Post Date: 2010-02-17 A locking DVD can be an exciting purchase - for many people this event will highlight the beginning of their locking education. So I've decided to compile a list of my top 12 tips when selecting a locking dance DVD for learning purposes:
1. Search for a DVD that will help you learn how you are using your body as you dance, not just do the moves. You want to dance with feeling, not just be a man made robot capable of pulling off a few moves.
2. Aim to get hold of a DVD that will teach you how to be funky when you do the moves. It's all about the funk, whatever you do in locking has got to be funky and it's a big part of the dance.
3. See if you can get samples of the instructor's teaching style to make sure that it suits you. Teachers have different ways of explaining things and you are bound to find some that you are more comfortable learning from than others.
4. Learn from teachers that have expended a lot of time and energy into learning locking. In other words you want to learn from a teacher that will have some of their own knowledge to pass on, as opposed to someone that has learnt it as a fourth or fifth choice dance style.
5. Don't expect one DVD to teach you everything! One hour of teaching would just be skimming the surface.
6. Make sure everything is broken down for you. When you are in the learning stage, you want to know exactly what each part of your body is doing and when. You don't want to second guess!
7. Select the right level. If you are a beginner, start at beginners!
8. Make sure your instructor knows who Don Campbell is!
9. If you are buying a locking DVD, don't expect a popping and locking DVD unless it says that's what it is. A locking DVD will normally be just that - just locking included.
10. Make sure your instructor knows the difference between popping and locking!
11. Expect to work hard - don't select a DVD because you think it will keep you seated in your chair.
12. Do your own research. In addition to getting your hands on a DVD, learn about the history of the dance, get to lessons and learn as much as you can about the dance style you are studying.
Kevin Shwe (Strawberry KS) is a locking teacher living in London, UK. He teaches many locking lessons, has his own locking DVD out and loves to share his love for locking with students everywhere. Find out more about him and his videos at http://www.lockingvideos.com/
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