HOW TO CHOREOGRAPH A DANCE

Hope you enjoyed my how to video on how to choreograph a dance. This is for new dancers looking to choreograph, and new tips for dancers who are already choreographing. New viewers, my name is Marques, I was living in LA for a while and dancing many hours a day. Now I am a streamer, but I still dance every day because it's what I love to do :)
Come say hi on twitch, I would love to chat and get to know you! :) / wavydncr
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[@MarquesSalgadoVlogs]

HEY EVERYONE! I HAVEN'T EVEN OPENED THIS CHANNEL IN A LONG TIME! I CANT BELIEVE SO MANY PEOPLE REPLIED TO THIS VIDEO AND HAVE ENJOYED IT! WOW. I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE REACHED AND HOPEFULY INSPIRED SO MANY PEOPLE. MY HEART IS SO FULL. PLEASE PLEASE DM ME ON INSTAGRAM OR LIKE THIS COMMENT IF YOUD LIKE MORE VIDEOS! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! 😭

[@lizdivine]

This was the first choreography video I saw that thoroughly and systematically explained the creative process that can be super abstract. THANK YOU 🙏

[@fattypig88]

Thank you for sharing!

[@thelinkup.official]

I love freestyling and am transitioning through to a choreography phase and this has helped me huge amounts! Been trying to find videos like this and this was perfect :)

[@antwonnyy]

This helped me a lot I just choreographed my first piece, thank you!

[@satxnspearl4328]

congrats :)

[@emily_rabea]

I thank you a lot. I want to choreograph my own dance. I am 16 and too motivated to learn a lot. So yeah i hope you live your dream amd thank you again. Greetings from Germany💕

[@blank5992]

Emilie's life I can really relate to you sis! I hope you do great! 😊😊😊

[@hedaasaid3053]

i relate to this so much too

[@snaresoup7179]

in school i have to make a choreography for my dance class rip

[@moleymole7620]

kevin the gay trash same but for graduation though

[@MERCYEXE-kc9gn]

same and this is my first solo :,D

[@emotions4256]

Omg same. If we wanna do dance GCSE we need to choreograph a dance or we don’t get it

[@themattube3337]

I must create a choreo to a group and myself, also. So, 2 choreographies within less than 3 weeks. Is that possible?😐👊✌😀

[@livviepie8339]

GAY same but mine is wayy less stressful. We have 5 groups and each group makes their choreography for a dance

[@salemdog100]

Thanks for sharing. I came to dance relatively late in life... I'm 60 now and I started bellydance lessons five years ago! Your process is very interesting, completely different from my instructor. I really appreciate seeing your written notes. Your shorthand using arrows and other symbols makes COMPLETE sense to me. Now I have my notebook, and am beginning my own shorthand of my favorite music pieces. Thanks again for posting this, you made me smile today :)

[@MarquesSalgadoVlogs]

awwww, so glad i could help! :)

[@shivae4299]

Omg im doing a solo to ”slow down love” and literally found this now. This was so helpful

[@hopefultraveler3543]

I know this is from 2 years ago, but I hope you recorded your solo and uploaded it to KZbin!

[@caseyknott14]

I feel like I can dance now

[@ThusithaThanthirige]

Great..Now We can Dance with a Meaning

[@anunknownstay]

thank you so much i dance since i am 4 years old and now i decided to try making my own first real choreo

[@ElaineAlwaysMS]

Thank Marques! You're so thoughtful and intelligent with your approach. I'm studying choreography to improve my animations and I look forward to learning from you. You clearly care about what you do and have made it into a science.

[@cutecutedits3854]

I'm confused I jus thought you made movements and remember what you did

[@malynee5988]

Cute Cut Edits SAME

[@jackieloret4866]

Hi so i am a kid who makes dances and i do it the way is each time you do a big move use that one beat repeat beats and make a ( order of dance) and BOOM you got a dance.

[@emotions4256]

Lmao same. Works just as well.

[@amandao.7705]

Oh no there’s so many factors and stuff like levels, styles, tensions, syncopation, transition, etc...

[@leeannapolinares6786]

Not to mention if it's a group choreography you must know the placements of EVERY member, where they'll change positions, when to change positions and how they change positions. Don't get me even start at levelling and layers.

