{"id":1802,"date":"2015-04-11T09:23:51","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T14:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glennspecht.com\/wp\/?p=1802"},"modified":"2015-04-11T09:35:49","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T14:35:49","slug":"salsa-the-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glennspecht.com\/wp\/salsa-the-passion\/","title":{"rendered":"Salsa, the passion"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Salsa\"<\/a>
Salsa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I really like to dance Salsa.<\/p>\n

I am not a great dancer.<\/p>\n

I am not even a good dancer.<\/p>\n

I am an OK dancer, who stays within my abilities and physical limitations. \u00a0My goal is to provide an enjoyable dance with\u00a0my partner, without a) boring her or b) trying moves that are\u00a0beyond her experience.<\/p>\n

The high I get from having a really good dance with a partner I connect with is truly amazing. \u00a0This may happen one or two times a night, or sometimes it doesn’t happen at all.<\/p>\n

I decided to take some lesson with a teacher who is coming in from Toronto. \u00a0My goal was to try and move my abilities to the next level. \u00a0The teacher is very good, and has an extreme knowledge of how to move and how to become better dancers. \u00a0The classes have been intensive, and very informative.<\/p>\n

I have hated the classes.<\/p>\n

I usually like salsa instruction. \u00a0My learning experience in Tokyo is still one of the high points in my life ( taking lesson from an Argentine teacher who only spoke Japanese and Spanish while I only spoke English made for an interesting couple of hours every week.)<\/p>\n

Why did I dislike the classes?<\/p>\n

It may be that the physical level and ability of the students in the class were so different. There were\u00a0quite a few young dancers from the local universities, who have the body awareness to pick up the ideas very quickly. It has been interesting to see how quickly some of them have advanced and progressed. \u00a0When it was my turn to practice with these students I felt I was holding them back.<\/p>\n

It may have been \u00a0forcing me to realize my limitations. \u00a0My body\/ mind interface has never really ever worked right, and I have not treated my body well so it can be a real frustrating and painful experience to know what I want to do, but not being able to do it…<\/p>\n

But these are things I have dealt with before.<\/p>\n

When I was teaching photography, one of my main goals was\u00a0to try and instill the emotion of and in a photograph. \u00a0Teaching technique in photography is easy. \u00a0Teaching artististry and supplying passion is difficult.<\/p>\n

What I have been missing from my dance classes was “the passion”. \u00a0I was\u00a0missing the passion, the joy, from other students and from the instructors. \u00a0The instruction has been really very good. \u00a0I understand more about the technique now than I did in the past. \u00a0I think I have progressed a little bit as well, \u00a0but by concentrating on my lack of technique, \u00a0I almost lost my reason to dance, I almost forgot to experience\u00a0the passion or joy of dance.<\/p>\n

My goal is not to be the best dancer on the floor, my goal is to be the best dancer I can be, more importantly to connect with my partner and\u00a0enjoy doing it.<\/p>\n

My life has always been about the chase of my passions. \u00a0Sometimes this leads me to great pain and hardship. \u00a0Sometimes it fills me with joy.<\/p>\n

Luckily I have been able to\u00a0find this joy on the dance floor with others.<\/p>\n

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