Free Dance Moves

You have found a ticket to free dance moves at LovetoKnow. Some of the most popular dance moves you can learn here, so you can incorporate them into your exercise or dance routine. If you want to learn more, you can choose from a variety of other resources. Try them at home or practice them on the dance floor. Dance moves evolve over the years, forming hybrids from the original style or technique. The earliest form of dance originated from primitive humans who mocked and imitated animals. As society grew more sophisticated, dance became a way for humans to imitate other humans for purposes of storytelling and entertainment. Now, you can imitate popular dance moves, or create a variant of your own.

Learn some of these popular dance moves. Try using more than one, fusing them together so you can create your own version.

The Happy Feet dance move is similar to steps in the Hokey Pokey, but instead of standing on your right foot and pointing your left leg, you bounce or hop on your right foot while pointing your left leg.

Slammers push and shove their way around the dance floor, bumping into as many people as they can. The Slam pushes and shoves into other dancers while jumping up and down. Later, slamming morphed into a move called moshing, even more precarious than the original dance moves.

Move the left foot backwards while raising your right heel, keeping the right foot fixed on the floor. Change the dance move to the other foot, creating the illusion that you are walking forward.

Hold your arms high up in the air with your hands together, pointing like a sharpened pencil. Shuffle your feet on the floor as if you are erasing what you wrote on the floor. Chanting, “Erase” makes this dance move effective.

Hop side to side and sway your arms and hands in the opposite direction of your hop. Hop to the left, and sway your hands to the right. Repeat on the other side, hopping to your right, and swaying your hands to the left.

This dance move is similar to walking or skipping backwards, with three skips and a roll. Take your right leg and skip backwards once, then your left leg to skip backwards once. On the third skip, bring your right leg back and rock back and forth.

Stand on the tips of your toes while bending your knees. Your feet can be apart or together, but either way, it will look as if you are sitting on an invisible chair while standing on your toes.

Stand on your feet and bounce to the floor on your stomach. Bounce back up on your feet and repeat at least three times. For beginners, try using a trampoline or bed before attempting this on the dance floor.

Another way to have access to free dance moves is to record your favorite dance shows on television. If you can't wait for the next season premier of So, You Think You Can Dance?, use these resources for additional ways to get free instruction:

Find dance instruction materials at your local library. Check out some of these selections:

• Belly Dance
• Picture Yourself Dancing

Check out some of these options at your library for some free dance ideas:

• Nightclub Dance
• Learn the Dances
• Party Line Dances

Check out video hosting sites like YouTube to get free dance moves. Sometimes, professional dance teachers offer free teaser videos to promote their dance school or classes. If you view several teasers or other videos from chorographers, you may be able to master the move on your own without having to pay for the instruction.

Some options include:

• Virtual trainer
• Ballroom and Latin
• Free dance steps

Attend competitions as a spectator to learn new dance moves. You can meet new people with the same goals, while learning a few new tricks from them and offering a few of your own.

Some popular ones include:

• Star Power Talent
• Hall of Fame Dance
• Star Systems Talent

Watch a dance class at your local YWCA or use a promotional offer from a professional dance school. Some promotions allow a friend to participate in a class at no additional cost. Check out your local offerings by calling a professional dance school.

• Written by Cheryl Myers

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