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Originally Posted by Whitebeard What is style ? |
it's how you perform the moves and what you do in the bits between the moves.
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Is style innate (you've either got it or you ain't) ?
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Some is, most isn't. Most "stylish" ladies have had classical training, and it shows in their hand/arm movements. Most men's style is related to confidence.
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How, and to what extent, can it be learnt ?
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There are some "Style" workshops, and the "Ceroc Intermediate" workshops soend some time focusing on style elements.
I think that a lot of stlye comes from understanding 'lines', symmetry, synchronisity and how to form them: a good example is the lean from the cattapult -
- Good clean lines would be if there was a straight line through your skull, down your spine and into the floor between your feet (or down your leg to your heel if you do it that way)
- Symmetry would be acheived if the lady matched your feet and angle of lean.
- Synchronisity is both starting the lean at the same time, at the same speed and coming back from it in time.
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How can we assess style in ourselves ?
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You can't. Unless you video yourself. What you may think of as "styleish", may appear to be "flailing" to others {
} What you pass off as "well, that's just how I do it :shrug:" may appear styleish to others.
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I've started this thread in the Beginners' Corner as I feel it is never too soon to realise the importance of developing an appealing personal style. Far more important than accumulating a large collection of moves.
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just be carefull that 'style' does not over-rule clarity or leadability. You have to learn how to do things properly before embellishing them.