| Dancing, just like any other sport is very subjective. | | | | lesson that I have taken, there has been at least one |
| There are many highly trained instructors for every | | | | very crucial point made by the instructor that has |
| dance. Whether it is Waltz or West Coast Swing, | | | | impacted my dancing in a positive way. I haven't |
| Country 2 Step or Foxtrot you will find that certain | | | | always agreed with what they are saying, but I have |
| aspects of the dance remain the same no matter | | | | always attempted to at least give it a chance. I have |
| where you learn to dance and that others will differ. | | | | also realized that sometimes it isn't What the instructor |
| Every dancer and instructor hears, communicates and | | | | says, but How they say it. You may have heard the |
| interprets information in a different manner. As a | | | | same thing over and over and just never been able to |
| dancer we should all be continually working on updating | | | | grasp what you have heard and apply it to you |
| and improving our own personal skills. In doing so, we | | | | dancing and then someone else says the exact same |
| should expose ourselves to as many instructors as | | | | thing in a different way and all of a sudden it makes |
| we feel comfortable. You will find that there are | | | | sense. |
| differences in opinion upon just how and when your | | | | Dancing in competition is no different than learning to |
| body should move and how a dance should be | | | | dance in that it is also very subjective. You take two |
| danced. My advice to you would be to focus on what | | | | dancers dancing the same routine side by side and |
| the instructor is saying while in their class and to give | | | | some of the judges will prefer one of the couples over |
| what they are saying a chance. Just because you | | | | the other. They could be doing exactly the same thing, |
| have always done something a certain way, does not | | | | with the only difference being a head tilt or the way |
| mean that there isn't a better more efficient way to | | | | one of them holds their hand and personal preference |
| achieve the same results. If after giving what you | | | | is going to influence all of the judges. Their is no |
| learned a chance, and it still doesn't work for you, then | | | | absolute right or wring way to dance. Everyone |
| feel free to continue to do what you were doing | | | | interprets music differently, so learn your basics, |
| before going to the class. | | | | become proficient and allow yourself to dance to the |
| I have found that in every class, workshop or private | | | | music! |
