Everything You Need to Know About Battles, Musicality & Control

• Dancers consider various factors when joining a battle, such as judges, DJs, and wages.
• Some dancers prioritize fun or practice over winning, while others take the judges and DJs into account and adjust their dance accordingly.
• When preparing for a battle, dancers try to anticipate what the judges are looking for in terms of dance style and technique.
• Dancers strive to master various skills, including groove, isolation, flow, concept, and groundwork.
• During a battle, dancers may face challenges such as not liking the music, but they see these challenges as opportunities to push themselves and grow as dancers.
• For some dancers, battling represents life and overcoming obstacles.
• Understanding the importance of music in dancing and the full story behind it is crucial.
• To dance well, a dancer must feel the vibe of the music and understand what the beat maker was trying to make the listener feel.
• Creating a story or feeling behind the music can help dancers follow the rhythm better.
• Rather than becoming a slave to the music, dancers should take time and bring more expression to each sound.
• To achieve cleanness and control, dancers must learn to be silent and listen before speaking through the body.
• Before dancing, silencing the body and taking time to stand still helps clear anxiety and motion that the dancer wants to do but cannot.
• Practicing moving in slow motion helps create clean movements and control over the body, which helps with musicality and makes it easier to grab certain sounds.
• Breathing must also be noticed while dancing.
• The mind and body must work together while dancing, and to achieve this, the mind must be cleaned to clean the body.

Going through the music instead of on the music, not rushing to catch every sound, and calming down and not trying to give everything at once can help dancers achieve control and cleanliness.

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