Oh Yeah

I hope you all had a good weekend, I know I did. My faith in dance has been RENEWED! I was reminded just how things should be, and can be when you actually practice. I’m still amazed with what she was able to do, especially with the turns, considering she’s only been dancing 5 months. Now that’s what I’m talking about, 5 months and almost ready to run with the BIG dogs. Impressive, because if she wouldn’t have told me she’d only been dancing or doing our traditional 8 count for 5 months, I would have thought she had been dancing a lot longer than that. Very Nice, Good Job!

Now I’m not for teaching 24/7. And what I mean by that is, when I’m out dancing, I just want to dance. Every now and then I’ll get out there and count for people, and walk them through basic steps. But I don’t like doing that EVERY time I’m out, that’s what class is for. However, I do try to point out small things that will help you get better. And usually it’s just pointing out a bad habit you may have picked up. Just a small pointer to help you progress in this dance. Well, someone told me that they would like to just get one dance in without me saying something about their dancing. (bad habit that they keep doing) OK DONE! I really apologize to that person, and to anyone that I may have done that to, or with. You’re absolutely correct, teaching is for class, and that’s where I’ll keep it from now on. And when I’m out dancing, I’ll keep those insane, strange, and cool steps down to a maybe one per song. I'll save all that other stuff for when I go out of town. Now you say that you love the dance, or that you really want to learn it, well now it’s time to put your dancing where your mouth is. So now you should at least, AT LEAST, PRACTICE 30 MINUTES A DAY. And if you can’t do that, then make sure that you at least get in 3 hours of practice in a week. AND CLASS DOESN’T COUNT. And this practice doesn’t mean try and make up some footwork, it means practice your basic steps. And hopefully you’ll be able to STOP stomping one your 1, and your 4. Your whole count or pattern should look the same, remember you’re just walking. Now if you stomp like that when you’re walking, then you’re all set keep up the good work. J But if not, then you have some more work to do. Have fun, and good luck.