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gooniegoogoo · Trick Member Joined: 06 Jul 2003

RAJ can do JaneJana...and do a personality switch on the guy and gal voices. i luv the hip hop beat at the end too

hah, i was listening to 321 starts right now...u can do a funny freestyle for that one...on the distorted voice, u can talk with ur buttcheex like ace ventura...

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Challenge Chicken · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 12:37 am Post subject:

I have a quick question about FreeStyle tournaments:

When you play your song, does it decrease your score if you do not have your song as Stealth?

I'm asking this because due to my current situation, memorizing the steps won't be an easy task (I have over a month and a half, but it would not be who of me to spend more time memorizing steps than studying for the next level in my job field).

I was wondering because I have a routine down, I can easily pull it off if I can see the arrows, but I was wondering if not having the song on stealth counted against you, or if it just looks more impressive that way.

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Dollar Bill (OG) · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: BDC

I hear ya about the job situation. My job is like that as well, not to mention my other aspects and hobbies in my life that keep me busy from making good routines.

I find that it looks better if you study the movements rather than the arrows. Remember, you don't have to hit every single arrow, including some awkward diagonal jumps. You just need enough to pass the song.
Sometimes it helps to remember you're moving your body this way to hit the following arrows.

I don't think stealth really adds anymore points than mirror to be honest. Points can be taken off, but I think honestly it's ridiculous to take off a good amount for a tiny peek. Constant tiny peeks, though, that's another story. I've even done it where I faced sideways enough to see the arrows without turning my head. Or a quick spin to do a quick check on the arrow placing. there's little tricks one can do to look at the arrows without making it seem obvious.

Just some small things I've observed.

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The Game II · Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 10:38 pm Post subject:

Challenge Chicken · Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 11:17 pm Post subject:

I know I keep claiming I'd do some Irish Dance rotuine for Bag in a tournament, but I feel that I would choke horribly. So I'll do a song where if I'm going to choke, at least itll be one where I can act like a total idiot.

Ska A Go Go Light Double Little

There's a HUGE gap in the beginning. I was thinking of going out into the crowd and messing with them. kinda like what Phrekwenci did in Drifting Away and Wild Rush. But this is Spinal Injury, we're looking for lesser quality since I have the rhythm of a cinder block. I'm just looking for something funny. some ideas to toss around.

I think I'm actually going to stick to this one. This time around, hell, I have a little over a month to practice, I'll need it

And what's better, the steps are VERY systematic and easy to memorize for me (thank god).

I was wond

Phrekwenci · Administrator Joined: 27 Feb 2002 Location: New York, NY

Ok, that is a good point about stealth. The audience will always look at the screen's arrows because we are so used to counting perfects.

So in that way, stealth is good. But confidence is also a factor.
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Errant Squire · Trick Member Joined: 09 Aug 2002 Location: Aurora, CO

I would prefer stepping up the speed of the arrows instead of using stealth. That is if I had completely memorized a song, maybe once I do my opinion will change. Anyone who's going to say to you "hey you missed some of the arrows" really doesn't understand FS yet.
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Challenge Chicken · Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 11:51 pm Post subject:

I would agree with you on this, but for some reason, people are still mesmerizied in trying to pick out the steps to the song on X8.

I have seen a gy play Maxx300 on 8X, people were still looking at his screen

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dj_xero · Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 11:43 am Post subject:

however, if i were judging and you just deliberately skipped 5 or 6 arrows so you can dance around the machine, i would dock points.

and this is just personal preference: i do believe that hitting every arrow isn't important, we aren't going for a score on the screen, we're going for a score in the crowd. However, the game of ddr is hitting specific arrows on specific rythms, and i feel that dance routines/freestyle should be created around these guidlines, otherwise you're dancing great, but the machine is secondary.

just my opinion on this matter, i've heard other arguments and seen great freestyles that oppose this... HOWEVER:

Mid-A Tournament: Greenbelt, MD... 1st place: Astynax: Get-up-nmove doubles little light.... there are what, 20 arrows? he was barely moving one the arrows came up, but when they went away he was doing crazy breakdance moves all over the place. CONTROVERSY!
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Errant Squire · Trick Member Joined: 09 Aug 2002 Location: Aurora, CO

I think that it does matter. I personally try to FS at least at a trick level, it depends on the foot rating of the song really. I guess that's why I like a lot of what J-Dogg does in his AM3P routines, and have done some of my own. Of course I'd stray away from using them in a tournament setting. I saw a thread where some someone actually called for an all trick or above tournament. They didn't specify if the little mod was allowed or not.
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QHeretic (^0^)\m/! YATTA · Trick Member Joined: 16 Oct 2003

A freestyle routine shouldn't have to rely on hitting the arrows...in my mind all you need to make a good routine is to pass and look good doing it. Now in the case that one uses what arrows he or she does and it doesn't really flow with what he/she does off the arrows, then it looks chopped up.

I dunno what the deal is with this one tourney you're talking about but it sounds like what he did wasn't very cool or something? Elaborate? I'm just curious.
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Captain Canada · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: yes

Oh whoops, wrong thread.

Uh.

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