Straight from the Expert: The Making of a Dance Champion Part 1

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The wait is over: Coach Chips Beltran of UPeepz and Sparkle artist Bryce Eusebio are finally here to teach you how to live, breathe, and move with dance. Watch this episode to learn how to be a dance champion like the Philippines' pride, UPeepz, winner in the World Hip Hop Dance Championship.

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00:00The Philippines is a powerhouse in international dance competitions known

00:12for its exceptional talent and passion for the art. With multiple world

00:16championships, the Philippines continues to inspire the global dance community

00:21proving that dedication, heart, and teamwork can lead to success on any

00:26stage. But do you know what it takes to be a world champion? And do you have what it

00:31takes to be one? Get ready for a behind-the-scenes look at what it truly

00:35takes to live, breathe, and move with dance. Hi, I am Bryce Eusebio and I will be

00:41your host for this episode of Straight from the Expert, The Making of a Dance

00:45Champion.

00:56Hello guys, we are here at PEEP Studio and we are joined with the one and only Coach

01:08Chips. Yeah. Hi Coach. What's up Bryce? Nice to have you here. Thank you Coach. So ready

01:14now for our dance class? I'm a bit nervous but I'm excited. I'm ready. I'm ready. I'm ready.

01:18I'm ready. I'm ready. I'm ready. I'm ready. I'm ready. I'm ready. I'm ready.

01:22Hi, I'm Chips Beltran. A lot of people know me as Coach Chips. I am the director and

01:27head coach of U-Peeps, V-Peeps, The-Peeps, and Lil-Peeps.

01:32It's so beautiful. Thank you, thank you. The first time that I came here, I was looking at the mirror

01:37and I was looking at the mirror. I was looking at the mirror and I was looking at the mirror.

01:39So Coach, did you do this? Did you do this? Did you do this?

01:43Yes. So mostly, I used this studio for content creation, number one, for having a good

01:49background. Here I also choreographed a few of my members. Personally, we were doing

01:55routines here, but more of smaller teams. Say for example, Lil-Peeps, V-Peeps, around

02:02five to ten members. If we need to have money, they're here every night. If there's a call

02:09time, they're here every night. They're sleeping. Yes, correct.

02:13Before, we were all just friends studying in the University of the Philippines, Diliman.

02:19And then we had, we were part of the official dance group of U-Peeps, which is U-Peeps, and

02:25then eventually a lot of us graduated, a lot of us had different paths, but we still wanted

02:30to dance together. So we made an open crew, which is U-Peeps, and we debuted in a concert

02:39named Homecoming. And then eventually, we wanted to join like some competitions, and

02:43then we won these competitions, and then we joined TV shows, and then we had some following.

02:49And then I was like, you know what, I want to compete in World Hip Hop. So I think it's

02:55a good ambition back then. So we recruited more friends, and then I recruited my best students,

03:01and then eventually it became a bigger team. And then that's how our competition journey started.

03:06For example, if you have a competition, when is the start of the prep?

03:10Preparation is key. So depending on the caliber of the competition, if the competition is

03:14higher, or if the competition needs to be very strong, it's really one year or nine months,

03:22it's really long. So usually we rehearse around two times to three times a week.

03:28But when the competition is higher, it's more than that. So it's more than that.

03:33Maybe late night, because there's more than that at the end.

03:36So that's it.

03:40In different competitions, number one is what we're going to do and what we're going to do

03:44for three times is Hip Hop International. So it's called World Hip Hop Dance Championships.

03:50So it's coined as the Olympics of Street Dance. So it's very objective. The judging system

03:57and the criteria is very robust. So if I win HHI, objectively, you're the best on that part.

04:04And then we have different competitions as well like Body Rock and Vibe. So it's more of like an artistic competition also.

04:14So it's not as critical in terms of objectivity like HHI, but it has more of a concept level to it.

04:23In TV shows, it's also different because there's different rounds. It's like a ladder system

04:30until you reach the finals.

04:32If you're able to play with beginners in dancing, like me, like in TikTok.

04:37So, good question. Especially, there are a lot of people who like to play with TikTok.

04:41It doesn't really matter if you start with TikTok because there are a lot of people who learn there.

04:45It's very inspiring what I've seen there.

04:47But if you really want to take dancing seriously, I suggest, as a beginner, you have to take foundational classes.

04:53So, of course, you need to learn the basics, the foundations.

04:57Actually, it's true. Based on my experience, Coach, I started with TikTok, TikTok, K-pop.

05:02And then, I started with workshops. I started with passion and I enjoyed dancing.

05:13There's not really one end-all-be-all formula to become a dance champion.

05:17But I think I can share around three things.

05:22So, number one, of course, it's always about the members.

05:26So, your members should trust the leaders. Your members should be, of course, they should be fit.

05:31They should be talented. And they should be committed and have really good work ethics.

05:38Kailangan kabit sila. That's what we call it.

05:41Number two is, you have to be organized.

05:45You can't just really, oh, tara, compete tayo sa ibang bansa kasi pangarap.

05:49Tapos, hindi mo alam kung paano ka kukuha ng funds for your hotel, for your flights.

05:56Kasi flight palang papunta sa ibang bansa. Sobrang mahal na, no?

05:59Also, visa. Paano maayusin yung visa?

06:02Paano ka gagawa ng fundraising concerts?

06:05So, you have to be organized. So, that's half the battle done if you are organized.

06:10If you are not organized, even if how talented you are, and then you compete outside,

06:17more often than not, hindi makakalipad yung buong team.

06:20From 40, magiging 20 lang kayo. And that hurts your routine and your chances a lot.

06:25Also, you're gonna be stressed when you're in the competition if you're not organized.

06:30Parang, sa na tayo titira? Sa na tayo pupunta? Ano na yung gagawin nating routine?

06:34Because it's a very different ballgame in internationals.

06:39And lastly, you have to be open.

06:44You have to be open to criticisms. You have to be open to comments.

06:48You have to absorb everything.

06:50And just to the point that you want to improve your routine and your training.

06:57So, hindi naman pwedeng sobrang ma-pride ka lang as a leader na parang,

07:00hindi, ito lang talaga yung maganda talaga na iisip ko.

07:03No. You have to listen to your members, listen to your choreographers.

07:06You have to take in all the comments para talaga mapaganda yung piece.

07:10Because that's the goal. Your goal is to have a world champion winning piece.

07:15So, everything that goes along that goal, you have to listen to it.

07:21And you have to make adjustments as well.

07:23Thanks for joining us on this very informative and inspiring video.

07:27Remember, every champion starts with a single step.

07:31And we are here to guide you every move of the way.

07:34Be sure to tune in for the next part of our episode

07:37where we'll dive into more tips, tricks, and choreographies

07:41to help you shine on the dance floor.

07:43Until then, keep dancing and keep dreaming.

07:46See you here on Straight From The Expert.

07:53Bye-bye.

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