The school gym is decorated with posters and colorful streamers, a DJ booth is blasting popular songs like Cha Cha Slide, Uptown Funk, and Party in the U.S.A, refreshment tables ration out small fruit snacks and cups of fruit punch: the “Home departure” school dance has just begun. The lights dim and everyone crowds around the middle of the dance floor to showcase their flashy dance moves. But hold on, these OXNERDS are just jumping up and down and swaying left and right. In order for you to outshine everyone else on the dance floor, here are some dance moves that you should upgrade to.
Groovy Pirouettes
Originating in classical ballet, pirouettes are when the body spins on one foot while being supported by the other. This elegant movement will certainly draw attention away from any clumsy dance move and onto your graceful [turns/spins]. You can also immerse yourself into the music and conveniently kick anyone invading your reserved dancing area (or just anyone you don’t like) and embody a main character persona.
Graceful Toe-Touch
A toe-touch is a gymnastics and cheerleading technique where one jumps into a middle split pose in the air, creating contact with the toes and fingertips. Every person in the gym will see you clearer when you are soaring in the air instead of being squished in the large crowd. It is also very convenient when you want to jump on people’s backs or tackle others from above. This can remind others that you are way better than them and have more advanced dancing skills than the geeky OXNERDS around you.
Majestic Breakdance
Known for its powerful moves, improvisation, and rhythmic patterns, breakdancing is a guaranteed “look over here” street style of dance. Push people away from the dead center of the dance floor and start breakdancing your heart away. As you defy the laws of physics, the crowd will be in complete awe of your boundless energy and sheer athleticism, unable to look away from the spectacle unfolding before them. Your revolutionary moves will surely “break” the dance floor, etching your historical impact for centuries to come.
Tutting
If you’re sick of using your lower body to launch, spin, or flip on the floor, then you can just use your hands! Tutting is when you make shapes and angles with your arms, hands, fingers, etc. You can be more direct with this move compared to others and ever so easily stab nearby eyes as you make shapes at the speed of light. You can even frame your face with some shapes which would make a perfect photo moment.
If you don’t know how to do these dances, don’t worry, they are super easy to learn and you can perfect them within a few minutes! The next time you plan to party at your school dance, don’t stick to basic, boring dances and impress everyone with these captivating moves! Become the brave party soul that jumps into the dance floor first and breaks away from the stiff stereotypes.