mydanceout : Hip-Hop or Ballet? :)

I was asked by a fellow journalist to give an interview on what is better Hip-Hop or Ballet. The question is quite interesting considering that fact that I came from both worlds and love dancing Hip-Hop as well as the Ballet :) I have several thoughts on this theme.

First of all, the decision to make a choice of what style is better for you depend on a personality. If you are one of those goofs around, have fun, expressive types - definitely dive into hip-hop. This style teaches you to dance relaxed but with the ability to control every part of your body from a head to toes. Hip-hop dance is the rhythm, bounce and you can express your emotions in a very free way… You don’t have limits or particular way of how to move on a bit (although, you need to learn the foundation which allows you to understand your body, it gives you a vocabulary on which you can put your own style)… It is your understanding of the music and your own emotional expression… This is called freestyle dance. So, Hip-hop will dance your body out!

But, if you are more of a serious, get work-done, professional type go for ballet. Unlike the spontaneous and freestyle movements of Hip hop, ballet requires precision, plenty of hours of practice, elegance, poise, and flexibility, with the latter being the utmost requirement. The movements in ballet are very precise and graceful, from the tips of the toes to the deliberate flick of a finger. Ballet is a very intelligent dance which requires full conscious at every move unlike Hip hop. Ballet develops body in a very specific way allowing extended, flexible and just unbelievable moves. This is the most technical dance and those who consider professional carrier in dancing or just want to improve the skills, whether you are a hip-hop or jazz-funk dancer, ballet is strictly recommended! :)

It seems that ballet and hip-hop are totally converse… Probably they are. But we can see so many good examples where these two styles fit together in such an interesting way like step up movie, red bull flying Bach, nike advertising in Russia. So, to me these two styles are great and versatile.