Thanks for the encouragement guys :)
Huge improvement I'd say! Up until this clip, I really felt like you were uber rusty, and like you said, a lot of what you were doing looked awkward. But this clip is different. Your leg/foot work is much improved. Your using the whole space around you too. kudos. I feel like your musicality could have been better towards the end of the clip.
Yeah, I'm still way behind on musicality. It's last on my priority list, but definitely on the list. The list is really:
1) Variation
2) Not looking awkward
3) Musicality
I think once I have this polished, I might try my hand at musicality.
0:31-0:32 see how you raise that one leg there. I see you do that a lot lately. Im not diggin it. I'd say either scrap it or re-work it into something else. It just looks awkward, like your starting to go into a movement, then backing out of it.
Yeah, I agree. I liked the connection that it provided between my arms and my legs, but it does seem incomplete. I just tried a couple things, and I've managed to rework it into something that looks more complete.
This was a nice improvement. A step in the right direction. It doesn't look like you're getting down, but I think that comes from not having complete muscle memory of the movements. A lot of people say to go really slow and I believe that works if you have incredible isolation or are just practicing, but I believe there has to be speed to make it look like you're getting down. Not so fast that you start flailing but enough to give your dance energy.
Overall I think if you keep with your practice regiment you'll start having more breakthroughs. Meaning you'll realize something that you could only get by practicing. That trick is to fight through your bad days and not give up. Good job on your improvements. You look a whole lot better now.
You're right, I'm still struggling to actually create movements while trying not to make them look awkward. I'll try and kick it up a notch with speed once I have the control that I want.
I was also tempted to do more rhythmic body work for this clip. I thought it would fit the music better, but then this clip would not have been as comparable to the first clip. I'm still not completely happy with my footwork for that style yet anyways.
It's funny how the bad days work. Just a few bad practice sessions can be enough to make you want to give up entirely, if it wasn't for your addiction. I guess it's kind of like drinking.
