March 4, I realized that countless choreography videos for K-Pop songs were available on YouTube for me to learn, so I started mirroring and slowing videos so I could mimic them. A few years later, I started learning dances from the choreography videos of legit dance studios namely 1Million and Millennium. Learning these dances became my favorite hobby, and eventually, I started filming videos of myself for my Instagram. I would learn a few dances a week since creating my own dance videos was so fun for me.
While SoCal is indeed full of dancers, resources, and opportunities, it is not the only place you can achieve your dance goals. You can become the dancer you want to be from wherever you are, even if you once thought you were at a disadvantage. Here's how. When you take classes, join teams, and are constantly surrounded by other dancers, you're always being influenced by others — and this isn't always a good thing. When you're in the middle of it all training at the same studio as everyone else or learning from the same choreographers, your style can easily become homogenized.
Many dancers or aspiring dancers live in areas where there are no dance classes, studios, nor communities. Where there is a will, there is always a way! You can start dancing on your own by making the most of the resources that you do have. First, narrow down your scope of interests to a style or a few styles that resonate with you most. There are so many different dance styles and each have different methods for learning and practicing it.
To be one of those people who has a whole dance studio in their basement? But would I? Would you? See also: 15 Ways to Practice Dance at Home.