#dance fandom

[chloeigo]

Okay so after being away from the LD Tumblr fandom for a couple of months, I have some thoughts.

So I was busy with school and just never really got on tumblr, but I still watched lots of YouTube videos of dances and followed dancers and comps on insta. And I was exposed to so many dancers and studios that are overlooked. In the Tumblr fandom (and even the insta and YouTube ones, depending on who you follow), we see and praise the same studios and dancers over and over. Yes, P21 and MBA and OCPAA are all amazing, but they’re not the only dance studios on the planet.

Also, BTF comps aren’t the only comps on the planet. Especially after following dance comps like Starquest and KAR on insta, I’ve been exposed to so many dancers and studios that are honestly just as amazing as the big name dancers and studios, but nobody knows who they are and they haven’t gone “viral” because they aren’t studios that go to BTF/Radix. Even my own dance studio that I grew up in has been winning comps left and right and has amazing numbers this season but nobody has ever heard of us outside the local area.

This may seem contradictory when I just mentioned amazing studios that are just as good as the big name ones, but there is also merit in watching studios that aren’t as perfect. Not all dancers are ready to step on broadway or into a music video this very second (and not all of them want to), and that’s OKAY. They’re learning. There are still some amazing comp numbers out there that aren’t perfect, aren’t insanely difficult, but they’re super entertaining to watch. Sometimes even numbers in the non-elite/Advanced levels of competition are really great and fun to watch. Some of my best inspiration for my own choreo has come from these pieces. It’s not all about being able to do a front aerial or those shaky leg things lolol. As much as I adore Eva Igo (which is evident by my username lol), not everyone has to dance like her.

Sorry for the long diatribe, I just have lots of thoughts. And I’m going to try to post some videos of underrated dancers and studios in the coming weeks to draw attention to them!

[poet-bellefleur]

Throwback to the dance that got me into discovering the dance side of YouTube. And well more to the competitive dance world than my small town studio.

“Welcome to the Jungle” -West Coast School of the Arts 2006.

Holy shit this was 10 years ago.

I’m old. 

[poet-bellefleur]

S.P.I.D Dance Academy in Milan. I find their style to be unique. Here’s a montage of some of their routines from this year.

[contemporarystreetjazz-blog]

Hello fellow dancers, I need a little help! I'm a 14 year old contemporary and streetjazz dancer, and I was thinking about getting a haircut (to about shoulder length). But, since my hair is rather long at the moment (as you can see on the picture), what I'm worried about is, how is it going to affect my dancing?

This might sound like a silly question, but will my short hair then be a problem when dancing (mainly contemporary)? Will the fact that I can't put my hair up in a bun etc. be a problem, you think? Will it look less "graceful" or whatever? The reason I want to cut my hair is that it's really "full" and almost electric, so it gets in the way sometimes. And also, I'd like to try and change it up a bit. :)

Thank you, and, should I cut my hair or not?

[disneyconsumerreport]

So there is a ballroom dance center next to the movie theater

Me: BALLROOM!!!! There dancing and there girls! I love dancer girls

Me:let's park near them!

Luke: NO. That's creepy.

Me: girls and dancing ARE MOT CREEPY!

Luke: NO.

Me: but there so pretty!!!!! (Continues to watch them)

Luke: NO move!

Me: you are the weirdest introverted friend ever.

Luke: that's not cool I don't want park near them

Me: my ballroom dance juices and urges to watch go to 10000000 I cry fade

Me: I wave goodbye to the dancers in my head as the girls continue to excite me and I painfully say goodbye as my dance passion continues to ignite