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To: "VOCALIST" <vocalist>
Subject: Singing & dancing
Date sent: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 13:39:35 -0800
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Hi:
As a teacher of song & dance classes I can tell you
one thing...if you are trying to achieve what you see
Britany Spears and others do on videos it will not happen
live. They lip sync to pre-recorded tracks and then when
they dance they do not sound winded.
Firstly...if you are working on proper breathing techniques
and diaphragm control in singing you can build up your
stamina for breathing which also works when dancing.
Anytime you are dancing in between verses during
instrumentals you must keep breathing steadily...most
singers tend to hold their breath or shallow breathe while
dancing which will make you short of breath much sooner.
Also....when singing you must make sure that the movement
enhances the singing but isn't so aerobic that you can't possibly
do both at once.
Musical theatre people are able to sing and dance at the same
time because they spend hours and hours rehearsing and
building up their stamina for these tasks. In Crazy for You
they can sing and tap dance and it's great!
Before competitions I have some of my singers sing and walk,
jog and go up and down stairs while singing to build up their
stamina.
It's tough to do unless you use the "tricks" so many pop stars
are accustomed to using.
Good luck with everything...singing & dancing is SO MUCH FUN!
Jacqueline