Do you ever watch someone dance and get how it's done... but can't seem to execute movement yourself?
In order to execute movement, you have to understand and practice moving your body in different ways.
The better you execute different types of movement, the better you can perform a piece of choreography.
You'll also have more freedom to be creative when you freestyle because your body can actually do the thing you want it to!
Read on to learn more about how to execute movement – the way you want to!
A "stick" is when you tense up and hold a picture.
To practice this, play a song, and stick a pose on the 1st and 5th counts.
Count it like this:
[STICK] 2, 3, 4, [STICK] 6, 7, 8
When you flex and loosen your muscles, you are creating a "hitting" effect.
Think about how you'd literally hit something – you put all you power into the move, then let go.
Understand Hitting better: Learn How to Pop (or Hit) With Your Body
Practice how you execute hitting with these tips.
"Milking" is commonly used to describe movement in in-betweens of pictures – the "pathway" between A and B.
Here are a few ways "milking" is used
As mentioned in the previous section, learning how to manipulate your speed is going to play a huge role in shifting dynamics and textures.
To practice speed control, pretend that your arms are hitting a "wall."
But instead of stopping at this wall, that wall is the checkpoint at which you change your speed. Go from fast and hard hitting, to completely "milking."
This variance in speed will help switch up the mood and "textures" of a piece.
These were some basic tips on how to execute movement. The best way to get better at executing movement though, is to do it!
In the next section, we'll apply these execution notes as you start training your fundamentals in different dance styles.