How to Learn Dances Quickly!
- CODE:MiAO | CM
- Mar 29, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 30, 2023
Awhile back people asked for dance advice, so I've finally sat down to detail how to learn dances quickly!
This video is a good summary of helpful advice. The channel is full of resources for how to learn foundational skills for odottemita moves you may be struggling with (like SLH or ATY choreo). Here's a good video that explains how to improve the time it takes to learn choreography:
In short, the secret is to nail foundational moves.
To learn foundational moves in odottemita, you can search up tutorials for specific moves or styles on YouTube.
Dance styles in odottemita:
Cute Styles
Jazz (some Manako)
Lyrical (Iripon)
Idol
Fierce Styles
Vogue (Nyantaro)
Waacking (Chego, Reichel, Miume)
Dancehall (K'suke, Miume)
Girlish (Porushi)
Jazz (some Miume)
Heels (some Sorejo)
Grungy Styles
House (SLH, Oden Girls)
Locking (SLH, Oden Girls)
Popping (Karasu, Metre)
Hip Hop (Chego, Oden Girls)
Break (Anatashia, RAB)
Tutting (some Anatashia, Butsudankamen)
Urban Dance (Chego, Oden Girls)
Classic Styles
Ballet (influences some Iripon and ATY)
Contemporary (some ATY)
Modern
Lyrical (Iripon)
Jazz (some Miume)
In break dance, stylehead moves are the non-acrobatic/power moves like footwork and top rock. In Anatashia, this is Masato's official title. In Japanese, they refer to him as "standing dancer". In English, this is called a "stylehead".
And lastly, I’ve seen the odottemita style outside of all of these styles referred to as フいスタイル (freestyle) and what we typically call “freestyling” in English is called “improvisation dance” or “improvisation choreography” but it was only a couple of times. Most noteworthy, was in a video showcasing the various styles of odottemita. I think people have started just calling it idol style? I would love to know if you have any knowledge on the subject!
Follow up advice for learning foundational moves (it makes learning choreo go so much faster, I promise you) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2AlT3dyQrk