acute
09-04-2008, 03:16 PM
Hey all,
Just sharing something that can maybe aid in your freestyling. Maybe you run outa vocab or something.
1) First is this clip by wiggles & Reverse Isolation Concept
http://www.learnpopping.com/learn_popping_spotting.htm
Now this can also be expanded on. EG: the idea behind this is what you might call reverse isolation. So if you isolate you are moving 1 thing at a time, but in reverse you disable one thing at a time (and move everything else). In wiggles case, his head or eyes are disabled in someway as they are fixated on something.
You can do it how you will. One way is imagine you have eyes everywhere.. So your knees have eyes, and they are lookin at the wall.. and the rest of your body moves around it.. or your toes.. so you keep your toes in one position and move around it, then keep switching it up.. hell you can even imagine your nipples are eyes if you really want to lol
I did a workshop once with Robert Hilton frmo the UK.. he actually had us balance shoes on our hands arms etc in order to disable them so other body parts could move. You can do this if you want, but i think its a bit OTT.
2) A&B Concept
This is an idea ive stumbled accross recently. First, you stand in one position, say with your left arm infront of you, and while in that position you THINK OF (not do) a 2nd position (Eg: down on one knee).. They can be any positions you want , its not important.
So the easiest thing to do would be, in 2 counts bee-line from position A BANG into position B.. However this is not the idea. The idea is to make a journy to position B.. usually around 4 counts, but it can be any number.. perferably to the beat pattern :rolleyes: Then when you hit that position B, think of any other position and try get there... you'll find that once you get going you are randomly thinking of positions and you'll get so caught up in the journy that you might even forget what position you where supposed to go in...
This isnt the point... If you forget think of another one.
The logic behind this idea is that nobody ever has trouble dancing when they first start out right?? Everyone can always go for 10 seconds nad be totally fine.. What this idea does is it gives you 10 seconds after 10 seconds after 10 seconds... So it feels like you've JUST started dancing everytime (in a way)
Rather than just thinking "ok im gonna freestyle now" and you start and you finish, and inbetween is kind of a blur"... This gives you several start and finish points.
Both concepts can also be combined. So dont always focus on your arms to make your positions. Change your head or make one foot stuck to the ground. Whatever.. Alot of ideas can come out of it ive found.
Anyway, try it out. I just found this helped me and might help others.
Peace
Acute
Funkbox
Just sharing something that can maybe aid in your freestyling. Maybe you run outa vocab or something.
1) First is this clip by wiggles & Reverse Isolation Concept
http://www.learnpopping.com/learn_popping_spotting.htm
Now this can also be expanded on. EG: the idea behind this is what you might call reverse isolation. So if you isolate you are moving 1 thing at a time, but in reverse you disable one thing at a time (and move everything else). In wiggles case, his head or eyes are disabled in someway as they are fixated on something.
You can do it how you will. One way is imagine you have eyes everywhere.. So your knees have eyes, and they are lookin at the wall.. and the rest of your body moves around it.. or your toes.. so you keep your toes in one position and move around it, then keep switching it up.. hell you can even imagine your nipples are eyes if you really want to lol
I did a workshop once with Robert Hilton frmo the UK.. he actually had us balance shoes on our hands arms etc in order to disable them so other body parts could move. You can do this if you want, but i think its a bit OTT.
2) A&B Concept
This is an idea ive stumbled accross recently. First, you stand in one position, say with your left arm infront of you, and while in that position you THINK OF (not do) a 2nd position (Eg: down on one knee).. They can be any positions you want , its not important.
So the easiest thing to do would be, in 2 counts bee-line from position A BANG into position B.. However this is not the idea. The idea is to make a journy to position B.. usually around 4 counts, but it can be any number.. perferably to the beat pattern :rolleyes: Then when you hit that position B, think of any other position and try get there... you'll find that once you get going you are randomly thinking of positions and you'll get so caught up in the journy that you might even forget what position you where supposed to go in...
This isnt the point... If you forget think of another one.
The logic behind this idea is that nobody ever has trouble dancing when they first start out right?? Everyone can always go for 10 seconds nad be totally fine.. What this idea does is it gives you 10 seconds after 10 seconds after 10 seconds... So it feels like you've JUST started dancing everytime (in a way)
Rather than just thinking "ok im gonna freestyle now" and you start and you finish, and inbetween is kind of a blur"... This gives you several start and finish points.
Both concepts can also be combined. So dont always focus on your arms to make your positions. Change your head or make one foot stuck to the ground. Whatever.. Alot of ideas can come out of it ive found.
Anyway, try it out. I just found this helped me and might help others.
Peace
Acute
Funkbox