Actually my balance is quite good. For several years now I've been practicing spins on a rotational disk from Stott Pilates, and I'm quite good at them now. And I practice standing on one foot in various positions almost every day.
What I want to talk about is striking a balance between I'm-a-student-who-wants-to-get-better and I'm-a-performer-who's-pleased-with-my-dancing.
I practice at home and feel great--and then I take a lesson and realize how much I could do to improve even basic steps and patterns. It's discouraging.
After January 1 I might start doing an extra hour every week with M. I used to do that before my life got so complicated, and it really helped my dancing.
What I really need to do, though, is to feel confident that my dancing is worth doing, even if it's not world class.
I don't think I'm a perfectionist. Well, I am about writing. Does that insistence on getting it right carry over to other things I do?
My gut reaction is no. If I were a perfectionist about dancing, I wouldn't have stuck with it this long. It is HARD to become a good ballroom dancer.
And I don't enjoy watching some of the professionals I see on TV--their perfection is almost robotic.
So what do I need to do or think about to increase my confidence?
I don't have an answer yet.
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