A Dancer's Top Secrets To Learning Choreography Quickly
- Focus first. If you know you are going to be learning new choreography, warm-up your brain for the mental workout. ...
- Don't bite off more than you can chew. ...
- Close enough, keep moving. ...
- Stop, look, instant replay. ...
- Slow down time. ...
- Think simple. ...
- Put it on a loop. ...
- Go full out.
How can I teach myself choreography?
Wrap your head around the big, broad strokes first.
When you're focusing first on a pattern, direction, facings, pathways and the number of repetitions, at the very least, you won't look like you're dancing on another planet. From there, work inward, trying to pick up more detail each time you dance the choreography.
How long does it take to learn a choreography?
If you're a complete beginner, it'll take 6 months as you'll have to learn other skills like hands together coordination. Unless you're already an experienced dancer in another genre, you won't be aware of the mistakes you're making and you're likely to teach yourself a lot of bad habits.
