Part 2
The first thing I’d like to address is a very personal question, which I urge you to ask yourself.
Why are you doin rocking ?
Whatever your intention is, whatever your desire is, whatever your intrinsic motivation is, by the end it’s (just) a dance and it will challange you both,
physically and mentally.
Brief summary
Rocking, and especially Rocking (uprocking) with origins from Brooklyn, is a battle type dance between two individuals. These two individuals speak a different language and they speak simultaneously. They decode and encode messages while rocking. At its best, the dance actually becomes a form of sparring, in to respond to each other in real time. The dance includes jerks, burners, drops, spins, freestyle and more.
Rockers skillset
Some people will grasp for e.g. jerk/burn concepts quicker than others. Some people will grasp for e.g. the freestyle part quicker than others. Your background plays a part on how much time it will take to get in. In addition to passion, as mentioned in Part 1, i believe you can archieve anything with the right state of mind.
The following non-exhaustive list (in no particular order) of skillz, that will help you in rocking are the following:
- Dance experience
- People skills
- Dedication
- Non-dance related Education
- Logical and creative thinking
- A desire to understand what works best for you!
Some of the bulletpoints mentioned above are not really „learnt“, they just have to be part of who you are as a person.