How Exactly to Polish your Dance
Here is a video example of me polishing a choreo I’ve learned at one of Julia Farid’s workshops. Do you see the difference in sharpness of my hip movements?
You need to be specific and NARROW in your focus:
“I want to clean this section” is NOT a focus ❌❌❌
“I want to improve my arms” is NOT a focus ❌❌❌
“I want to have better hip movements” is NOT a focus ❌❌❌
WHAT EXACTLY do you want to improve?
👉Sharpness of your hips? 👉Speed? 👉Volume? - Those are three different focuses, and it’s more efficient to focus on them SEPARATELY.
I talk a lot about it in the Dance Habits intensive in the club, but I can’t overstate the importance of being super specific with your practice goals, and patiently working on one movement/transition at a time.
TRUST THE PROCESS AND STOP RUSHING.
How easy/difficult is it for you to see your own mistakes, and identify how to correct them?
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About Iana
Iana Komarnytska is a professional dancer, teacher, choreographer, and passionate content creator helping dancers navigate their dance lives.
She is a graduate from the professional dance program at York University (Canada), host of the Belly Dance Life podcast, creator of the Iana Dance Club, author of numerous articles, and winner of Star Bellydancer Canada 2014 among other international competitions.
Along with belly dance, Iana performs and teaches Persian Classical and Turkish Romani dancing. She is the first choreographer to start using Triple Isis wings, and since 2012 this is one of her style signatures.
Have you ever been discouraged when your new dance doesn’t look perfect right away? Or maybe you immediately use excuses like “too difficult for me”. Are you still waiting for a miracle that one day your dance level will magically allow you to dance anything you want?