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Knowledge is Power?
There is an old saying that."
"Knowledge is Power
But this is not complete, because when it comes to dancing, knowing how to do something is no good unless you actually...
Do it!
Has your dance teacher ever told you how to correct a step, and then the next lesson given you the very same correction ...
and then the next lesson after that gave you the same correction and then the next lesson after that given you the same correction etc, etc, etc?
I know that every dance teacher has done this...
every teacher, all over the world.
Why are they saying the same thing over and over?
Is it because they can’t think of anything else to teach you?
NO!
It is because they want you to actually do it!
It is true that repetition is the mother of skill, however if we keep learning the same lessons every day we never get to grow and it is our job to all walk out of the dance studio a better dancer than when we walked in.
Imagine you have a large save button
in the middle of your chest.
Today we are going to learn how to use it, and then we are going to USE it~
Imagine you are the computer and your dance teacher is you...
Each time they teach you a new step or a new style or a subtle correction that will make a
massive difference to you as a dancer...
they want you to
CLICK SAVE
so the next time they look for the changes and the little adjustments, you do them.
Just like with the document.
Here are a few ways to help you save the changes...
Pretend you have a "save button" in the middle of your chest (or anywhere) and when you get a correction or a new step touch that button. It will remind you that your job is to apply what you are learning. It will also remind you that it is YOU who must make the adjustment and take responsibility to get better.
Write down the corrections
This will help you remember them and you can then also go back and look at them at a later date. You are also creating a "recipe book" for anyone else who wants to dance as well as you.
Tell someone
Your mom or dad, or a friend, the changes that you have learned after your class. Do it like "you are a teacher " and you are trying to teach them so they
understand it. You can even test them to see
if they listened. This way it is also helping you
learn and remember it. This is an excellent save button because...
when you teach something
you really learn it.
Happy Dancing!!
~ Miss Kelley
g to use it!
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