Like a Dance

Relationships: They're like a dance.
Two people going back and forth, pulling and straining against each other. However they feed off of one another. Kicking and jumping the entire time, but then there are moments where it's absolutely beautiful when they're turning in each others arms. It seems as if no one is even watching them dance together in this moment. The ups and downs throughout the sequence represents a relationship perfectly. All the fast movements and hard tricks are nothing compared to that turning moment that usually happens at some point in the dance. However all dances end differently, its either a tragic ending or they prance off stage happily. Sometimes I wish I could choreograph my dances before I jumped in without knowing the steps.

"To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak" Hopi Indian saying

Thursday Night Lights

Every Thursday night I take ballet and jazz with about 20 other girls. This makes for small spaces and a lot of competition to compare myself with. We do a lot of combinations and we do them over and over again. Last week we did solo's.
Solo's are every dancers wish. To have all eyes completely on you and no one else. It means showing off all the skill and natural talent that has been acquired over years of practice.  Solo's are earned and not given. It is the award for a job well done. This year I plan on finally getting mine.
There is also a downfall to solo's. Since everyone is watching you there is more pressure to get it right. One mistake and everyone notices. Unless it is a little one and you can catch yourself to make it seem like it's right. During the dance confidence must be present, or it shows on your face and the movements aren't as strong. However there is no reason why confidence shouldn't be present, the dance was rehearsed over a hundred times and should be imprinted in the mind. An important tip before you go on is to mark the dance a few times behind stage, but not too much or you could worry yourself. Then take some time to build confidence and only think about how good your going to do, and how awesome it is that the opportunity to show off is an option for you. So when its time to go on, smile and make the stage yours!


"To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak" Hopi Indian saying

Tricks

Technique is important to dancers. No it is not the only thing that makes us look good but it does help. To get good technique requires practice. A dancer can do this by stretches designed for different aspects of dance. Leaps, turns, and kicks are all part of technique and require flexibility and strength.
When I go to dance class we are warming up and stretching for at least thirty minutes. Even though it is just warming up we are still expected to perform the warm up as if we were dancing it.
"To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak" Hopi Indian saying