Active Dance Posts
How To: Twist your hips
Meital demonstrates how to twist your hips for belly dancing. In order to twist, you need to move your hips side to side at an increasing pace. Once you master the basic twist you can try more difficult twist moves, such as the pivot twist.
How To: Dance the right turn in salsa
Learn the basic salsa moves and dazzle
How To: Do a "cross body lead" in salsa
Learn how to move your partner from side to side on the dance floor in a cross body lead for salsa.
How To: Dance the "drop-catch move" in salsa
Learn how to turn with the drop-catch move with this salsa tutorial. You are going to use a right turn for this move as well as a cross body lead.
How To: Dance a "lady passing under a bridge" in salsa
Dance a "lady passing under a bridge" in salsa. Learn how to do a straight cross body lead first.
How To: Liquid dance as a beginner
This is an awesome liquid dancing tutorial for novices, focusing on tips and addressing common mistakes. Stick to the rhythm
How To: Dance the basic salsa step
Dance the basic salsa step. This step is the foundation of salsa dance
How To: Breakdance and flare
This is a simple and quick flare tutorial for breakdancing. With flares, depending on how you practice, it could be either a difficult or easy move. Be consistent with it--don't overtrain on flares. Enjoy the tutorial and good luck.
How To: Swing dance with lessons from Cassie
Swing dance with lessons from Cassie. Do a breakaway and swing out.
How To: Do a butt twist dance
DO a butt twist with tips from this video. Watch and then try to follow along with music. (Make sure you have a partner!)
How To: Twist with your partner in a swing-style dance
Twist with your partner in a swing-style dance.
How To: Do the moonwalk two different ways
Do the moonwalk. Learn two styles that are definitely different.
How To: Avoid the dangers of teaching yourself pointe ballet
This is just a quick video to explain the dangers of working en pointe in ballet without any supervision.
How To: Perform the Tendu for pointe work in ballet
The Tendu is one of the fundamental steps of classical dance. If performed correctly, Tendu can be a fantastic exercise for strengthening your feet and lower legs. This little video will give you some tips on how to perfect your Tendu.
How To: Tell when your pointe shoes are dead for ballet
So many ballerinas ask how to know when their pointe shoes are 'dead'. This video helps you know when your pointe shoes are past their "used by" date!
How To: Prevent blisters as a ballerina
This video shows you three of the major causes for blisters and how to prevent them from occurring.
How To: Tie ribbons on pointe shoes for ballet
If you want to know how to correctly tie ribbons on your pointe shoes, check out this video to learn one of the many ways the ribbons can be tied. Give it a try!
How To: Pad pointe shoes for ballet
Lots of girls want to know how much padding they should use and what kind to use. If you are one of them and need tips for your pointe shoes, check out this video!
How To: Prepare for rises and prances en pointe for ballet
This is a great way to begin working in new shoes, and if you are a beginner, an essential exercise to get the feel of working through the demi-pointe.
How To: Perform a clams and piriformis stretch for ballet
Perform a clams and piriformis stretch for ballet. This is a short ballet video to show you a fantastic way of strengthening and lengthening your turout muscles!
How To: Break in pointe shoes for ballet
I am often asked how to break in pointe shoes. Many girls are a little scared to do it as they are afraid of breaking the shoe and then having to go out and buy a new pair! This video will show you that there is really nothing to be worried about. It will help you to break in your shoes effectively!
How To: Sew ribbons on your pointe shoes for ballet
Check out this quick guide to learn how to get your ribbons in the perfect spot every time!
How To: Jumpstyle dance
Learn how to jumpstyle dance. Jumpstyle dance.
How To: Tie glowsticks together
Get your rave on! These instructions will demonstrate how to properly tie glowsticks together. Tie glowsticks together.
How To: Hand hop like a true BBoy
This is a quick BBoy tutorial put together to show hand hopping techniques. You don't need one arm handstands to do hand hops. Remember to try at your own risk.
How To: Tie ballet pointe shoes
This video demonstrates couple different ways to tie your pointe shoes as well as some tips and tricks.
How To: Perform a Fouette' turn
Learn how to do great Fouette' turns.
How To: Do a turning second position leap
Learn how to do great turning second position leaps.
How To: Do a toe rise back bend
Learn how to do great toe rise back bends. Great for jazz dancers.
How To: Perform an A La Seconde turn
Learn how to do great A La Seconde turns.
How To: Perform a great pirouette
Learn how to perform a perfect pirouette.
How To: Do a toe rise
Learn how to do a toe rise for dance. This is a great jazz move.
How To: Do the hat flick, whip, and throw up hat tricks
A tutorial on doing three hat tricks - the hat flick, whip, and throw up - when dancing.
How To: Do a hat spin when dancing
A hat tricks tutorial on doing hat spins when dancing.
How To: Do table top hat tricks
Learn some table top hat tricks you can do to work on your hat tricks when dancing.
How To: Dance in the club
For guys who are scared of the club scene because they do not know how to dance, here is a very basic video on how to get started in club dancing.
How To: Dance the Cupid Shuffle
Cupid teaches you how to do his dance - the Cupid Shuffle.
How To: Dance to Gwen Stefani's 'Wind It Up'
In this video hip hop lesson, dancer, choreographer and vocalist, Samantha Davies teaches us 5 counts of 8 of an intermediate hip hop dance to the song Wind it Up by Gwen Stefani.
How To: Pop and Lock 80s style
We recently discovered a few vintage videos of Dancin' Kim and her Totally Rad '80s Dances. Check it out! In this video, Dancin' Kim shows us the hippest new dance craze, Poppin' and Lockin'! Pop and Lock 80s style.
How To: Do the disco Bus Stop
DJ Co-op and DJ Hunnicutt get disco dance lessons from Ming. Learn how to do the Bus Stop.