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First thing, when you battle, make sure you’re looking, giving your attention mainly to your opponent, especially when you start. You don’t want to be dancing and looking at your feet. So the big thing is to take your energy and make sure at like dead in the eye of your opponent especially when you start out. Second, kind of bullet point I can give to you guys, is don’t rush.
A battle is about showing that you are in control, showing that you’re not intimidated, show that you came there to represent. The last thing you want to do is kind of freak out and just start rushing your moves and forgetting that crispness… crispness... crispness… or getting the crisp-ness. And the best way to do that is just take a deep breath when you’re dancing, focus on that the simplest beat which is the snap.
Hit that and then start developing again coz once you start rushing, it is like quicksand. You get into it and you can’t get out of it until it’s too late. And when you watch yourself on video, you’d be like “Crap! I look sloppy”. So I guess this is all coming from my experiences. Like, I’ve never been as my dance choreo has never been this huge battle goer but I respect battles, I go there for support. And I love the energy at battles. I love seeing dancers kind of face off each other, show their own style. It’s awesome. So I’m excited, still got a ways to go, let’s see if I can think of some more tips for you guys along the way.