How do you start choreographing your own dance routines?

[truecockney]

I've been dancing about 5 years, and the one thing I haven't had experience on (personally) is choreographing a routine. I have done small bars of music (16-24 beats) but nothing more and now I've committed myself to prepare a routine, I'm not sure where to start.

Once you have the piece of music, what do you use to gain inspiration and piece together dance movements (in any style) that portrays the story of the piece?

 

[dramajadedancer96]

well i have been dancing all my life but it depends on the beginning of the song coz i have that problem 2 i start lots of different ways so it just depends

 

[Mr happy]

put your left foot in your left foot out in out in out shake it all about .