Freestyling Tips

Oolong · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 9:42 am Post subject:

ah, k. thanks. i'll see if it works.
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Tsuri · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 10:32 pm Post subject:

if he didn't touch the bar it would have been more impressive.

QHeretic (^0^)\m/! YATTA · Trick Member Joined: 16 Oct 2003

Heh, personally I thought it looked silly with him jogging in place. Looks like it would've been so much better looking had he done it on Light.
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ã©ã¤ã¹ · Trick Member Joined: 26 May 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA

That video was okay IMHO. It woulda look better on light considering you do so much in between those gaps of arrows. It looks impressive if you can come up with a freestyle on heavy but who wants to memorize 300+ arrows.

Ravenwing · Trick Member Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Location: Leavenworth, KS

Tha's what Improv is for!

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Ravenwing · Trick Member Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Location: Leavenworth, KS

Okay, now that I've gotten that blatant Postwhoring out of the way...

I'm one of the (fabled?) Improv FS'ers on Standard/Heavy, and I've gotta get more under my belt. My biggest strength right now is my spins...I can basically spin whenever I want to. I can also do slides & "running man"s. One thing I wanna improve on is my handplants/kneedrops...I can do 'em, but whenever I do it looks really contrived and more often than not stupid. Anyone have some ideas? Like combining a HP/KD with something else?
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Phrekwenci · Administrator Joined: 27 Feb 2002 Location: New York, NY

I downloaded that video up there. And as impressive as it was, it could have been better on light. Or Heavy little.

MAX-Inferno · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 4:45 pm Post subject:

Just a funny newb question, but does talking on your phone with your friend, holding your cat in your arms, or shaking your butt to a song like rythem and police count as freestyling?

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Raen · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 7:46 am Post subject:

This might sound a bit common sense. But those who look like they're having fun on the machine during their routine, regardless of a few parts of it that could be better, are the best freestylers. If it looks like you're trying too hard. Then it probably won't look all that exciting.

Fluid and well executed dance STYLE > badly executed dance moves

It's all a matter of making up in one category for what you lack in the other.

If you're really bad at one, then see if you can get really good at its opposite. If you can implement both. Then hot damn, you've impressed me.
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Oolong · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 8:27 am Post subject:

i tried to hold my cat while playing ddr once. he scratched me in the eye so i drop kicked him

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MAX-Inferno · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:41 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys for playing along with my question. I just like to have fun when I play ddr. I can also finally do max 300 on basic and get a B without too much effort. I am working on making it look like I am actually doing a dance instead of just pressing arrows and apparently I do a pretty good job of it. Wish there were more ddr players here to talk with.

Thanks

P.S. Phrek, I have seen you in a couple of videos, you make my friend Zack look like a newb.
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Fizban · Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 6:51 am Post subject:

Heres my freestyling tips. I might suck but I have watched tons of vids and a few live players do it.

Most important thing is to be relaxed. Make sure you play or see step charts for several modes/edits before you pic the song. Try making up routine on the spot. Just get a camera and start recording. This way if you screw up in a rehersed routine you can pull something off. It should also get your mind focusserd so you get some ideas. Look at other players to see their style but have your own. Something new is always more impressive than using a modified version of another routine. Start by playing a song and moving your whole body than do simple drops pauses with the music whatever helps you get the song. USe the whole pad even if your on singles if the routine is impressive people wont be watching the arrows.

Most important thing is to actually get out and do it. Invite friends over to your house and show the routine. Take a song from your computer and just make something up in your room. Anything but make sure you do it for people. A non player audiance may be impressed by more simple moves. So who cares if your new.

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Inspirasian · Trick Member Joined: 07 Sep 2002 Location: [six.two.three]

C-walk...

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Frozen V (for Extreme) · Trick Member Joined: 27 Mar 2004 Location: STL, Missouri

Handplants-hitting the arrows with your hand on freestyle.

baaaddddd lol you can do it but you are putting your self at a 90% risk of breaking your hand that is what i did lol

QHeretic (^0^)\m/! YATTA · Trick Member Joined: 16 Oct 2003

C-walk is old like reality television.
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ã©ã¤ã¹ · Trick Member Joined: 26 May 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA

best cwalk routine I've seen is Supply - After the Game of Love. Other than that it's lame.