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BeginnerAnimation8 Lessons

Animations Basics

Master the fundamentals of animation dance with Max Thompson in this comprehensive beginner course. Learn essential techniques including popping, waving, dimestops, fixed points, speed control, tutting, lurking, and the toyman style. This course covers everything you need to build a strong foundation in animation dance, from basic muscle control and isolation to advanced movement mechanics. Perfect for beginners looking to develop their animation skills with professional instruction and step-by-step tutorials.

Max Thompson

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What You'll Learn

Master popping and muscle isolation fundamentals
Execute clean body waves and tutting geometry
Control speed variations and sharp dimestops
Learn fixed points and toyman mechanics
Combine animation styles into fluid choreography

Animations Basics

What You'll Learn

Animations Basics

Popping

Waving

Toyman

Lurk Animation Class

Dimestops

Fixed Points

Speed Control

Tutting in Animation Part 1

Cutting Shapes 101

The Charleston Fundamentals

The X Step

The Y Step

The Scissor Step

The M Step

Move Your Body Slow Cutting Shapes Class

Ocean Cutting Shapes Class

City Lights Glow Cutting Shapes Class

Anatomy of Flexn

Get Low

Connecting

Ballet by Vee

Ballet Warm-Up

Postures and Alignment

5 Positions

Arm Positions

Plié's and Positions

Tendu and Dégagé

Relevé's

Tutting Foundations

The Box

Line Manipulation

Internal Grids

Tutting Do's And Dont's

External Grids

Fixed Points in Tutting

Hand Angle Variations

Funk Town Tutting Class

Tutting Dynamics

Box Concepts

Internal Grids: Control