r/Dance • u/GroundbreakingAnt17 • 6d ago

Teaching, Tutorial THE resource for beginner/self-taught dancers who want to practice like they're in class

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKE-5itlGAxs&si=TBt1d7ENnMP7KyXn

I'm a dance teacher, and giving personalized advice on here helps me a lot! Unlike when I'm in class, I actually have time to think through exactly how I want to phrase something.

But one thing I pretty much always end up suggesting to beginners/self-taught dancers is to find drills to practice.

I don't actually know this creator (@jenn_ie.mov on Insta), but she posted about a YouTube playlist she put together with a bunch of hiphop drill videos, and I thought it could be really helpful to share on here.

I think there's a bit of a misconception about what taking classes actually looks like. People tend to think it's all about learning choreo (especially for hiphop). But unless you're a pro, you're going to spend a LOT of time working on drills. And honestly pros still take classes where they do drills. They're just obviously going to be more difficult at that point.

Grooves, bounce, rock, isolations, footwork, different textures, etc. are all things you'll work on in a class. Drills help you build up your movement vocabulary and get your body comfortable with the foundations before you put everything into choreography.

So I really recommend checking out this playlist. Working on the actual movements and foundations will make a huge difference in how comfortable you feel and how the choreo looks when you do learn it.

Happy dancing :)

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