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  What kind of classes are on ED?

  ED classes are divided into 7 categories. See below to check what they are and choose one to begin with!  KPOP Essentials Did you know that great dancers have an arsenal of basic moves they use on repeat? This is where it all begins! KPOP Essentials classes are an easy, fun and essential guide to dancing and the classes focus on the breakdown of foundational dance moves such as steps, turns, body isolations and waves.  Any Level A trainees out there? These classes are designed for those who just started dancing or are looking to work on the basic dance skills.     Start by going through a fun dance routine for the basic moves, designed by world’s best KPOP choreographers: DX, Youjin, Minjung, Sooyeon and Patt! If you just started dancing or want to take it a bit slower with our choreography classes, ‘KPOP Essentials’ classes will help you learn more detailed basic techniques. Style Dance There are many different genres and forms of dance. Our instructors specialize in different genres and forms of dance and teach different styles of choreography. Recognize the color of the choreo through their ED live classes!     What is Popping? Have you ever heard of the dancing technique Popping? Even if you're not familiar with this style of dance by name, you have probably seen it in the moves of iconic dancers like Michael Jackson, and even mixed into the choreographies of more contemporary dancers. KYO, one of our instructors, is the dancer who pioneered the field of popping in Korea. Watch a Q&A interview with him below (링크 또는 유튜브 넣기), where he talks about how he started popping, what inspires him, and other aspects of dance.   Popping instructor KYO    @dancerkyo A world-class popper, KYO (a.k.a Crazy Kyo) has danced, choreographed, and trained KPOP stars for more than two decades. Learn to pop every muscle and joint you have with KYO's easy lesson. - Popping World Champion - BIGBANG, 2NE1, SEVENTEEN Dance Trainer - BoA, Jay Park, Red Velvet Choreographer     What is Tutting? Tutting is a dance style that utilizes the body’s ability to create clean lines and sharp angles with your arms and hands and keep your body form as you move. Originally inspired by the art of Ancient Egypt, Tutting is not that far off from walking like an Egyptian, but on a different tune.  Rather than a dance style, tutting started gaining attention as a trend when it was first introduced as a type of architecture and was featured in magazines. Now it’s one of the most popularly seen dance styles among hip-hop and popping dancers today. Tutting instructor Spella    @_spella Spella is the most famous hands choreo expert in KPOP. As the choreographer and personal trainer of many girl groups like Red Velvet and IZ*ONE, she will introduce the diverse genres of Waacking, Voguing, and Tutting. - Red Velvet Irene & Seulgi Choreographer - Kwon Eunbi Dance Trainer   What is Waacking? Waacking is an expressive form of dance with splendid arm movements, which is created in the LGBT clubs of Los Angeles during the 1970s disco era. The dance has also been known as “Punking”, with some of the originators claiming that the name was a way of taking ownership of a negative term (as the term “punk” was a derogatory term for LGBT men in the 70s) and giving it a positive connotation. The dance includes a lot of Arm Twirls, Chest Extentions, and Poses. Click here to take YE-G's basic Waacking class in order to get the detailed instruction and drills!   Waacking instructor YE-G   @_yegkim_ YE-G has won many Waacking contests and is currently working as a dance professor in a college and a judge for different events. She also has directed Waacking choreographies in various fields like dramas and musicals. YE-G will be teaching her know-how to Waacking dance on ED. - Director of choreography of global contents by Korea Tourism Organization - Main Dancer of Waacking concert hosted by Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Korea - Judge of multiple Waacking concerts and competitions Choreography From original choreographies to the ones that were specially crafted for ED trainees, you can learn various choreographies made by ED instructors and dance like a KPOP idol. Recommended for above Level C trainees. There are so many different kinds of choreographies, so check out edkpop.com and find what you like! Beginner Choreo Beginner choreos are beginner-friendly rearranged choreography by our instructors. With easy-to-understand instructions, you can be able to learn choreography quickly and exactly! You will soon be able to dance like a KPOP star if you continue with our step-by-step classes! Recommended for Level A, B trainees. Vocal Jay Kim, the lead singer of SM Entertainment's popular rock band TraxX is your new vocal trainer! With Jay's expertise as a KPOP artist and trainer, experience the professional vocal training from the basics. Enjoy KPOP songs to the fullest with Jay and upgrade your singing skills in no time! Fitness ED Fitness instructor Soomin Yi is a star Pilates instructor who teaches many KPOP idols how to stay healthy and in shape. Just like she taught Yeri from Red Velvet, she will also help you start Pilates for the first time with her calm and gentle teaching. Stretch out and strengthen your core muscles with Soomin’s “Pilates for Dancers” classes so you can move your body better! Styling As a professional dancer and model, Minjung will be sharing her tips on styling for stage performance, giving the audience that extra wow factor when performers appear onstage. Wanna experience what ED is like? Whatever you want to accomplish, make it happen with ED! Start as a beginner and progress all the way up to the level of a KPOP idol here.  
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  How to practice at home

  Always remember that you will get better day by day—practice is a good way to learn at your own pace.  Here's how to practice dance and challenge yourself:    1. Warm up before dancing. To warm up, why not try a little workout routine from our fitness and posture classes? ED offers Pilates classes designed for dancers by our instructor Soomin, and here is a little clip from one of her classes. We also have a bunch of these on-demand practice classes on our website, so take a look! 2.  Take classes on your own schedule. Our trainees have different time zones and sometimes you miss our classes due to various reasons. Busy bees 🐝 who want to spare their time for dance can now take classes as well. If you’re a brand new trainee with slow pickup, practice classes will help you have control over the pace of your class. Beginners, trainees with slow pickup, Perfectionists... No matter what you're like. In our practice room, you can repeat parts of the class and lock every move down. 3. See what your practice room look like.  Click each button to head straight to specific parts! There are various functions that can help you enjoy the class.    Info: Check the basic information about the class here.  Numbers: See the number of lessons for each class and how long it takes to finish one class.  Options: Adjust the options for mirror mode, camera, and recording.  Lesson List: You can choose a lesson you want to learn. 4. Lock each move down by repeating challenging parts and adjusting the options. While taking class, don't forget to repeat challenging parts to lock each move down and adjust the options for mirror mode, camera, and recording. Always remember that our dance classes are in mirror mode so you can follow along easily! 5. Record yourself and review the video. After taking class, record yourself and review the video later on your own time. Click ‘Recording'  to record a video. It will have some spare seconds in the beginning to help you get ready for the recording, so don’t worry!  If you are able to record yourselves and upload it on Instagram, don’t forget to tag #EDKPOP, @edkpop.official and @edkpoplive! We feature outstanding trainees who uploaded their videos every month. (We’ll ask your permission if uploading your video would be okay!) ED is cheering for all our hardworking trainees! Don't forget that practicing consistently is key for everything, so keep up the hard work!! Fighting :-)