My Honey Jar 
“People who dance Latin are really good at being smooth and drawing lines, but they don't have much experience dancing powerfully — sharp, with edges.”
Explaining why Latin dancers need urban dance training.
Watch that moment →“A hip-hop feel is trending in bachata these days, right? If you look at the well-known dancers, quite a few of them have a strong hip-hop flavor. Melvin's style is the classic example.”
Noting the recent trend of urban/hip-hop elements being folded into bachata.
Watch that moment →“Urban dance contains all kinds of genres. There's pop, there's hip-hop, there's jazz — it's expressing all of those different feels. It's strong and forceful but also kind of androgynous. Not male, not female — a feel that can hold both.”
Answering a question about what urban dance actually is.
Watch that moment →“You've got the extending feeling, but the feeling of pulling the leg back in isn't there. You have to melt in that whole sense of catching and then pulling.”
Correcting a student who only extends the leg and is missing the sensation of drawing it back
Watch that moment →“If you really point your toes as it comes in, it feels so much better.”
Emphasizing the pointed-toe detail on the move that draws the leg in
Watch that moment →“Hardly anyone in Korea dances this genre these days. Overseas people still dance it a lot, but here there just aren't many dancers who can pull it off.”
Noting how small the urban dance scene is in Korea and how rare dancers who can do it are.
Watch that moment →“This rhythm is exactly the same as the running man rhythm.”
Explaining the one-two-three-four rhythm of the shuffle step by comparing it to the familiar running man
Watch that moment →“Don't pop up too much — keep absorbing it, and whatever you do, don't lose the rhythm.”
Coaching a jumping step (legs apart, legs together) and warning against over-jumping
Watch that moment →“Whatever move you're doing, you have to breathe. Onda, cycling, basic — all of it.”
Opening a bolero breathing lesson by stressing that breath applies to everything
Watch that moment →“Sensual bachata is going for a dance that flows without ever breaking. Just adding one more breath keeps the energy from cutting off.”
On why bolero breathing matters so much
Watch that moment →“The most important thing for a leader is being able to breathe.”
Explaining how bolero breathing connects to leading
Watch that moment →“When I'm following, I get greedy with styling because I just want to stand out and look pretty. But when I hold onto actually following the leader's lead, it feels more like I'm rebuilding my own style from scratch.”
An interview about a shift in follower mindset
Watch that moment →“Let's focus on using our breath instead of on patterns.”
Stressing breath over patterns mid-class
Watch that moment →“The leader leads and the follower follows. Very literally.”
Looking back on what Korke stressed about the essence of partner dance
Watch that moment →“Dance is a hobby, something we enjoy together. You should be able to dance without straining, without hurting, without any discomfort. That's what I'm aiming for.”
An interview sharing a personal philosophy on why we dance
Watch that moment →A word about Sparrow y Bella? No login.