to that one but chose We Will Rock You instead...that might be a good idea though.

It's weird but I've actually never thought of using little on heavy songs to freestyle to until I heard about it on here. And it really seems like a good idea! But I'm very new to this so everything seems like a good idea to me.
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RAJ821 · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 3:15 pm Post subject:

I need help FSing!!! I want to try more of it, but I'm not very good...

I half memorised Long Train Runnin' on STD... IYO, do you think this is a good song to play? If I get good and someone can host a video clip, i will pist a link!

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