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Originally Posted by karusanyoshi

I don't think there's really any advice that isn't common sense - if you want to get better keep challenging yourself. You have to play for hours and hours every day to be able to compete with the folks who enter tournaments - and they've got years worth of experience under their belts so it's gonna be tough to catch up. Really, the big thing is don't take shortcuts - learn crossovers instead of double-stepping, don't use C-mods, play with mines and hands on -- all of these techniques will help your body develop new ways to pivot and position yourself for the harder (10+) songs. What step level are you at currently?

He's right, I had to learn the same way last year

And a word of advise: Be careful when you practice crossovers...especially if you're clumsy...like me
There may be some injuries involved in your attempt to get better at ITG

But now I'm at a 9-10 Expert footer and it's all thanks to this here advise

And I've been playing ITG since June 2007!