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Gifts for dancers: ideas they’ll actually use
Gift ideas for urban dancers: gear to film themselves, train at home, look after their body and rehearse with music. Things they’ll really use.
· by UTOPIC · 3 min
Want to get something for someone who dances and don’t know what? They already have clothes, with a very clear style. These ideas work for almost any urban dancer, from beginners to people who’ve been dancing for years: things to film themselves, train, look after their body and rehearse with music.
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In 30 seconds
- If they film a lot: a tripod with a remote and some light.
- If they rehearse outside the studio: a speaker that can take it.
- For the body: knee pads, a foam roller and anything that helps recovery.
- Not sure? The SUPPLY gift card, and let them choose.
First: what they dance and how they train
Not every dancer uses the same things. Look at how they train and go from there:
What to give, by how they dance
| If they… | Think about… |
|---|---|
| Film their choreos and post them | A tripod with a remote, and a light |
| Do floorwork or breaking | Knee pads |
| Spin a lot (house, heels, contemporary) | A turning board |
| Train at home | Resistance bands and a jump rope |
| Rehearse in the street or a park | A portable speaker |
| Finish class wrecked | A foam roller or a massage gun |
For filming themselves
Filming yourself is the fastest way to see what the mirror doesn’t show: how clean it is, the levels, the face. With a tripod and a remote, they don’t need anyone else to do it.
Gift ideas
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Tripod with a remote.
Tall enough to get their whole body in, with a remote to start recording from their spot.
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LED light.
Small and battery-powered, to film at home or in a dim studio without the video coming out dark.
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Clamp phone mount.
To fix the phone to a barre, a chair leg or the edge of a table when there’s no room for a tripod.
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With the UTOPIC apps
If they film, the UTOPIC apps make the most of it: Reframe turns the video vertical by following the dancer, Tutorialize makes it a tutorial with mirror mode and counts, and Analizer lets you mark corrections on top. And they can be used for free.
For training at home
Gift ideas
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Turning board.
To practise spins at home, without a special floor.
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Fabric resistance bands.
To warm up and build leg and glute strength.
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Jump rope.
The simplest cardio to get through a whole class without running out of breath.
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For looking after the body
Gift ideas
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Knee pads.
Padded and made for dance, for floorwork and breaking.
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Foam roller.
To loosen legs and back after training.
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Massage gun.
Compact and with a case, to carry in a bag.
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Heads up
If they’re dealing with an injury, none of this replaces a physio.
For music
You rehearse with music, and there isn’t always a sound system.
Gift ideas
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Small speaker.
With a clip to hang it from a bag, and it’s water and dust resistant.
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Louder speaker.
To rehearse in a park or a studio with no sound system.
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Earphones that stay in.
With ear hooks, to go over choreos in the street or at the gym.
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If you’re not sure
If you don’t know what they dance, or they already have it all, let them choose.
From UTOPIC
- See the gift card
SUPPLY gift card.
From €10, it never expires and arrives by email with your message. They pick the piece and the size.
