ā¢ Hip Hop ā¢ First post! I did this probably about twenty times, both for practice purposes and also because I wanted to seem as present, like I was enjoying it, and raw as possible. Something interesting I discovered, and frequently discover, is that usually the best take is somewhere in the middle. For example, this was probably take 7 or 10 out of the 20 or so times that I did it. While practice is essential and without it my lines definitely wouldnāt have been as clean, my musicality as precise, and the choreography, simply, as memorized; more importantly, in my opinion, is the level of enjoyment experienced both the dancer and the viewer. That being said, when I am trying to be too much of a perfectionist sometimes the dance begins to loseā¦wellā¦ the dance; and I feel when watching over take 18 or 19, and Iād project other practiced viewers would notice this too, that my face seems to lose its light, that the dance seems to lose its fun, and, most importantly, I know that I am enjoying it less (felt both when dancing and when viewing). This is something I am going to work on (building my stamina) however, I am sure that this is universally agreed that, even for professional dancers, sometimes āgood enoughā really is the best because we are human beings, not machines. Additionally, a big part of what makes a dance magical is, obviously a certain amount of technique and practice behind it, but also the spontaneity of the moment and the emotions and feelings that first arise upon listening the music. In the end, I feel, itās all about that balance of ākeeping things freshā and working hard with lots of drills. And finding this happy medium, in and of itself, is a life long practice.
