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Summer Dance Practice Tips!

Hi guys,

Sorry I haven't been posting for 4 weeks. I have had the end of dance, school and my family went on vacation. So with all that aside, let's begin. 

Today, I am going to be sharing some tips on getting summer dance practice in. My dance starts in September and ends in June so I have the whole summer off. I also start again most times a level higher. So here is some advice to help you  practice all summer break. 
1. Stretching and conditioning
  
 One thing you can do is stretch and keep your body strong. I own a yoga mat so I use it regularly to stretch and warm up if I am practicing, choreographing or doing improv. I am also doing pushups daily to work on strength. This is a good tip to boost your skills next year. 


2. Improv 

 I improv on a regular basis. If you don't know what improv is it's freely dancing to music, it's not choreographed. I find this helps me with musicality and feeling happy. It helps when I'm choreographing as well with coming up with moves. This is very helpful with practicing at home.

3. Camps and Intensives

Now you don't have to take these, but I like that it's basically a full day dance class. Last year at my studio I took a Hip Hop, Musical Theatre and Jazz camp. This year I am taking my first intensive, it's  in choreography and improv.

4. Just go with the flow

This is quite a normal thing for dancers and gymnasts alike, randomly doing a move. I do this a lot, mainly pirouettes and bridges. It's like practicing without thinking about it!


I hope these tips help you with continuing your practice over the summer.
See you soon,

Dancing Tween.


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