How To Improve Dance Execution More Effectively | Back To Basics

This refers to how the movement ends.

• Dime stop: Here, you stop instantly.
• Drift: You finish by moving through the ending rather than stopping.
• Reverb: "Bounce back" a little to give the illusion of weight at the end.
• Walk off: Here, the move doesn't actually have a clear end. You could simply walk off.

Texture is the physical representation of the way a move feels to the eye.

It consists of:

• Speed: How fast or slow you perform a move.
• Levels: Where you perform it (high up or low).
• Tension: How much tension or relaxation you have in your body.

Dynamics are the differences between the intensity of those building blocks. Adjusting these will help you match the feeling of a song. It is best to choose the ones fitting the song most.

Dancers often imitate real-life objects with their movements as it can be seen in different types of textures:

• Floaty: Starting of a little faster and then going slow.
• Speed ramp: Going slow to fast.
• Stop motion: Performing a move with little stops.
• Honey: Going fast to slow but your body continues to hold tension like your moving through honey.
• Shaky: Like you're freezing and shivering.
• Sharp: Fast movement from initiation to dime stop.
• Soft: Flowing all the way through.
• Bouncy: Bouncing to add a groovy vibe.

Figuring out the intention behind a move can be extremely helpful, as intentions tie the moves together. So when learning a choreography, try to figure out the intention behind a move or the dance in general and try to match it.

"Don't just ask yourself what they are doing, ask why."

Now, go out there and improve through practice!