The break-throughs I shared with you came from 1) things I've read or heard; and 2) analyzing my own experiences. I would guess that half of it was stimulated by an audio book I just started listening to: The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Ken Robinson, Ph.D. I wrote my break-throughs after listening to the first 40 minutes: Dr. Robinson shared stories of children who exhibited talents in dance, music, and mathematics. After I wrote my break-throughs, I returned to his book. He essentially repeated several of my ideas back to me (except for the connecting concepts one, but I bet I'll hear it soon). This only solidified an idea I've come to understand over the past year:
#4a: Knowledge is like energy. It simply exists and it cannot be created or destroyed. This is my theory, built on information I've taken in over the years. How many times have individuals come up with the same ideas on opposite sides of the world and generations apart when there was no plausible way for them to communicate? (Think natives and early scientists.) Therefore, I believe that everything I've ever come up with isn't truly mine. I've discovered it for myself, but it's built off of information that others have given me, and I know I can't be the only one with these conclusions. Then what's so special about me and my discoveries?
#4b: Knowledge changes form over time, and the form is always unique. After I receive knowledge, I give it to those I touch in my unique way - in this location at this time (with the technology and connections I have), and I give it using my talents and abilities (through images, words, kinesthetics, etc). Engineers or musicians may not be able to comprehend my pictures or lines of thought, but there is someone else who can explain the exact same ideas to them.
Knowledge is power. However, keeping it secret it is a false sense of power, because someone else has it, too. If we don't give away what we have, someone else will. So I think we might as well share it.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Break-Through #3: Connecting Concepts (this is HUGE for me)
I've taken lessons from different dance coaches, and I came to believe that sometimes I didn't understand a concept until someone told me multiple times or in different ways. But this was frustrating. Will I REALLY have to listen to the same thing over and over again before I get it?? Am I that slow?? I don't want to de-value using different vocabulary, but I have a theory that there's more to understanding a concept than repetition.
Amy's Theory: A concept will become clear after you acquire additional knowledge through one or more senses; as opposed to, "It will become clear after you hear it several times in different ways (all verbal instruction).
To illustrate my point, I drew a diagram below (forgive some of my rudimentary artwork):
In the first picture, the student hears the concept and "kind of" gets it. She understands the language, but it doesn't completely make sense.
In the second picture, the student has watched people skate, heard a line from a movie, went for a bike ride, and heard her boss use a word at work...all after the lesson. The student has taken in knowledge in different ways (visually, verbally, and kinesthetically) and the brain gets busy "fizzing" them together. The student might not even be conscious that she's taking in this information or even its relevance, but when the next lesson comes around, she suddenly understands the teacher when he repeats the concept. The different kinds of knowledge all work together to bridge the gap between the student's understanding and the verbal concept.
Amy's Theory: A concept will become clear after you acquire additional knowledge through one or more senses; as opposed to, "It will become clear after you hear it several times in different ways (all verbal instruction).
To illustrate my point, I drew a diagram below (forgive some of my rudimentary artwork):
In the first picture, the student hears the concept and "kind of" gets it. She understands the language, but it doesn't completely make sense.
In the second picture, the student has watched people skate, heard a line from a movie, went for a bike ride, and heard her boss use a word at work...all after the lesson. The student has taken in knowledge in different ways (visually, verbally, and kinesthetically) and the brain gets busy "fizzing" them together. The student might not even be conscious that she's taking in this information or even its relevance, but when the next lesson comes around, she suddenly understands the teacher when he repeats the concept. The different kinds of knowledge all work together to bridge the gap between the student's understanding and the verbal concept.
Labels:
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Inspiration,
Teaching
Break-Through #2: Life Path - Education Reform Through Dance
I battled college all four years. I wrote angry emails to professors, I wrote angry program reviews to my academic department, and I wrote angry thoughts on teaching methods in my assignments. Sometimes I could be one bitter student. I never felt like I "fit" in college. Every year I questioned whether it was worth it and if I should have been there in the first place. It was worth it, but not for the style of teaching I endured.
I wish there was more freedom in college. I wanted to try art, for instance, but I was always scared to because I didn't think I could make A's in it - and I wanted to preserve my GPA. The same was true for dance. I enjoyed writing creative non-fiction (essays and reflections), but you could only major in literature or fictional creative writing (which I hear was a joke). I wanted to try several languages, but that would put me behind in a major. During my freshman year, I took an interest in education policy and spent hours in the library reading about it. It was a graduate specialization, though. I think there was a certificate I could get if I studied an area I didn't want to first.
