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Trying to figure out a smoother flow :^) by @ben_wiggles

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4 years ago

A snippet of my favorite round with @l.melontown back in May - counting down the days we can make this happen again by @ben_wiggles

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4 years ago

this class from @ericcdelgado is from a few months ago but I wanted to post this as a milestone (sorry if you already saw this on my story lool) - this was the first time I’ve gone up when the teacher asks for the first volunteer groups, which I never do because imo my class execution still isn’t that great and I’m still terrified of doing groups. I definitely missed a lot of details and could’ve sat in the movement more but honestly been feeling pretty proud of my growth because me of a year ago couldn’t imagine picking up an ounce of this choreo AT ALL (my first nyc class ever was also from Eric and let me tell you, I crashed and burned)

but anyways ty @ericcdelgado for always making your classes so fun and a safe space! hope to be back in your classes again soon by @ben_wiggles

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last few freestyles in this space - the place where this account all started :’) by @ben_wiggles

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these mirror freestyles are now my favorite thing 😌 by @ben_wiggles

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Still figuring out that balance between not taking everything too seriously but also staying intentional with how I move and want to grow :) another freestyle dump to track some progress by @ben_wiggles

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Haven’t done a reflection on here in a while (and I don’t necessarily like posting class vids at the moment), but I feel like in these two classes (Eric Delgado and Kenichi), I was able to have some great mental breakthroughs - I don’t know if anyone else has this feeling, but sometimes after buying a class, I immediately have fear creep in. It’s mostly because I really haven’t taken many in-person classes, and it’s a whole different mental battle than learning through a screen online at home.

When I’d taken class before, I’d dwell on the mistakes I made that day and bring that energy into the next class - obviously not the healthiest mental space. This time around, I was able to take class with a much more open mind and not panic with groups at the end. I kind of just trusted my gut and whatever happened, happened. It didn’t mean I wasn’t pushing myself to be my best, but I accepted the mistakes as they came. I feel like part of me had to take this mindset anyway after being destroyed by Sam Javi’s class a few days prior LOL.
Anyways, some notes:
1 - 3) Got a little lucky that eric didn’t teach a footwork-heavy piece, but this really challenged direction and control - after having practiced the piece at home, I like the patience and stops I had in class better but I like the energy contrast and missed details I was able to add with practice
4) didn’t have as many expectations for Kenichi’s class - I knew it was going to be HARD ; movement separation and clarity was really tough, but given how I’m not great with isos and how fast he taught, I did better than I thought

On another note, kinda crazy how this basement has seen my dancing at my crustiest, at the beginning of the pandemic :’) 2020 Ben would be pretty proud of where he is now - so much work to do though, so here’s to just enjoying movement again and growth ~ by @ben_wiggles

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another mini freestyle dump coming ur way 💩
- the focus here was on upper body and holds, not looking at the mirror, and just letting my ear guide me
- internally felt good at the way i tackled the music but need a lot of work on pathways, and incorporating my head + torso by @ben_wiggles

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5 years ago

just a mini-dump of some past freestyles you’ve already seen (the ones that I didn’t find too cringy at least) to clear phone storage - anyways back to dance hibernation I go :’) by @ben_wiggles

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Dumping some dance moments that I enjoyed from this past semester (the ones that were recorded at least) since I’m injured atm :’)
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not my fav executions ngl, but honestly posting for the sake of me being able to document memories and look back at them
1-3) random freestyles
4) kuya Tristan’s 34+35 choreo (def gotta go back and clean this sometime to work on my patience, dynamics, and textures)
5) Eric Delgado’s Cassandra choreo (barely executed this imo, so gonna go back and clean at some point to work on my bounce, levels, and polyrhythms)
6-7) other class vids from Sam Javi’s This Sh!t choreo (struggled so much even tho I took the class twice lol - revisiting this to work on extending/really going for movements more, bounce/rock, chest rolls)
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idk how to approach training this summer yet but text me if you wanna keep up some training accountability :^) by @ben_wiggles

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[1.20.21]
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🎵: off the table - @arianagrande @theweeknd
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Found out how dope of a mover @aangelamendoza was when I took The Drop, and knew that I had to learn one of her pieces. I actually learned this back in November, but finally got myself to review the piece again a few days ago lmao. To push myself, I cleaned and recorded in 30 minutes, and this was the end result 😅 could not match Angela’s control to save my life, so it looks nowhere close to as smooth as it should be rip. Also huge shoutout to @one_in_a_lillian for letting me use your @thestudionorth account to learn this fun piece :) by @ben_wiggles

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[1.18.21]
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In today’s weird wiggles, I looked pretty stiff, didn’t have range of movement, and had no idea what to do with my arms but still enjoyed moving to some of my favorite artists :’) by @ben_wiggles

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