[@suhaani7]

wow. This technique is soo unique and helpful. Thank you soo much for this.

[@zoefriedland]

Thank you so much this video was incredibly helpful! I need to choreograph solos for the auditions to college dance programs and I had to idea where to start 💗

[@jackytoska1471]

Thanks. I'm freaking out. I've been an assistant teacher for a while but I just recently was given my own class to teach solo. That means I have to build choreography. Kinda excited but freaking out.

[@SuperMrsMar]

Hi! I hope you make more videos on how to choreograph, I am sure you are full of tips and insights. There is a lot on how to dance, but not much on how to create. Thanks for the great video!

[@Jessicalina10]

Marques, thank you for making this video. It was really insightful and helpful. I am going to let it inspire me and see where it takes me ✌🏻

[@evipivikiwi]

Marques, you've explained your method of choreography and music analysis so well! I'm working towards creating a bellydance/hiphop piece, and your video inspired me. Thanks for sharing, and keep creating more videos! :)

[@ddaeng2162]

omg thank you for helping me since im a girl who doesnt know what to do with her life

[@SleuthySocks]

Very in depth. Excellent guide

[@marys.1205]

Very inspiring! I‘m gonna try this next time :) thank you

[@MediasDeColores]

Wow the history at the end was AMAZING and weird. GREAT VIDEO, for real. thanks so much . you helped me a lot

[@G-ForceJoJo]

it all makes sense, thanks a lott especially the analyzing part and actually writing it down

[@NinjaGamer820]

Why he look like a less white Matt Stefanina tho

[@julieyang259]

Nemesis true

[@rbaeyx]

🤣🤣

[@ottah483]

Yes! He even sounds like Matt 🤣 Close to Matt

[@MarquesSalgadoVlogs]

I remember how hard i laughed to this comment hahaha

[@djhoilett3855]

Truu

[@kittykatmt]

Thank you for this video. I'm making my first choreography and this will help me :)

[@sar268]

This is great Marques, shout out from fitness instructor in Baltimore City. Just want to teach hip hop dance too, got enough music/dance background I can get there with pointers from smart/analytic people like you. cheers!

[@fwddance]

It's dope hearing how you choreograph! Also your notes look like some mozart writings or something ✌️

[@RosieBrownie]

Your channel is *amazing* 🙏😍💃❤ Please never stop dancing, I wish I could dance like you guys.

[@jayna5294]

so dope and inspiring thank u

[@SadieMindless]

Thank you! Such a helpful video!

[@avaruuslaama]

Thank you for this!! I'm not a dancer but I do fire "dance" with my props and I want to up my choreo skills :) I don't really have any system for it and it's been such a hard and exhausting process to create a piece. I've not studied it anywhere so there are some really helpful ideas here!

[@guerasteph]

Love this! Do you use apps to slow the music down when you analyze or practice? Also, how about dynamic changes, spins, level changes, stuff like that- do you have a method for incorporating a certain amount of moving across stage vs static movements?

[@RosieBrownie]

*BEST* comment! I have also been thinking about this, A LOT...! 💃🎵🎼✏

[@isgem3718]

You can slow down the video on youtube, thus slowing down the music, if you go into Settings and Playback Speed. Not every video has thus option, tho

[@MarquesSalgadoVlogs]

I don't slow down music because it just throws me off haha. and this is just for like simple choreography, not staged or grouped, but maybe i will make another video on that? haha

[@maggie2617]

Thank you so much for posting this!

[@larazzoe]

I haven't watched the full video yet, and I don't know if you addressed this later on. But I was wondering how you would write your notes when you don't choreograph on the singing melody, but on the beats (instruments)?

[@MarquesSalgadoVlogs]

I typically write 1,2,3,4 for the beat and write an x or T or lines to illustrate the sounds in-between. so i could do 1 x 2 xx 3 T 4. This says "1 and 2 and a 3 (high-hat) 4"

[@prayagperf2502]

Thannx man i m looking for this video for long but I can't find.... U made video on exactly what I searched for Thanx man

[@kimhong1973]

Thank For Your Advice 💞

[@punitkk7696]

Very in depth... Great video

[@persephonewilliams7036]

Hi omg u probably don’t remember me but we talked when y first started your channel I just wanna say you are doing so well and if u need someone to talk to I here 😂❤️

[@deedanceinitiative1294]

Persephone Williams hey how are you

[@MarquesSalgadoVlogs]

aw thank you haha :)

[@morinoko0802]

So much precious tips, thank you!

