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Dance = Moving To Music Rhythmically

πŸ’ƒ Movement πŸ’ƒ

1) Plant your body: Legs shoulder-width distance apart.

2) Move your body: Shift your weight left & right.

3) Play: Mix in the adding in other BASS CATS prance parameters.

BASS CATS πŸ”ŠπŸ˜»

BASS CATS KISS V2

🎧 Music πŸŽ§

1) Find the beat: Listen for the drums & bassline. 

2) Move to the Beat: Do any of the above BASS CATS moves to the Beat.

3) Experiment: Play with BOMB rhythm patterns other than the beat.

BOMB Music πŸ’£πŸŽ§

Musical Patterns (BOMB) Summary 1

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Dance = Moving To Music Rhythmically

 

πŸ’ƒ Movement πŸ’ƒ

🩰 2 Migration Patterns πŸŒ±

Prance Graphic

Prance 🩰

Dancing from Point A to B

  • Dancing as simple as walking to the beat.
  • Head up and present with the world.
  • When: Walking outside to cleaning.
Plant Graphic

Plant 🌱

In Your Own Bubble

  • Feet planted and move authentically.
  • Close your eyes and connect with your body.
  • When: At your standing desk or concert spot.

πŸ”Š 8 Movement Variables πŸ˜»

 

BASS πŸ”Š: 4 Movement Foundations

↕️ Bounce: Up & Down
  • Plane of Motion: Sagittal 
  • Examples
    • Squatting
    • Jumping
    • Head Bop
    • Twerking
    • Body Roll
    • Head Bang (⚠️ Caution)
  • Genres it works well with: Things with that bassline.
    • Dubstep
    • Funk

Bounce - How to safely do it

πŸ’ͺ Arms: Upper Limbs
  • Plane of Motion: All 3
  • Examples: Moving arms, hands and shoulders
    • Wavy and flowy arms
    • Cabbage patch to snapping your fingers
    • Playing an instrument: guitar, drums, harp, etc.
    • Acting: Grocery cart, turntables, airplane, popping bubbles
  • Genres it works well with: Anything with a melody

↔️ Shift: Left & Right
  • Planes of Motion: Frontal
  • Examples: Shifting your weight
    • Swaying
    • Shaking your hips
    • Side head bops
  • Genres it works well with: Everything
🩰 Step: Lower Limbs
  • Planes of Motion: All three
  • Examples: Moving your feet
    • Step touch (Side steps): MY GO-TO move to wake up and get connected to the music
    • Walking back & forth
    • Walking in a circle
    • Shuffling
    • Moonwalk
    • The Running Man.
    • Marching in place
  • Genres it works well with: Pretty much anything, especially house & pop music.
  • Where: The world is your dance floor.
    • From night club to a wedding
    • While cooking or cleaning
    • Walking outside

CATS 😻: 4 Movement Additions

⭕️ Circle: 2 Playful Options

  1. Planes of Motion: Sagittal + Frontal
  2. When: Warm-ups for your joints and embodying sassy energy.
  3. 2 Options:
    1. No Bounce: Bring it arounddd town!
    2. Yes Bounce: Left, down, right, up
πŸ‘Έ Acting: Your Personality Shining Through
  • Face: Lip Syncing  & β€œShow me your Bass Face”
  • Embodied Energy: Primal vs Prancing
    • Primal: Dancing like no one is watching.
    • Prancing: Dancing like everyone is watching.
πŸŒͺ️ Twist: Rotating Your Body
  • Plane of Motion: Transverse (the last one)
  • When to use: To add a lil spice to any movement. Essential for longevity.
  • Feels: Brings out your inner sassy sexy self.
  • Twirl: Shifting to both sides smoothly with a little twist.
πŸͺ‡ Shake: Vibrating Your Body
  • Planes of Motion: All three (Bounce, Shift & Twist)
  • Twerking: Shaking your hips in all 3 planes
BASS CATS Summary 2

🎧 Music πŸŽ§

4 Musical Foundations (BOMB)

πŸ₯ο»Ώ Beat: The Consistent Pulse
  • When to dance to it: To warm-up your mind + body & get you into a flowstate.
  • 8Count: Where Dance meets Music. Especially works in EDM. 
    • Two Measures in 4:4
  • BPM: Generally the consistent throughout a song. What BPM will influence the genre.
  • Instruments: Percussion: hi hat, kick drum, snare
  • Frequencies: All
πŸ’“ο»Ώ Own: Your Custom Pulse
  • "Dancing to the beat of your own drum"
  • When to dance to it: When you are really feeling the music
  • Instruments: Anything that catches your ear.
  • Frequencies: All
π„ž Melody: Higher Frequencies
  • How to dance with it: Being as literal with the lyrics as possible.
    • Lyric: β€˜Throwing Cash’. Act like you are throwing cash.
  • Instruments: 🎀 The instruments you sing along too (Vocals, guitar, piano, etc.).
  • Frequencies: All
𝄒 Bassline: Lower Frequencies
  • How to dance with it: Bouncing to the bass.
  • Instruments: Synths, bass, kick drum
  • Frequencies: Lower
Musical Patterns (BOMB) Summary 1

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