Dance is Inspired by Music First (from Brooklyn Terry)

Brooklyn Terry of the Elite Force Crew shares his connection with dancing. Here are the highlights I noted from the video:

1. "The way I approach dancing? I don't approach it actually, it approaches me through music. I don't consider technique first because what matters is what the music is making me feel. Before these things (techniques) ever existed at all, we were just dancing, just moving to the music."

2. "People call me a house dancer which I think is funny. But I'm just a dancer. When I'm out there on the dance floor, I'm just dancing to the music...whether it be funk, hiphop, house, breaks, whatever. I'm just dancing."

3. "Some of them dance-dance first, not music first. They see someone dance and get inspired by someone dancing, that's why they dance. While on the other hand, most of us we were first of inspired by the music that's why we dance."

5."Is there a way to get people to understand that? People only listen to music while they are dancing. I listen to music constantly. That special connection between you and the music, that time where you just close your eyes and you forget that anyone is there, that's the special thing."

6. "Everyone is focused on being the 'best'. Once you're the best, where you gonna go? Instead of focusing on being better, they focus on by being the 'best'. That's why they spend too much energy on battles, and not on music first."