[@tobiassevillo7587]

Quality Content !!

[@MarquesSalgadoVlogs]

thanks brother-

[@chinmaymj0122]

It made my day thank you

[@aleisha1922]

I'm only wAtching dis cuz I have a really important audition for a dance school

[@RosieBrownie]

Hey, *good luck!!!* 😃💕 ALL THE BEST! 💃🎶

[@L3ORAA]

how did it go? :)

[@aadyapanday6049]

Thanks this helped so much

[@xiaoyang4753]

Thank u ssssssso much for doing this video! ❤️❤️❤️

[@crystal362436]

This is really a big help for me as a begginer, thanx for this idea. Now i know how to count and incorporate with steps. My biggest struggle is how to make a move in accordance with the lyrics of the song. I dont understand how other choreographers match the counting together with the steps. I find it so hard or which part of the should i move and the nex or to what direction should it be. Hope you can help me with this.

[@MarquesSalgadoVlogs]

i'd say that's where your creativity comes in!

[@ThusithaThanthirige]

Great

[@meganharper8355]

Exactly what i needed! Thank you!

[@bboysaajan2114]

Tnx bro...your idea is very great...😉😉😉

[@anshulsoni6937]

Thank you so much for making this video.

[@leven4774]

This is so helpful thank you!

[@sushmitarasailysampopper]

This was really helpful 😀

[@KingTheAlba]

you could use sheet music just as well as this method. Though you would need your music theory or Atleast an understanding of timing (bpm) and music notes such as Quaver, quarter, etc.

[@RosieBrownie]

Yeah, that's what I do, but not really, cause the counts and quarters are all in my head... if you get it 😳

[@KingTheAlba]

Yeah, I get you haha. Honestly, I hope I can pick it up, I would love to be able to dance but I doubt I’ll be choreographing anything anytime soon 😂

[@iamzen2799]

Support from India!

[@LuringLurid]

You’re a good teacher

[@MarquesSalgadoVlogs]

thank you!

[@ahlyae]

I have to choreograph a piece of music for dance class for a performance, and I have no inspiration oml.

[@grey9919]

Hey, how'd it go?

[@roserainhannah]

What did you end up doing?

[@MarquesSalgadoVlogs]

ugh i hate creative blocks, hope you got through it well

[@deedanceinitiative1294]

Powerful

[@parfoiselledanse609]

thanks for your great advice !

[@Eyedontexist]

THANK YOU 💜💜💜

[@sheetal5664]

Please show how you are going to use these notes, by making choreography using this

[@kokorenbo]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@locomovisions6921]

Golden Bruh

[@miniboi1543]

this changed a lot for me all I've been doing is just putting a foot pattern sheet on the floor idk what the foot things are called but that's all i was doing

[@MarquesSalgadoVlogs]

oh man now you got me all confused hahaha

[@hopefultraveler3543]

So sad that you took down your freestyle videos, especially "my bad"

[@MarquesSalgadoVlogs]

This comment made me sad, so I put them all back. thank you... :)

[@hopefultraveler3543]

@@MarquesSalgadoVlogs You did??? Thank you so much!!!! Now I can put them back in my "4 a bad day" playlist so they can cheer me up when I need it!

[@MarquesSalgadoVlogs]

@@hopefultraveler3543 AWWW ty! Should i start posting more dance videos again?

[@hopefultraveler3543]

@@MarquesSalgadoVlogs If you have the time, yes, please! In these sad, frightening, and lonely times, your videos are so welcome and bring happiness when we are in lockdown/quarantine/working at home/isolating.

[@whensy5612]

Aww you are so cutee ^^

[@hi-dc4xj]

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[@floweydot_4044]

Marques Doce

[@kryzhashanne810]

But How

[@glamdoll9082]

I didn't understand

[@gabrielmagallanes5513]

u r cute bro

[@kashishutchinson7446]

Lol

[@shanikabrown4829]

this is made no sense to me & he didn't even demonstrate the dance. what a waist of time watching this video

[@x1nd1anx]

u hot bbro