apologies for the blatant self promo, but anyone check the pop-up
window off the beta lounge front door? it's a little wacky but rene's
a real dance instructor and he's got some serious moves...
At 1:25 PM -0800 2/6/01, B. Young wrote:
>Jim,
>
>I'm dont call myself a bboy, and have never taken a class, but i did
>associate with a lot of breakdancers/b-boys when i was growing up
>(11 to 14 years old). I don't know that dancing/grooving is
>something you can be taught. I've always thought it was about
>intuition. About expressing your thoughts and emotions through
>movements. However you feel, just do a movement that will express
>that. Dancing to me is like playing... like a kid playing in a
>jungle gym. It's totally freestyle, there are no rules, you just do
>what ever makes you feel good. A lot of times i do a dance that i
>know damn well looks stupid... but who cares if it feels good! When
>I'm stressed, the object of dancing is to relieve that stress
>through movements (shaking, jumping, yelling, wiggling). When your
>at a party and you see boys and girls doing these dope ass moves and
>your like "damn, i wish i could do that"... often, they're just
>freestyling. Nobody taught them... they're just acting on the
>moment. It's really about moving how you feel. These are just my two
>cents and no doubt others will know more than me on the subject. You
>may be able to find some videos on dancing at your local record
>shop, or at upstairsrecords.com (I've seen a few in the catalog).
>But I wouldn't expect an instructor to be leading you through steps.
>Just go out on the dancefloor and exorcise the demons!!!
>
>Peace,
>Beau.
>
>
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