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Originally posted by Jon L
in the last two to three months - I have begun to notice that I am not learning new things in intermediate classes (I have been dancing 3 years 4 months now). Although the move might be varied, it can go in one ear and out the other.
I still can learn from the specialist workshops, and things like Bognor Camber where the jive is up a level,
Is this common with other dancers of similar experience?? |
I was getting so plateaued out about 18 months ago that I was within inches of giving up completely. Fortunately I discovered why I was getting funny looks from some of the better ladies - I was failing to notice all the breaks and accents in the music, and not allowing my partners enough space to be musical themselves. Doh :sorry
It was in one of Amir's classes that I finally got a handle on how to start listening - and then dancing - to the music and it's been onward and upward since then.
In terms of musicality, I still feel like I'm at "amoeba level", but I can feel the improvement in myself, and I'm also getting the impression that my partners are enjoying dancing with me a bit more. This is a million times more interesting, and, might I say exciting, than learning any number of complicated moves.
Now that I have at least a finger-nail grip on how to learn how to dance more musically, there's no sign of any plateau now. It's turned me into a bit of an obsessive 4-nights-a-week-er though
Chris