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| Lindy: Dance Motivations |
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| on Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 01:35 AM - 664 Reads |
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For what I want to do with my dancing, I'm mostly good enough. I haven't attended a workshop or camp for about a year and a half. In spite of all this, I've decided to go to South West Lindy Fest... In general, I can go out during the week in Austin or to a weekend Lindy Exchange and get all of the dancing I need/want. I dance with the best follows, and often get comments that I'm amongst their favorite leads during that weekend. At the point that I'm good enough for this, I question how much time or effort I want to put into getting better. For the most part, I'm very happy with where I am currently.
First and foremost, I'm going to SWLF so I can dance with Virginie. I intend to wholeheartedly stalk her, and get as many dances with her as she'll let me.
That aside, one of the reasons I've always wanted to improve is simply that I know I can be better. The better a person gets at dancing, the more they have the capacity to recognize things that they can improve. I get frustrated when I "mess up" on the dance floor, or do something that I know I could do better. This frustration is often a good thing because it motivates improvement. It then becomes a question of how much effort you want to put into this improvement, which is what I'm currently struggling with.
In all honesty the biggest reason I have for getting better at this point is how well I dance with one particular follow. She kicks my butt each and every time I dance with her. She's the kind of person that makes you want to push yourself and your dancing to your limits to keep up with and/or attempt to challenge her in some small way. I know I'm out of shape, but two dances in a row with her leaves me unable to do much for a full 15 minutes afterwards while I recover. Sometimes I can't even do a second dance.
I met Laura at Lindygras three years ago, and we immediately clicked with our dancing. When she came out to the Chicago Exchange that year, she and I had some incredible dances. I remember Saturday late night dancing a dozen or so in a row with her towards the back of the room, and having a decent sized group of dancers end up going back there to sit and watch us dance. During the following year, our connection wasn't always completely in synch, and I sometimes struggled to find common ground with her on the floor. This past year our connection has been great, and she just completely out-dances me.
I think that getting into shape and getting better with my dancing would be worth the effort just to have even better dances with her. Of course, it would certainly help in my dances with Virginie, too. |
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