Dance is my all-time passion & life....but i would like to improve any ideas???

Question:Hey guys...im 15 and i am in 9th grade....i have been doing dance for 7 years and it is my absolute passion and i love it to death....im on my high school dance team....and i wont say im a great dancer but i am farlley good....but would love to be great i can do the basics realy good but as far as technicall stuff is my weak point i havent been tought that too well and i cant go to any dance classes around here that will teach me that kind of stuf...so is there any way possible i can teach myself how to do these kind of things???i a ready to work my hardest and carry dance throughout my life...so if any one has any tips or things to help me out please do tell me...you will be a total help to me...and i would really apreciate it with all my heart!!{the main kind of dancing i do is jazz/hip-hop/starting to do a lil ballet wich is by far my favortie.........}<3 tiffany

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hey guys...im 15 and i am in 9th grade....i have been doing dance for 7 years and it is my absolute passion and i love it to death....im on my high school dance team....and i wont say im a great dancer but i am farlley good....but would love to be great i can do the basics realy good but as far as technicall stuff is my weak point i havent been tought that too well and i cant go to any dance classes around here that will teach me that kind of stuf...so is there any way possible i can teach myself how to do these kind of things???i a ready to work my hardest and carry dance throughout my life...so if any one has any tips or things to help me out please do tell me...you will be a total help to me...and i would really apreciate it with all my heart!!{the main kind of dancing i do is jazz/hip-hop/starting to do a lil ballet wich is by far my favortie.........}<3 tiffany

Hi Tiffany,

I am sorry you can't get to classes, any teacher would love to have such a passionate student!!

Write off to the Royal Academy of Dancing - they have syllabi available on video - you might be able to purchase them one and study and work at it that way.

The hardest thing about teaching yourself is that you run the risk of injury through improper training. You need someone to be able to correct any alignment problems. Eg you can turn out from your hip or your knee (or both) and you really should only turn out from your hip. Some times only a trained person can see that kind of error and tell you what you are doing and correct it.

Make sure you have a mirror!!!

Whatever you do - just keep dancing - just keep enjoying and being as passionate as you are...

Some things that you can just work on at home are:

-Flexibility
-Turns
-Leaps/Jumps

Try and get your splits, jete's and russians.

Hope this helps :)