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How can I improve my expression in dance?

Yolanda Thomas
Dance Instructor
Yolanda Thomas is a Hip Hop Dance Instructor based in Los Angeles, California and Sydney, Australia. Yolanda has taught hip hop at the Sydney Dance Company and is a two-time winner of the LA Music Award for singing and songwriting. She has won Choreographer of the Year by GROOVE, an Australian hip hop dance competition and was hired by Google to choreograph their Sydney Mardi Gras float.

Yolanda Thomas

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It's all about letting go and not caring what other people think. When you're shy and worried about how you look, your dancing can be stiff and boring. Try to switch off your brain and let your guard down.

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If I'm the choreographer, is it better to just teach the steps or be one of the performers?

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Be one of the performers because then the other dancers can visually see what you are doing and follow you better while you're teaching the steps.

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How do I combine steps to make choreography better?

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Make sure the moves flow together. If it feels awkward trying to do the step, change the footing. All the while, make sure you are making sharp movements.

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If I'm the choreographer can I still join the dance?

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Yes, you can.

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Must I be a good hip hop dancer in order for me to choreograph a hip hop dance?

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It is not necessary for you to be a good hip hop dancer unless you are teaching someone the choreography that you are making. Although you don't need to be a good hip hop dancer to produce a choreography, remember, you do need to know hip hop music and moves.

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Can I say I fully choreographed a dance if I used moves I've seen in other people's choreography? Or do I have to fully create the moves myself from scratch?

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If you only use some of their moves and mix other moves in then it is your choreography. If you use all their moves then it is theirs.

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