Jessie...you’re typing Jessie: “I’m sorry” Jessie’s the loudest typer. Hey Steezy, it's very challenging trying to
come up with new ideas/concepts or pictures. What are some ways in order to think of new
cool dance moves? Utilizing concepts is a great way to not only
get through choreo block, but to come up with new and unique movement. Just take a look at certain street styles,
a lot of their moves were inspired by different concepts from everywhere For instance, animation was inspired by stop
motion animations, so you see different pictures. Waacking came from the actual act of waacking
things...so, it comes from everywhere. Here are some examples of how I use some concepts
to my advantage and maybe they’ll help you out. One thing a lot of people love to do is base
their movements off song lyrics. For examples, we can get super literal like Bruno Mars 24 karat magic. Twenty. Four. Carrot. Magic. in the aiirrrr~ Or even like Lotus-Flower-Bomb These are very literal examples but it’s
a great way to explore different movements rather than just relying on the “library”
or default moves that you would normally do. #2: Feelings Now, you don’t have to base every single
move off of hitting every beat or words – sometimes, it’s ok to just pause and fill the moment
with emotion. The point is to use that emotion to set a
sort of guideline for the sort of movements you want to go towards. For example, we’re gonna scoot here… I can do a simple arm grab like this - and
then pull it into my body. Now, there’s plenty of different variations
I can do with that. For example, if I really wanted to show excitement
in my movement than I can grab it like this...ha! Like I want to grab it. If i’m hesitant and maybe it might hurt
me to grab it then I can reach for it...grab it...look away...and pull it towards me delicately. Or! If i’m angry, i can - boom! Grab it hard, pull it in. Right? And eat it like a hamburger. Whatever. Using this method will allow you to create
an infinite amount of variations off of just one simple move. Everyday objects can inspire movements, too. You can pretend you’re an object - like
a fidget spinner. Or you can pretend to dance with the object Creating a false sense of reality from these
imaginary objects is actually the basis of what we call miming, and in Layman’s terms,
it’s pretty much making an imaginary object look real. Which can be one of your strongest tools when
creating concept based moves. Miming gives you the ability to take an object
and manipulate its characteristics to your liking. P.S. If you make an object look like it has weight
to it, it makes it seem just that much more real. *Clay Groaning* Steezy Plug But you can make cool moves off of things
that are seemingly not cool. You can take from anything: person, place,
thing, number, letter, deep dark secret, whatever it is, you can pull from it to create an awesome
move. And at this point no move is 100% unique - but
the one thing that is unique is your mind, and the way that you think. No one thinks like you, and no one dances
quite like you. And therein lies your own style. If you do this enough you’ll develop a style
that is uniquely you.