| Learning popping and locking dance moves is possible | | | | class. If there is not one available you may have to |
| even for the complete novice with no experience of | | | | look elsewhere for a class. |
| dance. | | | | Some good dancers are able to learn by themselves |
| You often think that all the really good dancers went | | | | using video tutorials and DVDs as an aid in their |
| to a dance school or performing arts school when | | | | progress. This does happen, normally those who are |
| they were younger. While many talented dancers | | | | able to pull this off already have many of the dance |
| have had this start in life it is not absolutely essential. | | | | skills necessary to succeed. |
| The main reason being because popping and locking is | | | | However some things are just harder to convey over |
| totally different to what you would learn in most dance | | | | a video and are better seen up close. It may be that |
| schools! | | | | you are able to start off your learning from DVDs and |
| What is important is that you find a dance teacher to | | | | then further it later on by going to dance classes. |
| learn from. It is highly recommended that you search | | | | Or maybe your area only hosts dance workshops |
| for a good popping or locking teacher in your town. If | | | | once in a while in which case it is your responsibility to |
| there is not one near you then you may have to look | | | | stay in touch with these people and find out when the |
| further afield. | | | | next one will be. |
| There is a good chance that there is a teacher that | | | | Lastly it is very unlikely that you can learn any dance |
| you can travel to and learn from. The reason this is so | | | | style to a good standard without any instruction at all. |
| helpful is because you get to see in the flesh what the | | | | Even if you are a very good dancer to begin with |
| moves look like and the teacher prepares lessons | | | | there are lots of things that you need to learn about in |
| carefully so that you learn over a period of time. | | | | order to do a dance style effectively. |
| Learning from a dance teacher often means going to | | | | So if you want to dance these styles badly enough |
| a dance studio which can be intimidating for some | | | | you're going to need either a real life teacher or the |
| people. It is important to choose a class at the right | | | | advice provided by a virtual teacher in a video or disc |
| level. So if you are a beginner look for a beginner's | | | | format. |
