Hi all,
I thought I would start a discussion about what you found the hardest when you started learning Ceroc (or any dancing)... I am sure we will find some common themes developing.
When I started Ceroc, the hardest thing for me was to remember the moves and think ahead to the next move. I found I could do most beginners moves ok, but I became totally frozen towards the end of a move.
A second thing I struggled with when starting Ceroc was learning to relax after doing a couple of years of Jive, the very strict footwork was deeply set within me and I literally spent hours trying to get rid of it.
Apart from the 2 above, another memory is the fear of being asked by a teacher / advanced woman
and realising that everything I had learnt had just completely vanished...
Well things did get better, though I still feel under pressure when asked by more advanced women (with high expectations...)
So go on, don't be coy, share your initial anxieties / difficulties with new Cerocers, let them know they are not alone, and that things
do get better.
Franck.