I told my mom - among several others - that I wanted to reform education. "The only way to reform education, though," a friend said, "is to become a teacher." Get into the system first, is what I think he meant. Go through school AGAIN? I thought. Over and over? Are you kidding? It wasn't worth it for me.
Break-Through Idea:
When I graduated and left academia, I dove more deeply into dance. It introduced me to a whole new world of engaging my senses. The information in dance is conveyed verbally, visually, kinesthetically, musically, emotionally, "feeling-ly" (using physical feeling), and others that I can't all name. It's a surround-sound learning experience. I supposed that we exercised all these senses when we were children. For instance, young children don't have access to verbal communication like adults do, so they must use all their senses (such as visual - facial expressions) in order to understand. However, once we are taught to read and write, our other feelings become dormant and remain under-developed. Dancing, I believe, can allow adults to re-enter the world of feeling and sensory communication that they left behind.
When I moved to Tucson, I became exposed to a deeper practice of yoga, meditation, and engaging my sense of smell (incense and candles are popular). People often talk about physical "feelings" here and vibration and energy. An awareness to these senses - which I believe are truly real - has opened up a whole new level of living for me.
I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm going to suggest that dancing allows us to activate the senses and levels of intelligence more than any other activity: it utilizes music, kinesthetics, social intelligence, touch, physical feelings/responses (different from touch), emotion, visual and verbal communication, balance (often forgotten, but considered a logical sixth sense by some), and spatial awareness. It lets you be logical and mathematical, too, if you wish. I think all it's missing is taste.
After understanding (albeit semi-consciously) all that dance offered me during the past few years, I knew I wanted to make it a central part of my life. Looking at it now in comparison with my "formal" education, I want to use it to change the way people are educated. I want to encourage people to use all their senses and try things without fear; teach them to engage their bodies and minds in more than 2-3 ways. As adults, I hear we only use a small percentage of our brain (20% I think?) and I think dance can open it up. The world is so much more than what we perceive, and I'd like to help people tap into it fully.
I wish there was more freedom in college. I wanted to try art, for instance, but I was always scared to because I didn't think I could make A's in it - and I wanted to preserve my GPA. The same was true for dance. I enjoyed writing creative non-fiction (essays and reflections), but you could only major in literature or fictional creative writing (which I hear was a joke). I wanted to try several languages, but that would put me behind in a major. During my freshman year, I took an interest in education policy and spent hours in the library reading about it. It was a graduate specialization, though. I think there was a certificate I could get if I studied an area I didn't want to first.
I told my mom - among several others - that I wanted to reform education. "The only way to reform education, though," a friend said, "is to become a teacher." Get into the system first, is what I think he meant. Go through school AGAIN? I thought. Over and over? Are you kidding? It wasn't worth it for me.
Break-Through Idea:
When I graduated and left academia, I dove more deeply into dance. It introduced me to a whole new world of engaging my senses. The information in dance is conveyed verbally, visually, kinesthetically, musically, emotionally, "feeling-ly" (using physical feeling), and others that I can't all name. It's a surround-sound learning experience. I supposed that we exercised all these senses when we were children. For instance, young children don't have access to verbal communication like adults do, so they must use all their senses (such as visual - facial expressions) in order to understand. However, once we are taught to read and write, our other feelings become dormant and remain under-developed. Dancing, I believe, can allow adults to re-enter the world of feeling and sensory communication that they left behind.
When I moved to Tucson, I became exposed to a deeper practice of yoga, meditation, and engaging my sense of smell (incense and candles are popular). People often talk about physical "feelings" here and vibration and energy. An awareness to these senses - which I believe are truly real - has opened up a whole new level of living for me.
I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm going to suggest that dancing allows us to activate the senses and levels of intelligence more than any other activity: it utilizes music, kinesthetics, social intelligence, touch, physical feelings/responses (different from touch), emotion, visual and verbal communication, balance (often forgotten, but considered a logical sixth sense by some), and spatial awareness. It lets you be logical and mathematical, too, if you wish. I think all it's missing is taste.
After understanding (albeit semi-consciously) all that dance offered me during the past few years, I knew I wanted to make it a central part of my life. Looking at it now in comparison with my "formal" education, I want to use it to change the way people are educated. I want to encourage people to use all their senses and try things without fear; teach them to engage their bodies and minds in more than 2-3 ways. As adults, I hear we only use a small percentage of our brain (20% I think?) and I think dance can open it up. The world is so much more than what we perceive, and I'd like to help people tap into it fully.
