Was given a task to analyze some of my favorite dancers and attempt to articulate what specifically it is about their dance that inspires me. Although there are two more dancers I’d like to analyze, I’ll start with one of my favorites: Yugson. Over next few days, will update this page with some others.
Yugson
One of my favorite rounds that I used to watch on repeat
Without music
- Explosiveness – from soft toe taps to big movement
- Arms seems quite relaxed and not flailing around but with some intention and direction
- Moves the groove from footwork to upper body and back down
- Again, small subtle movements to big explosive movements in chest
- Seems very grounded and “heavy” in the feet
- With the footwork able to do “double time” and then transition in and out of that rhythm
- Controlled turns
- Can see texture changes from hard and sharp to “flowy”
With music
- He’s able to accent the “clack”
- Wow, at the end of the round, the musicality of taking the heavy bass rhythmic pattern
- On his loose legs, its even more obvious with music that he’s accenting certain parts of the song and not just doing the standard loose legs
- Even more obvious now he’s able to take the “1 and” sound
Traits to take away
- Turning
- Use of hands in the farmer
- Grounded
- Footwork
Criticisms
- Lack of using space