Post Date: 2010-02-01 The dance journey can be compared to a wave. There's your starting place perhaps inspiration, then there's the initial difficulty of learning dance steps followed by the high of eventually getting them. Then there's the big shock when steps get harder followed by the extreme glee of nailing the harder material.
That last little sequence is what we shall look at here, i.e. the step up from beginners/ basics to more complicated and advanced locking. This is the place that can really stymie you if you're not careful.
It is perhaps at this point you uncover all your unconscious obstacles as well as physical obstacles. It may be the first instance where you begin doubting yourself and your ability to succeed.
It is where everything comes out for in times of emotional upheaval this is often what happens. From this disequilibrium you will begin to see everything in the back of your mind, all the excuses and obstacles which may not have come out previously.
Things such as, "I'm not good enough" or "this is too difficult for me" or "I want to give up" or in the shape of doubts "can I really do this?" and "do I have what it takes?"
At this point if I were to add that this is where the dance journey will stop for many learners you probably wouldn't be surprised!
When we have all these doubts and obstacles laid out in front of us what we are really dealing with is pain or perceived pain. These are merely excuses to keep you away from more pain.
As Rocky Balboa beautifully stated, "It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward."
There will be times when you can't do something, but that does not mean you will not be able to do it in future. You have to keep pushing forward, you must announce to yourself that you are not a quitter and stand tall.
Why do I think this is so important? Because I learnt these lessons the hard way. In previous ventures before dancing I was never a quitter but would beat myself up when I did not do well.
Why give yourself another obstacle? Instead what I do now is laugh it off. Not laugh it off in the sense of I don't care, but in the frame of "this doesn't matter that much" when you make a mistake whilst animated by taking steps to remove the obstacle and move forward.
So the way you conduct yourself is going to be another critical factor in the level of success you attain or fail to attain.
Your ability to attenuate doubts, make them inaudible or else strip them of their power as well as charge forward and go for what you want will have a pronounced effect on your final results.
Kevin Shwe (Strawberry KS) is a dancer and dance teacher based in London. He continues to spread locking through his locking classes and also his DVD 'Introduction To Locking' which delves right into the basics and making locking funky. You can find exclusive videos at http://www.lockingvideos.com/
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