Fa'arapu warm up (different speeds)
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- This warm up is all fa'arapu. I'm going at 2 different speeds. You should do fa'arapu at the slowest speed and increase UNTIL you start to feel your top moving. Once you feel your upper body moving you should SLOW DOWN. Do not try to go faster if you are unable to, continue to stay at a speed that comfortable for you and then eventually you'll be able to go quicker WITHOUT moving your top.
Your KNEES are the key factor in the fa'arapu. Your hips shouldn't stay parallel to the ground, it should be like when you drop a hula hoop on the ground and it makes a wave-like motion. The more you bend your knees, the more you can straighten them in order to get your hips to lift. Practice getting your hips to lift in the front, on the sides and in the back, and then be sure you hit every single side in your fa'arapu. And don't forget to use your abs to crunch your hips under your shoulders!
I know im 8 years late but, im a maori and i really like this kind of dancing thing?- im actually trying to learn myself how to do this- and you are helping me so much from what you said- so thank you for that. Now i know the right way to do the fa’arapu thing- thank you-
side view would be very helpful too, and I'm looking forward to break down step by step instructions and proper positon of feet, body alignment, feet, etc. Thanks!
The conversation in this thread is awesome. The exchange is really technical. Breaking it down to minute details - wow, so many of you are skilled, and sharing tiny specifics. The Fa'arapu is so visually appealing. Heaven to the eyes and senses. That "bouncing" effect; unreal!! (particularly when speed is attained)l! The dynamics of the feet-to-the-knees-through-the-thighs-transferring to the hips/pelvis, up-through-the-waist, culminating in the rotation (or "oscillating")of the core torso and finally to the flank sides of the body and shoulders is no doubt one of the most fantastic things ever. Dancers appear to carve different elliptical shapes; some more circle, some more oval. Also, some dancers make a "tighter" movement (smaller circle). This possibly has something to do with where your knees are and what they are doing in relation to how the feet are stepping back and forth, up and down on the ground.
Btw after I've danced now for 2 years, I can more easily differ a bad fa'arapu from a good one. A lot of people thinks a good fa'arapu is a fast one, but u gotta look at the details, does the dancer pump one leg, is it all just in the back, is it full, does go all the way around...it's so fun when us tart to see those things:D What I don't like is sloppiness, and when dancers dance w legs and feet too far apart when fa'arapu, they shimmy, or just bounce, and spaghetti or helicopter arms!
Mahalo loketahiti! I understand what you mean mentioning the fa'arapu that its from the core" I also do Pilates as a body conditioning to strengthen my core, and already see the difference, my legs pump less!! and tahitian dancing is such a great workout. Much success to you loketahiti :)
please do a talk through on how to farapu step by step
So lovely
Yes. Please post the name of your drum beats so we can buy them.
Thanks so much for posting these drills! It really helps to be able to watch your form, and what every body part is doing. Do you have any prefered songs that have a variety of beats and tempos?
It's all in the knees!
try Pilates many dancers do this exercise to strengthen the abs, legs, etc its a total body workout :)
Like the others, I want you to show how to do it from standing still. Is there a difference in this and the ami or ummi? Not sure how it's spelled but I love it and want to learn. Thanks.
UR SO GOOD! TEACH US
@loketahiti Mauruuru Roa, wow I've never thought about it that way, I know how to feel when the hips goes all the way around, both back and front, but I've always emphasized on my knees, legs, the hips and my lower back...never the stomach:D Thanks!
I'm intermediate level but my friends think your good like competition #1 so can you can you make a video of Teki Fa'arapuu Tifene Fa'arapuu and fastest Fa'arapuu
For some reason I can't speed up without looking choppy. I had 3 cesareans and have no feeling in the scar area. Gah! I am trying
@loketahiti oh wow. that doesnt sound very easy. Thank you for pointing those out. I really appreciate it. :D
Btw another thing, how can u see if a dancers fa'arapu is just in the back? Would it just move in the back, but not in the front?
Ia Orana jsut a question minding the position of the feet, I know many halaus and kumus teach differently, but I see it more proper and pretty if the dancer has her feet, like u, all together, w out the typical -v shape in front, my problem is: ''how to practice to make ur feet be closed all the time w out them sliding apart? Like when u fa'arapu? Bc I tend to start w closed, then after I've fa'arapu for like 8 counts, they are suddenly wide open. And also: how do u prevent ur toes to fly up?
a counter-clockwise movement makes things "rise"....like it's "lifting".
It "feels" intuitive that a right-handed person would motion in the counter-clockwise.
Agreed
I am learning how to do the fa'arapu and was wondering if you could recommend some tahitian drums music that maybe I could find on the itunes to download?
This awesome :) what mysic do you use?
@loketahiti thank you very much for the tip :D
so after reading the comments, are u to drop, meaning bend your knees or do u stand a little taller knees still slightly bent for fast farapu or Ami? is the focus on getting that faster movement got to do with pumping thru the legs or is it more concentrated purely on the hips loosing to freely rotate, therefore only pumping thru the legs (thigh area) minimally?
You should bend enough to the point where your hips can move freely, but if you bend too low you loose speed and momentum. In fact you only need a slight bent. A correct Fa'arapu is when you shift your knees, and it should come from your stomach, not hips, butt or lower back. A lot of people learn to make it ''bigger'', by pushing it out to the sides, but that is not correct. If you use your stomach it will be bigger, and by of course bending.
In order to keep the shoulder still do you push the hips to the right less than to the left?
Esto es puro calentamiento?
I have tried and tried to find someone who can actually show how Fa'arapu is done. Every video shows no kind of instruction and I'm dying to learn. Can you please show how you do this?
What's the name of the song/drum beat you're using??
can u send your email plse so i can personally email u, as when I'm trying to do a fast farapu or ami, I'm not sure whether my legs are weak so i end up in a shimmer, like one leg stops doing the scissor moment not sure if its because the movement becomes too fast that my leg gets lost, and do u stand taller or still a bend for faster, also do u roll the movement as well thru your feet for faster or is it purely the weight in your heel, coz sometimes it feels when i go faster i feel as if my feet like a helicopter and it wants to take off. Plse explain
You are prob not strong enough. If you go so fast that it turns into a shimmy, slow down, and really make sure to get those knees going as use your stomach, the gradually speed up. It's all about muscle power and technique.
@loketahiti lol I finally realized that too, and that I've used the wrong leg as my leading one:D Bc pumping ur legs will get u no were:D
@loketahiti I tried, and it worked:D !!!! MAHALO!!!! ^^,
What's this song called?
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