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During my
years of teaching, I have come across many dancers who have
become frustrated with their dancing or are impatient about
not grasping something I am teaching immediately.
I always promised my students that one day I would
post a progression of my dancing so that they would
see it is all a process. There is always an awkward
stage when you learn something you have never done.
The idea is to practice it until you get through that.
Every dancer
has different objectives, learning techniques, and patience
levels. Some want to learn the alphabet in a day.
Others understand it takes time to do so. Most forget
that even though you learn the letters of the alphabet,
there is still the process of juxtapositioning them to make
words. Then, there is the process of forming the sentences,
followed by the paragraphs, and the essays, and on, and on.........
Those that
do understand that sometimes also forget that it is always
good to go back to the beginning and find different ways
to rearrange the letters in a word to form another (i.e. eat,
ate, tea), or just finding a different way to say something
(i.e. first-class, first-rate). Working on the basics
never hurts. My 12th grade English teacher always
said there was no such thing as perfect.
My point?
The boundaries
of salsa are limitless. It is a progression.
Don't get frustrated with how you look when you first start
something or how long it takes to learn a move. Keep
working at it. Most importanlty, never be SATISFIED.
It is good to be happy, but once you are satisfied,
you have reached your comfort zone. There is ALWAYS
more to learn. Don't ever stop trying to improve.
As I promised
my students, I have posted a progression here of my dancing from as early as the year 2000. I hope this may help you during
those frustrating times. There are many things I am
still working on now, and I look forward to being able to
post more as time progresses.
Ana Masacote :) |
