Well I did my first back to back classes on Friday. I lasted, despite my brain becoming a little fatigued at the end of the Advanced Hip Hop class.
The first class was a POPPING class. Not sure how to describe it of you don't know what that is, so here is the wikipedia definition:
Popping is a dance style and one of the original funk styles of dance that came out of Fresno, CA in the 1970s.[1] It is based on the technique of quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in the dancer's body, referred to as a pop, tick or a hit. This is done continuously to the rhythm of a song in combination with various movements and poses.
I love popping, as its so on the beat and funky. I have never done a full popping only class so I learnt soooo much. I realised that it is also thelegs that make the body pop or tick, which makes it so much easier to make your body pop as you move.
Check out these awesome popping videos!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_9x_TSZeGQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9vQgbPYgaI&feature=related
Lawrence is an awesome teacher. We had such a fun class and I loved his combination of moves for our piece of choreography. It flowed together nicely.
Then I went straight to my Friday night usual Advanced Hip Hop class. It was a very funky but challenging routine from Joseph tonight, but as always very enjoyable to learn such cool choreography. I am always blown away by his thought and creativity that goes into making up the routines.
So I recommend both classes. If you have never heard of popping and you have been dancing a bit, then its worth trying. Its a whole new way to work your body and connect all your joints and limbs into a funky frenzy!!!
And if you have done a number of hip hop classes you should totally try Josephs Friday night class. It will challenge you, but he is very good at breaking it down so you can nail it by the end of the class!!
Looking forward to the four and a half hour hip hop workshop today. YAY!! Look forward to writing about it!
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