Practice guides

Practical guides on learning movement from video. Each one explains a method you can use today, with or without an app.

• How to learn a dance from a video, step by stepA practical routine for learning choreography from a video: break it into counts, slow it down, mirror it and loop the hard parts until they feel natural.
• How to film yourself for technique practiceSimple rules for recording practice videos you can actually learn from: camera height, angle, framing, light and frame rate.
• Analysing your swimming technique on videoWhat to look for in a swimming video: body line, head position, catch, kick timing and breathing, and how to film it from the poolside.
• Checking your tennis serve with slow motion and anglesHow to break a serve video into its key positions, measure elbow and knee angles, and compare your timing with a reference serve.
• Practise smarter with loops, slow speed and gradual speed-upsWhy repeating a short section works better than running the whole routine, and how to use loops, slow speed and gradual speed increases in practice.
• Measuring joint angles in a video: what it can and can't tell youHow to measure knee, hip and elbow angles on a paused video, how camera position affects the result, and how to use the numbers sensibly.