[AgileAntics]

Tomorrow i have an audition at a dance studio

there's a couple sets i thought about using

but you guys think i should use sets and put them all together..or should i just dance and do what comes

i'm afraid if i completely do it all off the top of my head i'll hit a block and get stuck not knowing what to do in the middle of it

but then i think if i try to do the stuff by memory i'll mess up there also

i'd really like to just clear my head either way..and just have fun dancing...but i'm not sure what i should go for

and would it be a neccesity to do power..or should i just go straight style and dance

drop your thoughts please

[Pyro of xFx]

well when i dance i always freestyle but a while ago for performances what i usta do was to think of a set i know a can do...and if i messed up just go with the messup and freestyle from there. so keep a vague set in mind but freestyle some too thats what always worked best for me

[Avalon2000]

Well, i'm not exactly sure what the class is for. Is it a class to teach all types of dancing, or just breaking? It'll make some diffrence how you go about it.
another big thing that could come into play is how the auditions are set up. It could be all performance, but it could also be like part performance, part instuctional question and answere session, like on your views, techs., approach.. stuff like that.

If your going to go in, have a set routine, do power if you need to. Atleast show them you have it, but be prepared to answere questions about how you'll go about teaching, how you'll reach each person on an individual basis. Dance styles like breaking are hard to teach, because everyone learns diffrently, everyone gets attracted to diffrent things.

[AgileAntics]

It's for a spot teaching a bboy class..strictly breaking

I really never thought about getting asked questions

as far as i know it's one woman watching me dance..aside from a few other people..i'm not sure if she'll have another instructor watching or not..it's not like a huge audition type deal..she just needs to see if im good enough since i've never danced here before

i'm really not sure how it will be..i've never been to this place before..kinda nervous

guess i'll just have to clear my mind and have fun..see how it goes

thanks for the tips too..appreciate it

[F Stylz]

If you are trying to portray that you are an experienced dancer, you might want to actually write your sets down, run thru them quite a few times and have them down cold.

Also, be prepared to answer questions about what you did in each set, so to seem as knowlegable as possible.

An interesting way to do this might be to start out with older moves, such as the basic toprock, uprock, footwork, and ground freezes. Things that might have been in Style Wars and Wild Style. Then, after you run thru that set, explain why what you were doing was historically important.

Then, you could move on to more advanced tops, more inventive freezes, and power. Like the first, explain the importance of these moves and how the dance has evolved. This makes you seem knowledgable, well rounded, and just all around ready to teach a class.

Busting all your moves at once, or all your power versus well thought out tops and groundwork may impress, but might not show your versatility; which may prove to be the most important in this situation.

Hope this helps.

[STIFF_UK]

I'm with F here...

The thing is when you're going to be teaching, you need to show firstly that you can do the dance well, but even more important than that, you have to show that you can express yourself well.

By this I'm not talking expression through dance, but you need to be able to give clear and concise instructions.

I've been interviewed for a class over the phone before, if you are confident in what you say and come across clearly, you are 1000 times more likely to get the job than a better dancer who is not good at putting across his thoughts in simple instructions.

[Major Trix]

I auditioned for a dance thing at my school, I Showed them my style and power and i got in

[electron]

i've been teaching dance since i was 14
one major difference between a good dancer and a good teacher is that the teacher can communicate about the technique , whereas a dancer doesn't need to be able to teach anybody anything.
I'd suggest that you go in there, do a little set, then stop, and break it down for them. Tell them about the elemts that make up bboy foundation ( toprock, footwork, freezes , power, however you decide to break that down ) and then demonstrate a little of all them. Tell them how you would want to design the class so that your students would learn all these . Then finish off with another set.

Think about what's important to you about your dancing and what how you would teach that to your students... also, a decent amount of anatomical knowledge never hurt anyody - make sure you know all the body parts and major muscles... just in case
studios like a teacher who knows their shit

[F Stylz]

Originally posted by electron I'd suggest that you go in there, do a little set, then stop, and break it down for them. Tell them about the elemts that make up bboy foundation ( toprock, footwork, freezes , power, however you decide to break that down ) and then demonstrate a little of all them. Tell them how you would want to design the class so that your students would learn all these . Then finish off with another set.

Isn't that pretty much the same thing I said?

BITER! Domini is a biter!

[STIFF_UK]

You only just realised that?



LoL Just playin' Dom.

[tinyD]

i was thinking of applying to be a hip hop dance teacher...ive been doing it for years, way before breaking.....but with no real formal training so to speak, but i'm way better at hip hop dance than breaking, i mean way better and i really want to teach it. do u guys think this is possible or do i have to have some formal training? i know i have millions of pipe dreams, but whatever, if we didnt dream, where would we be?

[F Stylz]

Originally posted by tinyD i know i have millions of pipe dreams, but whatever, if we didnt dream, where would we be?

We'd be no less farther behind than if we hadn't dreamt at all.

In other words, what have you got to lose? Do that shit sister!