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How can UCanJi support instructors during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, nobody has been spared. Every business, big or small has faced consistent downfall. Like everyone else, dance instructors are also facing extreme challenges because the students are no more comfortable in visiting dance studios. So to help cope with this situation and offer a more credible platform for both instructors and learners, we bring to you UCanJi. Either you are a dance instructor looking for a career in online dance classes or a dance enthusiast looking to pursue a dance class online? You are in the right place. UCanJi is India’s largest Dance Platform Online aiming to provide a platform for dance enthusiasts to learn from the dancing Gurus from different styles, genres, and beats. This blog will help you understand, how we can help you during the COVID-19 pandemic: No More Worrying about Technology: Many dance instructors are facing trouble in starting their online classes since they are not technical experts, but here is a surprise for you,

Classroom Dance Lessons Vs Teaching Online- UCanJi

With the growth in technology, the world has seen a lot of other significant changes. A big change has happened in the teaching industry as well. With time, people are getting more comfortable in learning online instead of traditional offline classrooms, especially during COVID-19. Dance enthusiasts/learners do not want to go to a dance studio to learn, they want the classes delivered at their house to stay safe and healthy. This has turned out to be a great source of growth for the instructors as well, as now they are not limited to a specific area, the online world is their playground. If you are a dance instructor, you just need to start delivering dance classes online because the learners are looking for you online. But before getting started, let us quickly understand how are online classes different from classroom classes: Flexibility: While teaching online you get the freedom to record your classes as per your availability, and you are not bound to any classroom schedule. You

Simple Exercises to Improve your Core Strength

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As a dancer, your need to have a strong core since it is your center of gravity and all your body movements begin from your core. Core strength allows you to perform some intense dancing moves like lifts, leaps and facilitate flexibility during your performance. Fortunately, core exercises are simple yet effective and can be performed inside your house. While you are constantly practicing by learning from a dance course online, you need to focus on strengthening your core to improve your dancing skills. So here are the some of the best exercises which are curated to help improve your core strength: Plank: Plank is a classic core-strengthening exercise which is great for you as a dancer since it engages every muscle in your body. Ensure that you pull your belly inside by tucking your hips under. Stay in the position for about 60 seconds and repeat the same exercise 3-4 times according to your strength. To increase the intensity you can make alternate movements between your elbows and ha

5 Quick Tips to Improve Your Dancing Skills

COVID-19 might have stopped you from going to your  dance lessons , but it cannot stop you from dancing. Practicing alone at-home might sound a bit like a challenge but with determination, discipline and the right guidance, you can improve each day and achieve your dancing goals. We have curated a list of the Top 5 Tips which will help you to improve your dancing skills immensely: As Bob Anderson said, “If you stretch correctly and regularly, you will find that every movement you make becomes easier” By stretching every morning, your dancing skills will begin to improve seamlessly because stretching will ensure that your body is more flexible and your range of motion is increasing while reducing the risk of pulled muscles. Do not worry, you don’t have to indulge in long intense stretching exercises, your goal is to focus on regular body movement. Film yourself while Dancing: In order to improve, it is very important to analyse your dancing progress because it will help you to understan

Step up your filming game- UCanJi

Arrange your Filming Studio Your filming setup is essential to help your students have an amazing learning experience. An effective studio helps learners to understand your training better and eliminates any inconvenience like buzzes or shaky camera. Fortunately, you can create professional  dance tutorial videos  by following these steps: Choose Your Equipment: Camera and Microphone:  If you are a beginner, you can start creating your courses with the camera you own but you should consider investing in a good-quality microphone. It will improve the audio quality by reducing any background noise and will capture your voice better for the video. Lightening:  Most of the time, the natural light is enough for a good quality video but in case you have an indoor dance setup with zero external lighting, you can consider some additional light source like a tree-pointed lightening kit. Choose the right Resolution: This is basically the quality of the video, which is determined by the pixels in