As a part of our upcoming hafla at the Iana Dance Club, dancers choose individual choreographies to work on. An essential part of the preparation is polishing details of the routine. ☝️But before you can improve it, you first need to fully memorize the sequence.

Here are a couple of tips that I use in my own practice in order to fully remember a new choreo:

✅Run it without music: You should be able to run the choreo smoothly on your own. Do it in your mind, simply imagining the music. Whenever you get confused, stop and clarify the specific spot. Then move on.

✅Pay attention to your recurring problematic spots: Very likely you'll have some moments that you keep forgetting again and again. For instance, let's say it's an arabesque in the beginning of that problematic section. So the next time you are running the choreo, do it with a mental note: "When I forget what to do, I do an arabesque."

✅If you keep forgetting combos at random spots all the time, notice where your mind is. Most likely your mind is simply wandering around, and that causes you troubles. Work on mindfulness and being present in the moment.

✅Music is your best assistant: analyze the choreo and see why each movement is at each specific spot. Most likely there is a particular cue in the melody or beat. Once you connect them, the music will start reminding you of the sequence.

Hope this was helpful for you. Let me know if you are a fast choreo learner, or someone who usually struggles with this task.

P.S. and you probably want to save this post with tips for future references 😉😘

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Choreo by Alex Delora

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