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Everyone has their own flavour and style within Hip Hop you can use this as a framework for how to structure your round! As someone who has won multiple battles this is what I have realized works in almost every prelim I do! #hiphopdance #freestyledance #training #freestyletips #battletips

Layering groove is a great way to develop your movement maturity and overall freestyle intelligence! If you are able to just sit in one groove and layer various things over that one groove with INTENTION you will start to THINK less during your rounds and feel more free/connected to the music #hiphopdance #freestyledance #training #freestyletips

Always dancing on your heel and toe means always being MOBILE and AGILE. Connecting your moves seamlessly and staying in the pocket can be made much easier if you master using heel toe regularly in your dance! #hiphopdance #freestyledance #footwork #training

Timing, texture, level and size are all you need to find variation!! #freestyledance #hiphopdance #training #variation

Restrictions can be anything that essentially limits you, forcing you to go deeper in your movement and ideas. It helps you avoid “resets” in your round and can overall improve your clarity! #freestyledance #training #freestyletips #hiphopdance #battletips

With all my students the most under utilized part of their body when they dance tends to be the neck. Despite being limited in it’s range it can actually add so much more depth, range, direction and clarity in your overall movement, it is a layer that can essentially complete your dance, making you look intermediate to advanced just by making the simple choice of moving the neck with intention! #freestyledance #training #freestyletips #waving

When doing any kind of vocab you can play with the texture and timing of them for more variation! Some of my students often feel stuck when it comes to this and the key to variation is to sit in one groove/vocab and change the texture, level, timing, and speed of it! Not only is this extremely useful in showing movement maturity in battles, it also strengthens you cypher rounds and how you are trying to exchange with others in the circle #hiphopdance #freestyledance #training #variation #pepperseed

Battling is a GAME, lifestyle, and form of expression for dancers. The only way to truly grasp it and hone your skills in it is to simply jump into that prelim consistently and improve yourself accordingly with each try. Its a long process that requires patience, commitment and SMART work (more than hard work). Learn your foundations, regularly jam in cyphers, train consistently at home, join every battle and I promise you- the results will manifest :) #dancebattle #battletips #freestyletips #dancemotivation

DJ understood the assignment 🫡 #freestyledance #dancebattle #hiphopdance

MINIMUM meaning focus more on training your foundations, concepts and musicality to a point where your ‘bare minimum’ round is so good that it’s enough to beat your opponent and/or get in the prelim. So that you don’t have to depend on your opinion of the music to be able to dance well to the track. Your confidence in your technique and skill should be so high that no matter the track you can perform consistently well, and essentially turn off your brain and thoughts in the round. Most of the time, it is our thoughts and doubts that are holding us back in the round. For example, if I am a hip hop dancer and a funk track plays, my goal is to be able to rely on my strong foundation, so that I don’t have to do any crazy tricks or hit any crazy musicality to be able to give out a strong round. My basics are so strong that it makes my dance fit the music regardless if it is a hip hop track or not! This was the most important lesson I learnt over the years with All style battles! #freestyledance #dancebattle #battletips #freestyletips

The win is closer than you think… #freestyledance #win #champ #dancemotivation #dancebattle

Super fun battle against my friend (a krumper) ended up taking the W 🥇 Usually in all style battles if there is a krump track I like to combine my animation/popping with my hip hop bounce to create a flavour of movement that feels right to krump music so if you are a Hip Hop dancer and a krump track plays, don’t try to krump if you don’t have the foundation. Just stick to your style but fuse it with some other techniques to morph it! #battletips #freestyledance #hiphopdance #dancebattle #krump

There is nothing wrong with using normal bounces in your hip hop rounds! But if you want to play with more power/dynamics/rhythm with both your “down” and “up” bounces, then try to use activations from your steps! Using the floor to generate power and essentially be more “grounded” helps with being able to move faster and more clearer while still being in line with the music #battletips #freestyledance #hiphopdance

This was my Popping 7tosmoke round against Jiggy Jaya (world class popper) and honestly the key to being able to do good rounds against heavy hitters is to remain calm, and be playful. That shows the judges your confidence in risk taking and also gives you the mental space to perform well without being intimidated. Keynote- Popping foundation is a base you must have to build your PERSONALITY AND CHARACTER over. Don’t make the foundation BECOME your personality. Expecially in Popping, as Slim Boogie says musicality and choices in execution is where you express your personality within the style of popping. #dancebattle #battletips #freestyledance #popping

During all styles dance battles it really is about being able to adapt to any track and make YOUR STYLE work WITH the music and not AGAINST it. That is why it is one of the hardest categories to win because most of the time you will be dancing to music you are not comfortable with. Train your foundations. Build concepts. And most importantly, GOOF AROUND. This is the best method I have found over the years joining countless all styles battles 💯 #battletips #dancebattle #redbulldanceyourstyle #freestyledance