Labels:
Career Path,
Dance,
Education,
Teaching
Sunday, July 22, 2012
My Break-Through Day!
Today was monumental for me. Everything came together. It might all fly away again, but it's here now and I want to share it while it lasts. I lost count of how many break-throughs I actually had, but it was one after the other after the other. I want to give each of the important ones their own posts...so this is only an intro.
I was at one of the lowest points of my Tucson life on Thursday and my situation did not look hopeful. Then today, I made several discoveries that pushed my other practical needs out of my mind. "Who cares!" I exclaimed. "I have been enlightened! Who needs food, clothing, or shelter?!" (I didn't actually say that, but I felt very uplifted.) I did pray during the rough time, so that could have had something to do with it. This would be the third time in a row since May that God has come through for me at the last minute. Just sayin'.
Also, since I felt like my inspiration was Heavenly-assisted, I felt a little OK about writing them down during church so I wouldn't forget (I can sort it out in confession later).
Anyway! Onward! :-D
I was at one of the lowest points of my Tucson life on Thursday and my situation did not look hopeful. Then today, I made several discoveries that pushed my other practical needs out of my mind. "Who cares!" I exclaimed. "I have been enlightened! Who needs food, clothing, or shelter?!" (I didn't actually say that, but I felt very uplifted.) I did pray during the rough time, so that could have had something to do with it. This would be the third time in a row since May that God has come through for me at the last minute. Just sayin'.
Also, since I felt like my inspiration was Heavenly-assisted, I felt a little OK about writing them down during church so I wouldn't forget (I can sort it out in confession later).
Anyway! Onward! :-D
Break-Through #1: Teaching Purpose Defined
Today was what my partner would call a "sitting on a rock" day. There were many things to do, but I chose to just sit for a while on my thoughts about dance technique, my career, paying the bills, and the future.
Let's Talk Business...and its Psychology
I have a new job at a massage therapy and wellness center - which I love - and I'm learning so much from the owner about running a business and communicating with people. For instance, a potential client called and the first thing he asked was, "What is the price of a massage?" After my boss/the owner - Angela, we'll call her - finished the call, she walked me through it.
"When someone asks about the price," she said, "It's really a conversation starter. What they want is a reason for coming here. 'Give me a reason,' he's saying. I don't like to build price-sensitive clients," she continued. "We're all price-sensitive right now, I know, but I want to explain to them what they're getting out of an appointment. We're one of the few practitioners in this business who give full 60-minute hands-on massage. Most other chains give 50-minute hours - they short-change their therapists (paying them less) and their clients. In addition to a full hour, we also give the client information about things they can do at home to maintain their physical health. We are not sales people, we are educators who provide a quality service. We need to let them know that."
Amen, girlfriend.
"So when they ask about price, you want to answer the question, but also explain what it is that they're getting."
My Dance Philosophy
This conversation made me focus more clearly on what it was I wanted to give people. Did I want to sell myself as a teacher? No. I wanted people to have quality dance instruction. People my age who enter the industry tend to be trained as salespeople, not teachers. So what does quality mean to me? I'll tell you. I came up with my dance philosophy/angle this morning:
My goal is to provide students with clear, concise, and simple dance instruction. This information will involve basic body mechanics that any average, able-bodied person can perform. I will also teach the "why" behind the movement, so that students will understand when and how to apply exercises in new situations on the floor.
In other words, 1) I'm not going to fill up a session with fluffy conversation for the sake of filling time, and 2) I want my students to have knowledge of their body so that they can manipulate around the floor smoothly in any situation. The unexpected happens all the time on the floor; I want my students to "go with it" on their own. They can't do that if they only know steps.
Let's Talk Business...and its Psychology
I have a new job at a massage therapy and wellness center - which I love - and I'm learning so much from the owner about running a business and communicating with people. For instance, a potential client called and the first thing he asked was, "What is the price of a massage?" After my boss/the owner - Angela, we'll call her - finished the call, she walked me through it.
