Learn how to dance funk in 5 simple steps and roll to the floor

Dance and music in the funk world go hand in hand and are always evolving. After all, how many steps have already taken place since this fever started in the country? Little square, little roman step, little maloka step… And so on. And you, can you dance? Are you willing to learn? Check out good tips to learn how to dance funk and be a beast at dances!

how to dance funk

Dancing funk requires a lot of swaying, shoulder dislocation, butt perched, etc and such. For starters, it is essential to have a little rhythm, to want to learn and to let the music take you, after all, what is not lacking in this musical genre is a good rhythm to go out dancing. Check out the video to get you out of the basics now:

How about a step by step on how to roll right and make it beautiful? We have!

Go to the ground in just 5 steps

1. Move your knees: the step is performed with your knees, you give a slight squat, lift your butt and roll;
2. Empine and unempine the butt: it’s simple, it raises and shrinks to give several breaks (expression used in funk);
3. Join the first two steps: with them it is possible to make the famous square;
4. Go down to the floor: spread your legs with your feet diagonally and now you go to the floor and roll until you get tired;
5. Open and close the legs: the same way you did in step 3, only with the variation of opening and closing the legs, break and roll from side to side.

With these moves, you can start your funkeira life!

10 funk steps for you to learn once and for all

Do you really want to learn to dance funk? So, check out the main steps and don’t miss another ballad!

1. Release your hips and start learning to roll

That’s the purpose of this tutorial: teaching how to roll. Since your goal is to learn funk, it’s essential that you start releasing your hips right away. As Carolina is a dance teacher, she gives very nice didactic touches. Watch and check it out!

2. Funk and its many steps

This video is an overview of what it is to dance funk. The youtuber quickly explains the most present steps in the dance and after watching the video she can start to break the ballad. Look!

3. The shake is a basic and easy step

Here you will learn that little step that can’t be missed in funk dance: the tremidinha. Carol explains, in a very detailed way, how to shake your butt while shaking.

4. Straighten and unpin the butt until you reach the square

Here you learn funk from the beginning, from the simplest step, which is the alternation of the knees, through the empina and desempina, until reaching the square — considered the most complex of the funk steps.

5. Fast rolling is a requirement to advance in funk

If you already know how to roll, the trick of this tutorial is to make your rolls faster. Check out the video and learn how to shake your butt more quickly. Ramana explains how!

6. A tutorial to get you down to the ground

If you intend to learn to dance funk, going down to the floor is part of that learning. So, in this video, see all the tips to come down swinging.

7. The cross step is simple and only requires training

With this tutorial it is possible to take this funk step out of hand. The tip is not to give up and repeat until you feel safer. Check out the video and play as many times as you need!

8. The square is not easy, but it’s easy to learn here

With a very didactic explanation, you learn more easily this step that involves so many people: the square. See how easy!

9. Learn by playing the maloka step

In a very fun way, the girls teach the maloka step, considered one of the most complex in funk. Play the video now!

10. To finish, the step of the Roman

If you’ve already trained the steps in the previous videos, it’s time for the Roman step. It will be easier to learn, see how!

After this intensive course, all you have to do is throw yourself at the parties! But the tip is to train a lot, after all they are a lot of steps and the more you train, the more beast you will be on the tracks!

funk choreography

Now that you have learned the main funk steps, it will be easier to learn the choreography. See what we’ve selected for you!

Choreography Só Quer Vrau (La Casa de Papel)

The choreography of the company. Daniel Saboya takes advantage of the version of this song and rocks this very easy funk choreography. Dance along with them!

Big Popotão do Mc Neguinho

With a more complex choreography, which contains practically all the funk steps, the girls do it very well. Play and risk following!

Another choreography by Cia. Daniel Saboya

Check out an easy choreography that excites anyone who wants to enroll in a gym to dance funk.

The “Contagious Hit” of this song sets the rhythm of the choreography

This FitDance choreography is pretty simple. If you want to start training with a very easy choreography, you just found it!

To dance funk, just have rhythm and train

In this choreography with the best-known steps, Thais Carla rocks the funk and shows that she has rhythm. Try you too!

Did you like it? To get you started training, also check out this list of dance songs that will get you involved in the beat and make you let go!