Why I Love Dance Class
I stepped back into a dance studio today for the first time since my days at the Seduction School in London (sounds more scandy than it actually is, don’t worry).
I also relived all of my awkward first moments today - being totally off-rhythm, laughing and looking around to see if anyone saw me, and secretly thanking the white girls in the room whose lack of any sort of ability to pop and move with confidence made me look like a superstar. Ahhhhh there’s nothing like a first day of dance class.
But what I love so much about the first day of dance class is that - unlike any other difficult, new skill I have had to learn - my improvements and advancements on the dance learning curve are immediate, undeniable, and huge. And that will prove true for just about anyone. No matter how bad you are the first time you go, you will most certainly move just a little easier the second time, and then the third time, and before you know it, you will be confident enough to almost - almost look yourself int he mirror as you dance.
Don’t even get me started on what it does for your confidence.
And all this comes in such a timely manner, as I embark on year two of my teaching career. While I can see leaps and bounds in my confidence, preparation, and ability to think like a teacher this time around, the fact that it took a year (and this was a long, very difficult and grueling year) can be disheartening, oh like maybe two, three, and six months into the process. And for some of us, nearly every day in between too.
Sigh. If only improvements in teaching were as swifty and remarkable as they are in the studio…
See you in the mirror, self.