"When someone asks about the price," she said, "It's really a conversation starter. What they want is a reason for coming here. 'Give me a reason,' he's saying. I don't like to build price-sensitive clients," she continued. "We're all price-sensitive right now, I know, but I want to explain to them what they're getting out of an appointment. We're one of the few practitioners in this business who give full 60-minute hands-on massage. Most other chains give 50-minute hours - they short-change their therapists (paying them less) and their clients. In addition to a full hour, we also give the client information about things they can do at home to maintain their physical health. We are not sales people, we are educators who provide a quality service. We need to let them know that."
Amen, girlfriend.
"So when they ask about price, you want to answer the question, but also explain what it is that they're getting."
My Dance Philosophy
This conversation made me focus more clearly on what it was I wanted to give people. Did I want to sell myself as a teacher? No. I wanted people to have quality dance instruction. People my age who enter the industry tend to be trained as salespeople, not teachers. So what does quality mean to me? I'll tell you. I came up with my dance philosophy/angle this morning:
My goal is to provide students with clear, concise, and simple dance instruction. This information will involve basic body mechanics that any average, able-bodied person can perform. I will also teach the "why" behind the movement, so that students will understand when and how to apply exercises in new situations on the floor.
In other words, 1) I'm not going to fill up a session with fluffy conversation for the sake of filling time, and 2) I want my students to have knowledge of their body so that they can manipulate around the floor smoothly in any situation. The unexpected happens all the time on the floor; I want my students to "go with it" on their own. They can't do that if they only know steps.
Labels:
Career Path,
Dance,
Education,
Teaching
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Living Better Part 2: From the Outside In
I've realized that building a positive mentality is not easy or natural for me. For some of us, it takes work. I'm not a person who wakes up with perfect hair and gets dressed by little birds in the morning. I know that happiness and positivity need to take place "on the inside" before you feel good on the outside, but I think there's nothing wrong with starting on the outside and working your way in. Specifically, I think going through the motions of good habits will change one's mentality.
Through a friend of mine, Ginger Kern, I discovered a guy named Phil and "The Feel Good Lifestyle." Phil is someone who decided he wanted to feel good in life. He spent a lot of time researching successful people and "feel good" tactics and now has a career helping other people create positive lives. Lately, I've been reading his blog entries and listening to his podcast discussions with other writers/entrepreneurs. I've decided to take some of their suggestions and a couple of these include:
1) Meditation
2) Excercise (including yoga)
3) Having a mantra
4) Taking cold showers
There are more, but these are the ones I'm doing. I have signs/reminders of self-esteem-building thoughts posted in my room and I've begun a routine of meditation + yoga every morning. I've also started a cold shower challenge, where I take only cold showers every day for 30 days. Honestly, this isn't too difficult to do in Arizona because
A) cold showers feel refreshing here (though they still shock you first thing in the morning)
B) the coldest temperature on my shower lever doesn't get very cold.
Nonetheless, it's still worth it in my opinion.
I've been doing these things for about a week now and little by little I've noticed changes. My outlook on life is much better, even when things are seemingly bad or inconvenient. By putting myself in situations that are physically uncomfortable (and learning to deal with them) and having visual, happy reminders as well, I find it easier to deal with everyday inconveniences and frustrations. For instance, a friend drove me to a store and when we arrived, they wouldn't accept the only form of payment I had. I could have gotten angry or felt dumb for not carrying another card or cash with me, but I let it go instead. It wouldn't have made anything better.
Changing from the "inside out" is effective, but I can't discredit changing from the outside in. Sometimes we need help, and altering habits has been working pretty well for me. I can definitely say that I laugh a lot more, which is worth a cold shower every day.
Through a friend of mine, Ginger Kern, I discovered a guy named Phil and "The Feel Good Lifestyle." Phil is someone who decided he wanted to feel good in life. He spent a lot of time researching successful people and "feel good" tactics and now has a career helping other people create positive lives. Lately, I've been reading his blog entries and listening to his podcast discussions with other writers/entrepreneurs. I've decided to take some of their suggestions and a couple of these include:
1) Meditation
2) Excercise (including yoga)
3) Having a mantra
4) Taking cold showers
There are more, but these are the ones I'm doing. I have signs/reminders of self-esteem-building thoughts posted in my room and I've begun a routine of meditation + yoga every morning. I've also started a cold shower challenge, where I take only cold showers every day for 30 days. Honestly, this isn't too difficult to do in Arizona because
A) cold showers feel refreshing here (though they still shock you first thing in the morning)
B) the coldest temperature on my shower lever doesn't get very cold.
Nonetheless, it's still worth it in my opinion.
