I don't sing nor play any musical instruments but my moves pretty cool. Problem is I don't really know how to count and my steps got off beat. I do line dance but when I dance on my own, my counting off. Any advice or any free reliable website that I can refer?
2007-05-03 04:38:41 · 7 answers · asked by Lynn 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
Try to listen to the "bass" line of the music, in popular music, you might consider paying attention to the drums. There is a dominant downbeat to all music, the best I can say is to follow the *dominant* beat in the music, no matter what instrument is used.
RECOMMENDATION: dance by yourself at home or in your apartment. Yes, turn on the iPod, the radio, or play a CD, and let your body respond to the music. If you have a sophisticated sound system, turn up the bass a little bit. You will feel the beat, and you will find yourself dancing to it. Once you find confidence, get out there and dance.
It took me more than 5 years to learn to dance to the music. Keep dancing.
2007-05-03 05:21:27 · answer #1 · answered by Mark 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Start with "elevator music." If you have a family member or friend to help, so much the better. Most of what you hear will be in standard, or 4/4, time; there will be recognizable measures of four beats each, with a strong accent on the first beat and a lesser accent on the third beat of each measure. Then you can listen to some waltzes, in 3/4 time, with 3 beats to the measure, accented on the first beat. Most music is "square," with notable coupling of measures, which is why dancers often speak in terms of 8-counts (6 in waltz). After you get used to the beats in humdrum music, you can start on syncopations, and with practice it won't take long to pick up the beats in anything.
2007-05-03 05:51:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen to popular music and try to count with the drums! It's very natural and most pop music has 4 meats to each measure. If I lived near you, I could teach you to count by counting with you, if you have a friend, then ask her! Good luck, PT!
2007-05-03 06:10:19 · answer #3 · answered by PerdieTruvie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right youve got to figure out the tempo of the song.(tempo- how foast or slow the song is)And then count to the beat, but making sure that it is in time to the song.This may all seem a bit confusing so why don't you get a metronome I know this may sound a bit daft but then you'd learn to be in with the beat.All you'd have to do is set it to the tempo(how fast o slow the song is)that the song is roughly around.
2007-05-03 05:13:21 · answer #4 · answered by madovermusic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
find the down beat of the song, and count on downbeats.
you will always be on beat if you listen to the downbeat
hope that helps
2007-05-03 04:45:34 · answer #5 · answered by benjilover31197 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you have rhythm? you don't necessarily have to know how to count correct if you have some kind of rhythm. Just hear/feel the natural flow/beat of the song and you should be fine.
2007-05-03 05:56:17 · answer #6 · answered by nchristn06 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only count to 8 then start over
2007-05-03 12:54:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