DAY 81 - January 13th 2014 (By Elina Ayako)

DAY 81 - January 13th 2014  (By Elina Ayako)

"Hey what's going on, Professor Lock here on Mahalo.com and today I'm gonna teach you how to Dougie". 
Does that sound familiar to you? 
If not, you've been definitely missing out! 
Brice Johnson is not only a Youtube tutorial legend, he is mostly known for his amazing freestyles and being an incredible dancer and passionate teacher. 
So we have the privilege to have him at The Hip Drop for a whole week - yebbaaa!

First off, Lin introduced us to our new abs-workout program and I can promise you: 
We will be able to wash our laundry on our six-packs after doing the program for a couple of months! 

Anyway, after that hardcore start of the day, we went right into the first Locking class with Brice. 
I'm not very experienced in that style so I was kinda nervous beforehand but since he explained everything so well I could feel the vibe of it right away! 
We did the basic locking steps across the floor and it felt like a huge party - everyone was having sooo much fun!

Next up on the schedule was a Hip Hop class. 
At the beginning of the class we were just doing some social dances which was so dope because it reminds me where hip hop dance originally came from - people having fun in clubs, jamming together, being inspired by each other and just experimenting. 
For the rest of the class he taught us a little combo which we then danced in groups so that we could comment on each other.

But definitely the most interesting part of the day was the Freestyle class we had with him. 
He made us lie down on the floor in the dark, put on some calming music and guided us through an "reincarnation"-like experience where we explore out bodies for the first time. 
We had to focus on every part of our body, one at a time and just move, not dance! 
The intention behind that was to be fearless, not think about looking "dope" or "killing it", just move your body naturally. 
After discussing what has just happened, we all felt amazing and so free in our way of moving..

Wow, right? 
I can't wait for the rest of the week with him. 
And I know you can't wait to read tomorrow's blog entry!


Elina