I've been doing these things for about a week now and little by little I've noticed changes. My outlook on life is much better, even when things are seemingly bad or inconvenient. By putting myself in situations that are physically uncomfortable (and learning to deal with them) and having visual, happy reminders as well, I find it easier to deal with everyday inconveniences and frustrations. For instance, a friend drove me to a store and when we arrived, they wouldn't accept the only form of payment I had. I could have gotten angry or felt dumb for not carrying another card or cash with me, but I let it go instead. It wouldn't have made anything better.
Changing from the "inside out" is effective, but I can't discredit changing from the outside in. Sometimes we need help, and altering habits has been working pretty well for me. I can definitely say that I laugh a lot more, which is worth a cold shower every day.
Labels:
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Inspiration,
Joy of Living,
Reflections
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Meditation Anxiety
From one of my previous posts, you may have noticed that focus is difficult for me ;). I decided to improve this, but I needed more help. I learned about meditation music through one of Phil's posts and decided to try it. He claims that the music can get you to a meditative state directly and I wanted to give it a try. The verdict? It works great! I sit down, put in my headphones, and go into a state of thoughtless zen. My body feels light and airy. Meditation is like being half-asleep: you can hear things going on around you, but they sound far away. While I sit on my blanket yoga-style, I feel so calm and relaxed.
Yet, meditation makes me uncomfortable at the same time, because I don't have complete control over what is going on. Companies that produce meditation music inform their customers, "Do not listen to this while driving or performing other activities for which you need to be alert," and I understand why. Just seconds after I put on my headphones, I feel my body going into a relaxed state...whether I want it to or not. I feel my brain slow down and my head becomes slightly heavy. The first time I tried deep meditation music, I began hyperventilating because the loss of control made me anxious and I started breathing really fast. I tried a lighter level of music the next time around and things went much better...I need baby steps, I guess.
As far as the benefits are concerned, I can say that my sleep has definitely improved. I used to wake up several times a night and now it's maybe once.
For those interested, this is what I'm listening to: http://www.youtube.com/watchfeature=player_embedded&v=Fmwkv6znFJo
Yet, meditation makes me uncomfortable at the same time, because I don't have complete control over what is going on. Companies that produce meditation music inform their customers, "Do not listen to this while driving or performing other activities for which you need to be alert," and I understand why. Just seconds after I put on my headphones, I feel my body going into a relaxed state...whether I want it to or not. I feel my brain slow down and my head becomes slightly heavy. The first time I tried deep meditation music, I began hyperventilating because the loss of control made me anxious and I started breathing really fast. I tried a lighter level of music the next time around and things went much better...I need baby steps, I guess.
As far as the benefits are concerned, I can say that my sleep has definitely improved. I used to wake up several times a night and now it's maybe once.
For those interested, this is what I'm listening to: http://www.youtube.com/watchfeature=player_embedded&v=Fmwkv6znFJo
Living Better Part 1: Two People I Admire
Living your best is an on-going process, but I'm focusing on my day-to-day attitude at the moment and becoming more positive. Two people I admire for their positivity are my former co-worker Charlie and my sister Heather.
Charlie and I were walking to the bike repair shop when we stopped at a corner. We were about to cross the street when a truck sped up, turned in front of us, and honked angrily.
"Geez," I said, but Charlie just smiled.
"Oh well. I just let those things go." I thought about that for a moment.
"It's really impressive that you think like that," I responded.
"Well...what else can you do? You can get angry or feel badly about it, but it's not going to solve anything - he's already gone. I figure he's more in a hurry than I am, and he's probably having a bad day already...so I just let him honk his horn and not let him get to me."
Similarly, I was talking to Heather on the phone once and noticed the way she quickly let go of negativity. At the time, she was having the worst room mate problems. When people mistreat you and make it difficult to come home, it's enough for me to be in a poor mood all day every day. Yet once we switched subjects, she was up-beat and happy. I got the feeling that being positive was a more regular state for her...the one she came back to even among life's difficulties. It makes sense how she tends to draw people to her.
Charlie (with his home-made bike satchel)
Charlie and I were walking to the bike repair shop when we stopped at a corner. We were about to cross the street when a truck sped up, turned in front of us, and honked angrily.
"Geez," I said, but Charlie just smiled.
"Oh well. I just let those things go." I thought about that for a moment.
"It's really impressive that you think like that," I responded.
