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TOP 4 MISCONCEPTIONS BEGINNERS HAVE ABOUT HIP HOP DANCE CLASS
Posted on 07. Apr, 2009 by chopper.
TOP 4 MISCONCEPTIONS BEGINNERS HAVE About HIP HOP DANCE CLASS
1. You Have To Be Cool- Most beginner hip hop dancer think if they are not cool enough they can’t take hip hop class. This is absolutely not true. If you feel that your not cool enough, taking a hip hop dance class is how you will gain your cool. Go ahead and sign up for your beginning hip hop dance session. Then tell you friends that you can’t hang out cause you got to go to you hip hop dance class . See just how cool you will be. They will be amazed that you doing something so cool.
2. You Have To Dress A Certain Way Yes hip hop dance is about style and personality. Everybody has their own style. You can wear whatever makes you feel comfortable and confident about yourself.
3. You Have To Be Part Of A Hip-Hop Dance Crew. Being a part of a beginnig hip hop dance class means discovering your individuality through hip hop dance. You don’t have to be a part of a Hip hop dance crew to take a hip hop dance class.
4. You Have To Be As Good As The Other People In The Dance Class. The great thing about Ography’s beginning hip hop dance sessions for adults is that everyone will come in at the same level and move together as to improve their hip hop dance skills. This way no one feels less than anyone else and no one will be left behind.
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Go ahead and sign up for your first beginner hip hop dance session at Ography Dance Studio for adults and lets get it crackin!! and remember There’s Only ONE.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR BEGINNER ADULT HIP HOP DANCE SESSION
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Top 5 Qualities Of A Amazing Hip Hop Teacher.
Posted on 27. Mar, 2009 by chopper.
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I get a lot of positive feedback from my beginner hip hop students. They say they love the way we teach here at Ography Dance Studio. So I asked them what makes our Beginner hip hop dance session so good. They said it was because of the teachers. I’ve also found that there are 5 major qualities that make me and my teachers amazing Hip Hop instructors. I thought that this info would be very useful for you or any one out there looking to take a Hip Hop Dance session for the first time. So many people have had bad experiences trying to find a Beginning hip hop dance class. You wouldn’t believe the stories that i have heard. I dont want that to happen to you so…
Here are 5 Top Qualities Of A Amazing Hip Hop Dance Instructor.
1.) How to be patient with you, and help you move forward. - As Beginner hip hop dancer it may take you a while to pick up the overall style of hip hop dance. Your hip hop dance teacher should move at a pace that you can keep up with and be open to helping you with questions that you may have a long the way.
2.) How to create a positive and cool atmosphere. - As beginner hip hop dancer you probably are a little nervous about stepping in to a beginner hip hop dance class. Your teacher should be welcoming and friendly, setting an open and warm environment that allows you to be at ease and enjoy the learning process and have fun.
tyle=”color: #ff0000;”>3.) How to challenge you just enough to get you to the next level. - Even though you’re a beginner hip hop dancer you want to be pushed to reach levels that you never thought you could achieve. Your beginning hip hop dance teacher should do this without putting too much pressure on you making you frustrated.
4.) How to break down awesome choreography by using counts. - Beginning hip hop dance move are broken down in 8 counts. Counting is the blueprint to learning hip hop dance moves and putting them to rhythm. Your beginning hip hop teacher should be able to guide through your beginning hip hop moves with counts making it easier for you to learn how to hip hop dance.
5.) How to keep you and entertained focused throughout class. - Your beginning hip hop dance teacher should have energy that is through the roof and should keep you pumped though out your entire beginner hip hop dance class.
I hope that all your hip hop Dance experiences are great! Leave me a comment if I missed any qualities that you think make a great Hip hop dance instructor and remember There’s Only ONE.
Sign up for Your Beginning Hip Hop Dance Session at. http://chopperdanceblog.com/beginners-classes
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Exclusive!! Choppper Live On “Big Shot Live”.
Posted on 12. Mar, 2009 by chopper.
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Check me out on the TV Show Big Shot Live. I was asked to give a young kid named Marcus Strong from Minnesota a taste of what its like to become professional dancer in Hollywood. Check it out and let me know if you think he has what it takes to make it in Hollywood. Remember There’s Only One
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Chopper Dance Around LA Part 2
Posted on 09. Mar, 2009 by chopper.
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Here is Part 2 of my adventure of Chopper Dance Around LA. I was on the subway station in North Hollywood making my way to my dance studio Ography and i thought this would be a dope place to bust a move. Everybody on the train was confused watching me dance. Check it out leave a comment and let me know what you think and remember There’s Only ONE.
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Advancing My Career.
Posted on 20. Nov, 2008 by chopper.
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Its every dancers dream to get with an agent to represent them in their career. I have been blessed to have had an agent for as long as I’ve been in LA. Over the past two years I have made the transition from dancer to Choreographer to studio owner really fast. Now I have many hats and I feel that I am ready for something bigger than an agency to represent me and help me advance my career and business. I dream big and I don’t feel that agency can facilitate my bigger dreams. I think its time to move own from the whole agency thing and move into getting management. I feel that management will take my career to the next level. So i meditated on and put my manifesting skills to the test and viola I did i manifest a unbelievable opportunity to sign with not just management but also a publicist as well. I meet with them today and sign on the doted line. Now I have management and the universe is smiling back at me.
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Hello Dance World!!
Posted on 09. Nov, 2007 by chopper.
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My name is Chopper and I am a choreographer, hip hop teacher,and dancer in Hollywood California. I have worked on many feature films such as “Stomp the Yard“, “You Got Served “, “Idlewild“. I have toured with major artists such as Omarion, and Ginuwine, and appeared on many awards shows such as the American Music Awards, Bet Awards, Soul Train Awards just to name a few. I love to teach all levels of dance and I recently opened my own dance studio in Hollywood California called Ography Dance Studio www.ographydance.com. But enough about me…I started this blog for everyone who loves to dance, wants to learn how to dance, and to offer tips and advice to help you become a better dancer no matter what level you are. So feel free to ask me questions, add comments, and I will keep you posted on the latest and greatest dance news and moves, tips and tricks! And if you need some dance advice just ask!
don’t for get to check out my dance studio Ography Dance Studio www.ographydance.com 
