5th Class

So today I took the Hip Hop class again, that was supposed to be taught by my mentor, but they were at the VIBE competition. I learned another Hip Hop choreo, and this time, the choreo was to an even faster paced song than before. But I kept up. I think I actually am getting better... but I'm sure I could still improve. For example, according to the instructors, I've been told the same thing multiple times: I need to expand my body when I dance. What they mean by this, is that when we, for example, do a move where we extend our arms, I don't extend my arms out all the may. So the move looks less dynamic, possibly taking energy away from the routine. I think It's again, because I am a popper. But I'll work on that. But I also need to work on memorizing the movements to the routine better. Because If i can memorize it faster, I could work on the small details, so I could look better when I perform. The sub for the class said that my mentor will be back for sure next week. I'm looking forward to her class, because all the past instructors I was taught by said that her class was amazing.

Time Logged This Time: 1 hr
Time Logged In Total: 7 hrs
Yeh. I wonder how many hours ima total up...

-Austin Gumban

4th Class

So this class was another AOV training camp. This time the instructor was a guy, and we learned some more new style hip hop choreo. Either the choreo was easier, or I am getting better, but it seemed to me that i was following along with the lesson better compared to last weeks hip hop class. So I have my mentors Hip Hop class tomorrow. Except I think there will be a person subbing for her again, because their crew is at the VIBE dance competition in Los Angeles. But I guess I'll for sure find out tomorrow... I need to start on making choreo. -.-


Time Logged This Time: 1 hr
Time Logged In Total: 6 hrs
Yeh. I wonder how many hours ima total up...

-Austin Gumban

3rd Class

So today I went to my 3rd class. It was basically more of the same thing... except that it was a hip hop class, and there were other people there, in contrast to the other classes which taught a popping choreography which I took alone. Sadly it wasn't my mentor teaching the class because she had to plan for their crews upcoming show at a competition that day. Normally, my style of dancing is to be stiff because I would be considered a popper. I would freestyle doing things such as isolations, waving, tutting and robotics. But the class I took, was entirely different from my style. It was a Hip Hop choreography class. The choreo I learned had much more movement, and took me out of my comfort zone of isolations. The choreo was very hard-hitting (It hit a lot of beats, hard) and lyrical (movements to the lyrics that made sense), which meant that I had to move, alot. Furthermore, the other people in the class, learned the choreography really fast. When the instructor did a move, they imitated the move almost instantly. There was even a little girl there that learned the choreo faster than me! It kind of discouragd me... but at the same time it made me want to get better.
So next week I have classes again on Thursday and Friday again. The Thursday class has rotating instructors, and hopefully on Friday my mentor would be teaching the class on Friday. The next time I meet with my mentor I'll talk to her about the process of making choreo and how I should start.


Time Logged This Time: 1 hr 30 min
Time Logged In Total: 5 hrs
Yeh. I wonder how many hours ima total up...

-Austin Gumban

2nd Class

So I went to the A.O.V training camp class again today. Since the class has rotating instructors, it was a different person teaching the class. I was the only one again, but I think thats better than a class of ten or more people. It was basically the same thing, we stretched first, then I learned a choreo after, but I learned a different choreo than last time. It was from one of their shows that they performed at World of Dance. I registered as a student at the studio, and payed for the rest of the classes for the month, so it's cheaper. Tomorrow, I'll be going to my mentor's class for the first time, to learn more choreo. Then I'll ask her about making choreo, and how she does it. Can't wait to start making choreo to different songs and then show her and others there for feedback. I'm kinda excited.


Time Logged This Time: 2 hrs
Time Logged In Total: 3 hrs 30 min

Yeh. I wonder how many hours ima total up...

-Austin Gumban

1st Class

Well I went to my first class at the House of Mayhem on Thursday. The class was the A.O.V. training camp, which has rotating instructors, so it wasn't with my mentor, and I would be able to learn a wide variety of styles. It was pretty cool, I was the only one there at the time, even though normally there are more people. So since I was the only one there, it was kind of awkward... at first. Eventually I got used to it, and I guess it was better, since the instructor primarily focused on me, with no distractions. As for the class, the first thing we did was warm up by stretching and doing drills that the Academy of Villains (AOV, the dance crew there) does. After that, he taught me a popping choreo that they performed for one of their shows. It was to a dubstep song, I never asked the song name though... but it was pretty dope. Eventually I would want to be able to make choreography like that, and maybe even better choreo. In the meantime... I think I would be going to classes on Thursday, for the AOV training camp with rotating instructors, and on Friday, for the Hip Hop Choreo class that my mentor teaches. But tomorrow I won't able to go to her class because I have plans to go to the winter guard concert at school. So... yeah. I wonder whats in store for me at the next class I attend next week....


Time Logged This Time: 1 hr 30 min
Time Logged In Total: 1 hr 30 min

Yeh. I wonder how many hours ima total up...

-Austin Gumban