Just drop by at SGD (Singapore Got Dance) blog, and learned "how to learn" from a Food For Thought website. Really beneficial to me. Learning sources stated are:
I realised i only learned from 2 sources, sessions and performances/battles. 1-3 can be really hard to me, as i'm not granted permission to dance from my parents.
An abstract: Then you take part in competitions or do performances, you learn how to handle stress, handle other people, expectations, make-up, competitor stress, peer pressure, wardrobe malfunctions, Jittery nerves, etc etc...
I found this really true! I had my first performance during my school's China trip in late 2007. I was really apprehensive, as i would have to perform to hundreds of students and teachers, and their principal. I told myself i must do it up to their expectations. I was still a very amateur bboy that time. This gave me more stress and worries, as i had to make do with my limited number of dance moves to choreograph with the music. I was a first timer for everything! Feeling hopeless, i decided to just throw all my basics down for the show. I combined the moves into sets with the guide of the music, and rehearsed for several times. Inopportunely, when ending my performance, i crashed from my handglide, after 20 spins. That was when i learned how to tackle such problems in shows. Luckily i was agile enough, i managed to do a suicide from my crash, disguised my crash as a part of my ending move. Thanks god! Nobody noticed it! ( I think so...) That moment of triumph was unforgettable, when the China students praised and applauded my show! All my stress, hard work, worries, finally paid off! I learned and experienced many things through this show, and promised myself, i will continue performing in the future. This is something which makes me feel stronger as a bboy, and resuscitated my confidence!
Although I have never joined any official competition/battles, at least i experienced it from battling with my friends. This helped me in managing taunts, and manipulating my dance with the music, and many essential skills in battles, like keeping yourself cool.