Freestyling Tips

Zbell91 · Basic Member Joined: 28 Jul 2004

I finally made my routine,

Stompin' to my beat
Love Shine or Dark Black Forest
Midnite Blaze

RKO21 · Trick Member Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Location: Garden State

Zbell91 · Basic Member Joined: 28 Jul 2004

not yet...sorry

NAOKi SYNDROME · Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:56 am Post subject:

djmon · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 7:34 am Post subject:

man after my three tries to try to improv to DR i thought the steps were too much, well just barely printed out the step chart for DR, i hope it would help alot, gotta start planning out my moves.
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linktothepast · Basic Member Joined: 17 Aug 2004

the best thing i think you can do is FREESTYLE this is basically your onw style in a mix of coollness

Turdburglar · Basic Member Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Location: Illinois

Does anybody agree with me when I say "Routine is not Freestyle"? Freestyle should be something thats unplanned and done right on the spot. I can't stand it when you can see somebody repeat the same performance more than once. Routines are meant for a dance class or a "real" dance floor. Freestyle is cool and all, but you shouldnt go up and know what you're gonna do at this point of the song.

Captain Canada · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: yes

djPARA · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:36 am Post subject:

linktothepast · Basic Member Joined: 17 Aug 2004

i got a question for all of you ppl arguing about freestyle types ya know improv or rutien this it a section of tips and crud like that so ya should start another thread on the subject and keep this to help ppl leart to freestyle or improv or get a routie or whatever

Turdburglar · Basic Member Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Location: Illinois

I guess the conclusion of my freestyle thoughts is that I prefer to see the "Improv" more than a Routine, just because I like to see how people can flow into an unfamiliar song. Oh, Capt, I forgot to say nice job on all of your videos.

Captain Canada · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: yes

Turdburglar · Basic Member Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Location: Illinois

Hey Captain, where did you get the move ideas for the songs you done on your webpage? Reminds me of some 80s Breakin. I noticed your style changed quite a bit through all of them, but I thought you done the best on your second "Kind Lady" with the Happy Days jacket goin on. Just wonderin where you picked up the fancy footwork. By the way, what difficulty where you doin that song to?

djPARA · Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 9:12 pm Post subject:

d00d, Canada, you're FSs are tight, man. I'm going to put these beside my collection of Phrek vids to study for the 20, november BemaniFest (it's in Chesapeake, VA... so most of you goys won't be able to make it...) Keep the vids rollin, bro.
-djPARA

Turdburglar · Basic Member Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Location: Illinois

I happened to be reading a freestyle article somewhere here on the net and came across a person that writes down the steps they plan out. In most cases, I never thought about anything else other than to remember a couple steps to throw out there. If anyone writes out their steps and such, do tell me how you do it. I had a thought of maybe drawing feet on 4 arrows, labeling each pattern, but whatever you guys use for planning, please share.

Captain Canada · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: yes

*witty name* · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jul 2002 Location: Joliet, IL

yah, instead of actually learning and respecting the dance (Popping, and funk styles in general), just go to slsk and rip off moves from experienced popper's clips.

real good advice.

*rolleyes*

captaincanada, i can see the funk styles influence in your freestyles, but its very obvious that you're just taking peices of the culture and using them without knowing the key elements of the dance. one example that sticks out in my mind (off the top of my head, i watched your clips when you first posted them and deleted them afterwords due to lack of hard drive space), in one of the videos its very clear that you're doing "The Fresno", which is a poppin exercise to strengthin a hit (the foundation of popping). the only problem was that werent even hitting!!! thats the point of the fresno, TO HIT WITH IT. another was an attempt at a sub-style of Boogaloo called "scarecrow." Loose limbs and neck using shoulders, elbows, and wrists as pivot points to roll your limbs while keeping loose and large movements such as boogaloo rolls in the lower body. do you even know that what you were doing is an imitation of a scarecrow? or did you just see it in a clip and think it was "cool"? just a few of the many examples that i saw, biting little chunks off of our culture for your own personal gain. ive only been popping for a little over a year now, but ive talked to people and know people personally that have put 10, 20 and some even 30 years of their life into these dance styles...only to have kids like you use what they developed to show off for some unknowlegable kids.

tis a sad day indeed.
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blue-kun · Administrator Joined: 23 Jan 2002

*takes a glance at the thread title*

USER: So what freestyling tip do you have to offer?

Please stay on topic, and keep the namecalling in the PM.

Eugene
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*witty name* · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jul 2002 Location: Joliet, IL

^^^

here's one: BE ORIGINAL.

kthxbye.
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djmon · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 11:38 am Post subject:

you just made one angry person right now

here's a tip: don't do 1337 FS
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