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    Can I learn freestyle dance?
    Dariusz Horvath-Krol
    Professional Ballroom Dancer & Dance Instructor
    Dariusz Horvath-Krol is a Professional Ballroom Dancer and Dance Instructor based in New York. With more than 20 years of dance experience, he specializes in ballroom dancing, hip-hop, funk, and ballet. He has also spent the last seven years performing and working with Dancing With The Stars professionals. Dariusz has received full bronze, full silver, and gold awards from The Dance Vision International Dance Association.
    Professional Ballroom Dancer & Dance Instructor
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    I would highly recommend learning completely different styles like Ballet, Hip-Hop, B-Boyin, Jazz, Latin, Ballroom etc. so you get the gist of the freestyle.
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    How do I dance better at freestyling?
    Dariusz Horvath-Krol
    Professional Ballroom Dancer & Dance Instructor
    Dariusz Horvath-Krol is a Professional Ballroom Dancer and Dance Instructor based in New York. With more than 20 years of dance experience, he specializes in ballroom dancing, hip-hop, funk, and ballet. He has also spent the last seven years performing and working with Dancing With The Stars professionals. Dariusz has received full bronze, full silver, and gold awards from The Dance Vision International Dance Association.
    Professional Ballroom Dancer & Dance Instructor
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    The best way to learn how to dance freestyle is to learn as many different styles as possible. For example, I started to learn freestyle once I added Ballroom/Latin to my repertoire of hip-hop.
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    Is freestyle dance hard?
    Dariusz Horvath-Krol
    Professional Ballroom Dancer & Dance Instructor
    Dariusz Horvath-Krol is a Professional Ballroom Dancer and Dance Instructor based in New York. With more than 20 years of dance experience, he specializes in ballroom dancing, hip-hop, funk, and ballet. He has also spent the last seven years performing and working with Dancing With The Stars professionals. Dariusz has received full bronze, full silver, and gold awards from The Dance Vision International Dance Association.
    Professional Ballroom Dancer & Dance Instructor
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    Actually, freestyle is a lot more difficult to learn than it seems, since it's your interpretation of dancing something that does not have an official technique.
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    Is there a type of freestyle dance that I can do easily?
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    Yes, there are plenty that only require simple moves like bouncing your arms or legs. Go to YouTube and search "easy freestyle dance moves."
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    Can I learn free style dancing if I am 20?
    Ilse Oldersma
    Community Answer
    Yes. Learning can be done at any age! When you're 20, you are still young and fit, so it's a great age to start.
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    How can I learn to dance?
    Community Answer
    Take dance classes or watch tutorials online.
  • Question
    How do I avoid spilling my drink on someone while I freestyle dance?
    Community Answer
    You should put the drink down, cover the lid with your hand, or dance slowly.
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    I don't know how to dance at parties, and I get shy and embarrassed to try. What do I do?
    Community Answer
    Dance more, both when you are alone and with a few people that you are more comfortable with. Make sure you are confident in general, and as long as others are dancing, they won't notice you.
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    How can I get ideas for my own moves?
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    As long as you're completely confident in what you're doing, you can make any kind of dance moves. If you don't know where to start, combine a bunch of different moves that you've seen other people do. Then, you can give them your own interpretation.
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    How do I avoid criticism when dancing freestyle?
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    Criticism can't be fully avoided since it depends on others' interest, level of tact/maturity, and point of view. The only thing you can do is to boost your confidence so you don't care as much about the criticism and/or are able to use the criticism as a motivator to do better.
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    What can I do if I feel scared and uncomfortable when I dance?
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    Take dance classes if possible. If you have a hobby such as dance, circus arts, and/or gymnastics, yu can easily incorporate moves from them Or, ask a dancer friend or relative to teach you to dance.
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    How can I learn the easy steps of freestyle dance?
    Ilse Oldersma
    Community Answer
    Watch some YouTube tutorials or go to some dance classes. Freestyle is a very creative dance, so you are the one making the steps and moves.
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    How can I dance without embarrassing myself?
    Community Answer
    Move your hips and hands. It is the easiest way to not embarrass yourself because it is subtle.
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    How can I freestyle if I've never heard the song before?
    Community Answer
    Listen to the words to express the feeling of them in your free styling. You can also use the melody as your guide. Listen very carefully to it and sink into it with your whole heart.
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    How do I make my freestyle dance flexible?
    Community Answer
    You can become more flexible by doing stretching and other flexibility exercises. See How to Become Flexible .
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    Can I learn dance at home by myself?
    Community Answer
    Yes, as long as you have the willpower and motivation to stick with it.
  • Question
    I'm self-conscious when I dance at a Farm Market in the Spring. What can I do to stop being self-conscious and learn to enjoy myself completely?
    Katie Richards
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    Try to imagine being by yourself, and just do what your body tells you to do. Never over think any move that you're doing. Remember that if you feel awkward, you probably look awkward, too.
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    Is it possible to dance with a chubby body? Sometimes that's the reason why I can't dance; I feel I'm heavy. But I really want to know how to dance. What do I do?
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    Don't worry if you are rounder. You don't have to be skinny in order to be a good, flexible, and strong dancer with swag. Just practice on stretching and working out to get stronger. I encourage you to continue dancing, it is a very fun activity!
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    How to freestyle if somone just plays a random song and you have to make up cheorography on the spot?
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    First, become comfortable with a few different styles of dance. Some good techniques to know would be locking, popping, wacking/waacking, waving, etc. Learn some fun moves. Then make yourself a playlist with some different kinds of dance music, put it on random mode, and practice in front of a mirror.
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    How can I become a good dancer, and which dance style is easy for beginners to start with?
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    You become good by practicing. Though ballet is the foundation for all types of dance, it may be easier and more fun to start with a jazz class.
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    How can you learn to dance without going to classes and not getting embaressed
    Drew Hawkins1
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    You can try watching instructional videos online and practicing the moves! We also have a whole category on dancing that you can look through, check out this link: wikihow.com/Category%3ADancing
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