1 Yep Proudly Presents Elin Karabuda

ELIN KARABUDA 

Name & Country: 

Elin Karabuda/Sweden

Age: 

18

Your dance background:

When I was 13 years old I started to take hiphop classes (ones or twice a week).

In the meantime I watched a lot of dance on youtube. There I discovered dancestyles that I immediately fell in love with, the so called urban dancestyles. Since no classes were taught in that style in my neighbourhood I began to learn from youtube. This became the substantial part of my training and set the ground for me. Therefore I haven’t taken as much classes as other people, but I’ve realised that this way of learning has given me a lot. By being able to rewind the choreo thousands of times I have been able to study the choreo deeper, for example the musicality, dynamics and last but not least the expressions of the movements.

I’ve also taken contemporary classes (ones a week) for almost a year.

The workshops I’ve attended at HipDrop: S**t Kingz and Kimbo (february 2011), Summerdrop2011, David Moore and Johnny (2012), Summerdrop2012, Easterdrop (2013).

Also, whenever there are workshops in Stockholm (sometimes Ambra Succi bring teachers) I’m there.

Your dreams and goals with dance:

 I really love to dance, choreograph and teach. By time I hope to develop my own unique style and become good enough to travel the world and teach and perform my pieces, while getting to take lots of classes.

That is a huge dream for me. I see how my idols are living this dream, which make me see that it’s not impossible and I want to work as hard as possible to make it happen for me too!

 How did you hear about the program and what made you decide to apply:

 From Lin Samuelsen via Facebook.The minute I heard about it I knew I had to be a part of it!