Quote: (06-26-2015 07:44 PM)Saga Wrote:
Watch other guys and go to classes/clubs if you can. A lot of styles will translate decently to others, so if you learn salsa or bachata it'll probably help you make sense of house beats that you hear in clubs nowadays. If you're feeling more ambitious you can look into popping or house or even breaking, though those styles take more time investment (especially breaking) and are solo (which has its uses in clubs)...if you're in a medium to large city you should be able to find people practicing those kinds of styles and they'll help you out with it.
Also I notice that a lot of musicians have trouble translating their musical sensibilities to dance, and it's probably because they're two different mentalities. Musicians have to understand a song/part logically, while dancers have to internalize its spirit...if that makes any sense. Try to forget about the musician state of mind and just feel the music when you're learning.
I agree with you Saga, and you make a lot of good points, and when push comes to shove, if you want to learn to dance, then it is probably good, as Realologist suggested, to focus on one genre and then to build your moves, as you get more comfortable, then continue to expand your moves and really put practice into your schedule on a regular basis...
In the beginning, when you are adopting such a goal, then targeting about three days a week for practice would be good, of course, you could practice less or more than 3 days a week (but of course everyone has other competing interests in their lives too).