We all remember THAT dance…..the one dance that was so amazing, so perfect, it just made our night, or our weekend, or even our dance career. It’s amazing how one dance can stay with you for a long time. That’s why each social dance is like a snowflake…..no dance will ever be exactly the same. Even if you are dancing with the same person, at the same event, to the same song, wearing the same clothes, in the same mood (you get the point)……it will still be different. This is what makes dancing so amazing! Even when you are performing a routine, no two times will be the same. There is only that one moment, so don’t miss it.
We often get caught up in what we are doing wrong (or right), who’s looking at us, who we are dancing with, and so many other things that don’t allow us to just be in that moment. If we could just relax and focus on our partner and connection we would have more of those magical moments. Since many of us don’t have a lot of time or a partner to practice with, we often look at our social time as practice time. It can be, but don’t forget that this should also be a time to enjoy yourself and your partner. Always leave time in the night to relax and just dance. This can be as useful and we can learn just as much from that kind of practice as we do from the more thoughtful kind.
There is time for practice and time for fun. Just like in life, we need to remember that there should be balance!