"Well...what else can you do? You can get angry or feel badly about it, but it's not going to solve anything - he's already gone. I figure he's more in a hurry than I am, and he's probably having a bad day already...so I just let him honk his horn and not let him get to me."
Heather
Similarly, I was talking to Heather on the phone once and noticed the way she quickly let go of negativity. At the time, she was having the worst room mate problems. When people mistreat you and make it difficult to come home, it's enough for me to be in a poor mood all day every day. Yet once we switched subjects, she was up-beat and happy. I got the feeling that being positive was a more regular state for her...the one she came back to even among life's difficulties. It makes sense how she tends to draw people to her.
****
In my opinion, these two people are amazing because of the way they look at life. I want to be like them - a person who brightens a room when I can, because life truly is good. Yet I've noticed it takes courage on my part to do that - to break normal social conduct and randomly say hi to someone, even if they look at you funny afterward. It takes courage to do it again. In the end, though, I think it will pay off: I can't make people feel good if my glass is always empty...so I'm going to fill it up :).
Labels:
Change,
Reflections
Back to Practicing!
Shey and I have been practicing for a few weeks now, and so far things have been going really well. We're both learning so much not only about Standard, but also body mechanics in general. Right now our main teachers are Victor Veyrasset, Heather Smith, and Luca Barrichi. How do we have such a team of world-class coaches? Dance Vision instruction videos, lol. It's easy to go back to square one when you don't have much disposable cash and can watch lessons over and over again. Shey and I joke:
"When we compete, they'll ask who our coaches are..."
"- And we'll say, 'Victor Veyrasset.'"
"'He's really excellent.'"
"'We learned everything we know from him.'"
"'...And he has no idea.'"
Eventually, we'll get some real coaching, but we have plenty to think about with the resources we have at the moment.
In terms of my own practice, I'm learning to coordinate all the lady's jobs (body mechanics) that Maya taught me and learn the man's jobs of direction and steps. I feel like the body mechanic work is only partially in my control: I can do an action over and over and still not understand how it applies when I'm with a partner. I just had an epiphany yesterday about something Maya told me months ago - how to keep my heels from clunking on the ground when I step forward. It's a whole new ball game when I have a person in front of me, though. It also takes time to sit and study the man's steps and figure out if he's going or ending down line of dance (LOD) or backing LOD, or moving diagonal center or diagonal wall...all things I never had to think about before. I think it will help my spatial dyslexia, though.
Of course, every practice isn't like walking on clouds. One day we'll figure something out that makes the dancing so much easier and the next day that same body mechanism will be lost. Then it's back to the drawing board...
Or once, we had a practice where we just couldn't pull it together - we were both feeling stiff and couldn't move. We ended up calling it a day and hoping for a better practice next time. It happens.
However, I'm happy to say that we have more good days than bad and we both believe this will be the norm :).
"When we compete, they'll ask who our coaches are..."
"- And we'll say, 'Victor Veyrasset.'"
"'He's really excellent.'"
"'We learned everything we know from him.'"
"'...And he has no idea.'"
Eventually, we'll get some real coaching, but we have plenty to think about with the resources we have at the moment.
In terms of my own practice, I'm learning to coordinate all the lady's jobs (body mechanics) that Maya taught me and learn the man's jobs of direction and steps. I feel like the body mechanic work is only partially in my control: I can do an action over and over and still not understand how it applies when I'm with a partner. I just had an epiphany yesterday about something Maya told me months ago - how to keep my heels from clunking on the ground when I step forward. It's a whole new ball game when I have a person in front of me, though. It also takes time to sit and study the man's steps and figure out if he's going or ending down line of dance (LOD) or backing LOD, or moving diagonal center or diagonal wall...all things I never had to think about before. I think it will help my spatial dyslexia, though.
Of course, every practice isn't like walking on clouds. One day we'll figure something out that makes the dancing so much easier and the next day that same body mechanism will be lost. Then it's back to the drawing board...
Or once, we had a practice where we just couldn't pull it together - we were both feeling stiff and couldn't move. We ended up calling it a day and hoping for a better practice next time. It happens.
However, I'm happy to say that we have more good days than bad and we both believe this will be the norm :).
Labels:
Dance
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Roadrunner Hostel Video - My Latest Work
After months of collecting photos and video and figuring out how to work iMovie, I finally produced a promotional video for the hostel. Check it out!!
Labels:
Hostel Life,
Tucson Living,
Video
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