Schlagwort: Bronx
What is the best way to get into Rocking (Rock Dance)
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.
I.B Freestyle
What is the best way to get into Rocking (Rock Dance)
Part1
In the past and recently repeated, I was asked, mostly by Breaker but not exclusively, how and where you can start to learn rocking. Honestly, i think that passion is everything. Passion is what drives you to continue to learn and constantly take challanges because they are more interesting than watching your favorite Playlist of Uprockers on Youtube! Of course, the dance culture consists of inspiration, but it is important to mention that after all the inspiration -> motivation -> progress, you’re the one who’s expressing the dance. Therefore, if you already tasted rocking and you think or better know, that there is a passion for it, i suggest you the following :
- Stay passionate and always curious
- you can teach skills, but you can’t teach, much less force passion
- Get involved in the community and put yourself around other rockers
- this will be challenging, because depending on where you living you might find rockers around you or not! Go on Rock Dance Forum & Rock Dance is Here (NYC) and ask if there are rockers around or close to you
- Go to New York City (NYC) to meet the Originals
- meet as many OGs as you can, listen and learn and ask questions
- determine which style fits best for you and your body.
- Go on Rocking Jams / Events
- Get a basic understanding of the Rockdance History
- to get started, there are many resources available such as Google, Facebook and Youtube.
- Learn the Foundation
- jerks, burns, freestyle, spins, etc.
- Learn the Music
- funk, soul, jazz, rock, classics
- Practice the Moves
- take time to learn the moves and dont limit yourself just on moves
- control and speed is the key
Hope this little guideline helps you to get started with rocking.
Welcome to BloqSpot4Rockers !
BloqSpot4Rockers has (finally) moved and from now, this bloq is dedicated to rock dance in germany. If you are interested in workshops, events or you just want to connect with others, keep an eye to this bloq to be up-2-date. In addition to rocking, you will find the category „Locking“. Furthermore i would like to add another category called „InfoSec“ to this bloq. This category is dedicated to information security, which has nothing to do with dance. But maybe you find the topic interesting or helpful regarding a problem you came across. You will find more information in the category „InfoSec“. With this said, i welcome you to BloqSpot4Rockers.
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