Were you a horrible dancer.. that REALLY improved?

Question

I'm in Dance Team. I have no experience- AT ALL. I made it in, and I have no idea how. 4 new members made it- and I don't know if its because the Dance Advisor really likes me as her student. So was it like, teachers pet choice?

ANYWAYS,

I have no dance experience compared to the team members. I can't even get down a split. During tryouts, I had a difficult time with the choreography- but since i'm on the team, theres no time for tears and fear, I have to cooperate with everyone.

Did you know anyone who REALLY really... (hmm..) SUCKED? Did you know anyone who was a horrible dancer, but improved later? I don't want to let the team down!

:) thank shuu

Answer 1

I was pretty bad at tap when I first started. But when I was 6 years old I then started Tap exams which meant that I took more classes. It improved my technique a lot and my overall tapping. I wouldn't be where I am now without Tap exams.

Answer 2

with every experienced dancer tht started at ayoung age and worked their way up and has gone back and viewed tapes from their beginning years yes we were all horrible compared to where we are no i go back to like 2003 and i can point out every mistake tht i made

Answer 3

I am a house dancer and when i first started i sucked i couldn't get the foot movements down or anything. But i gradually got better and better it took me 4 years to get at the position i am today!

Answer 4

I auditioned for the dance team at high school. I danced to "Move Your Body" by The Isley Brothers. I blew them away somehow, and I thought it must have been a mistake. I was not good at getting the choreography once I made it, and I was so horrible. But I improved so much and once I got used to it i was close to being one of the best on the team.

You must realise that it can be about HEART and willingness to learn. She probably chose you because you have passion and potential. She would have never choosen you if she thought you weren't growing to grow as a dancer.

Answer 5

yes i was but i got better over time practice practice practice but don't hurt yourself

Answer 6

Sign up for a ballet class.  No matter what type of dancer you are going to be you are going to want to have some experience with ballet.  It's the origin or core of all types of dance.

If you have the drive to practice, practice, practice than you will do fine.  I've been dancing since I was three and the more I practice the better I do.  

Honestly, flexibility does effect your dancing.  However, it's not a big part of it.  I couldn't get into a split until last year.  Before that I could still do things that required some flexibility.  Splits are elongated stretches.  Kicking your leg up is easier because you are forcing your leg up there.  It's a forced stretch.  

For me, dance is based on three things.  They are elongation, personality, and sharpness.

Elongation simply means that you need to open up your chest.  Keep your shoulders open and don't slouch.  You need to fully complete movements.  If you put your arm to the side you don't want to stop when it's still bent.  You want to go that extra mile and make sure that you are elongating or stretching your body to its full extent when you dance.

Personality is extremely important.  If your personality is amazing than you can accomplish practically anything.  With drive and determination you can get things done.  When you dance you want to adapt your personality to the meaning of the dance.  I don't know what your dance team is like but if it's a dance team that smiles a lot then you are going to have to smile like it's the happiest day of your life.  Having some personality creates interest in the audience.

To be sharp, you need to hit every movement with an accent.  You want to add something to the move.  Even if the movement is meant to flow or be lyrically done you still have to feel the movement through your body and radiate energy.  Not one fingertip can lack energy.

I hope this helped.  It's just some stuff I picked up over the years.  Good Luck! I'm sure you will do great on the new team!

Answer 7

I think almost every athlete has felt the way you do.  The fact that you are looking at it this way is great! You want to improve, you want to make sure you don't let your team down, you know you need to just suck it up and do it.  Right on! With that attitude you will improve for sure.

Answer 8

I did rhythmic gymnastics for a long time. When I first started, I was at an artistic gym so we had a spring floor. When I switched gyms we had a traditional rhythmic floor (which is padded) so I had to relearn how to get all my jumps as high as the used to be and things like that. Not to brag or anything, but I have really high grand jetes and tour jetes, and whatnot, but they were terrible when I got ont he rhtyhmic floor. I busted my tucus to get them that high...then when we got to competitions, a lot fo the floors were loaded like the one I oriignally learned on. Let me tell you about the confidence boost I got there! It was like twice the height and degree of split with half the effort.

Answer 9

Yes, my cousin was in the same situation as you. She had no dancing experience whatsoever but she tried out for the team because she wanted to learn and made it.

She couldn't do the splits and didn't pick up on choreography fast either, but she kept working hard and eventually got both of those down. She's been dancing for three years now.

It might seem a little hard at first, but once you get into it and start having fun, you'll definitely improve and get better. Remember, practice makes perfect so just keep practicing and don't let what others think of you get in your head.