Dance reflections

So Joseph gave a speech Friday that really hit home. Not that I ever give less than 100% when I dance, his speech inspired me and gave me some things to work on. He said everyone on the team has things to work on. Its not good enough to go through a piece and do things your own way....even though I can't even get the piece to begin with. The lesson however is to think of those things you don't get, and those things that you are not able to do and decide to make those your goals. So I'm going to compile a list of things I need to work on.

1) Learn how to not be so left handed. Especially since 90% of people are choreographing with their right hand in mind. This screws me up, especially on spins and when I'm watching someone in the mirror. I need to practice more on my right side. I noticed this more in bboying. I need to learn how to start on my right side to become more versatile.

2) Seperate thought from dance. This is hard because I'm having a tough time learning the pieces. But today I was doing Josh's peice, which is awesome. And trying not to think at all...just putting my bboy face on (its not a bboy piece...i just have a determined bboy face :P ) and did it. I didn't do it 100% correct, but I think I looked a lot better than usual. I only got this because I practice that piece a lot outside of class. I need to remember every day to practice the pieces I know, even if I don't know all of it. I can always bring questions to class....but if we learn a piece and I don't really practice it and we don't do it for a few weeks, I have to relearn it.

3) One of my biggest goals I need to practice on is level change. As a tall mofo, its tough for me to get down low. I need to. Joseph was saying that even in the club people don't notice our great dancing skills from what our hands are doing so much, its more what our feet are doing and all the level changes. I need to learn to focus on this more.

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I wish there were more hours in the day. Or that I could just quit my job and dance all day, but alas not possible....maybe if I ever get famous dancing :P
But anyway some good things did happen this weekend. I had a lot of inspiration to make up sets. Fridays practice I made up 2 new sets, partially thanks to Ryan. My I have less than 2 weeks before I battle goofball for the 3rd time, and I want to have a few things to throw down. Those sets will help a lot. I'm going to try tomorrow night not to focus so much on power and think more of sets and how I can perfect the new ones I created and maybe add to some of my old stuff.

Also been learning locking at culture shock practice. I look like a total goon....but I'm a slow learner.....within a few months I'll get a lot better. Its helping me think a lot about using my right side. Same as in some of the new toprocks I'm learning from Ryan. Other than culture shock its been a pretty chill weekend, but it was really good.

A week from Thursday will be the first Lion's Den at modern in over 2 months, I'm so excited. I'm gonna smoke all those dude who I haven't seen in a while haha. But I miss modern a lot!

Ok peace