ANIMATION DANCE  - TIPS TO STAND ON TOE

Hi everyone,
                    This is my first blog. I have been dancing for 7 years now. I would like to say a few tips for dancing to dubstep music and that style is known as ANIMATION. Dancing to dubstep is difficult compared to other styles, because you should know 5 styles(Popping, Waving, Gliding, Tutting and Isolation) of dancing before you dance to dubstep. Yes it is possible without knowing those styles but it will lack the style. I will give you some tips before you start practicing because I don't want anyone else to make the same mistakes that I made while learning. I will help you guys to learn to dance to dubstep. So here are some tips I would like to share with you guys.


CHOOSING THE RIGHT SHOES

• It is extremely important while choosing the shoes. If you are not using a strong high ankle shoes you will not be able to do the the moves like one I did in the above picture. And of course you can do without the shoes but trust me it will pain like HELL!! I personally had many injuries while learning to spin on my toe only because of the wrong shoes. There are some shoes which is high ankle but it will be so soft and flexible that is not good for this kind of dance. So yeah shoe is a big deal.

 

                                                                                                                                                           

•  This is the shoe which I used in the picture above to spin on my toe. "Power" is the brand name of this shoes, which is not the perfect shoes for animation because it's heavy but it is really strong and have a good sole which will help you to stand on your toe easily without that much pain like the sneakers. These shoes are affordable than shoes like addidas or nike.

   

• I prefer Jordan for animation. Standing on your toes with this shoe is simple as pie. It is light weight which enables you to move fast. And has good comfort too. It is costly compared to other shoes.

                                         

• Shoes like addidas pumps will be really good for dancing and yes this is really costly too. There are a lot many shoes for this kind of dance but I am not getting into detail of everyshoes. I now just shared some of the shoes which came into my mind. If anyone is interested in know about the shoes more I will be glad to explain in my next blog.

HOW TO STAND ON YOUR TOE

• I am not going to lie, It will be painful at the beginning. But with the right shoes which I mentioned above will make the pain much less. 

• After you get the right shoes you should try to stand on your toes with both the legs. You should be good in that move otherwise it is going to hurt when you try to stand on one leg. 

• If you are really comfortable to stand on your both legs, then you can try using one leg. But don't strain yourself while doing it. 

• At first you will not be able to stand for a long time, eventually you can attain that move. The only thing you should be concentrating is about the weight that you put on your leg. 

• If anyone is interested in learning this move I will be so glad to create a tutorial for you guys.