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This is the last week of the current round of dances in group class:
Also, remember the disco social coming up in a couple of weeks - www.facebook.com/events/774881707568148. This might be the last such event for a while so make sure you get to this one. We will of course always look for events in the area so you can use what you learn to dance socially and have a good time. Let me know if you want to come. Disco always seems a bit better than the other nights - likely because it is music to dance to and the various styles that suit it. See you on the dance floor Clint
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First off classes this week:
Do you have friends wanting to dance? We will be starting another 4-week program then too. Please tell anyone you know who has been thinking about learning dance. Awards This week we will be finalising the details for the next awards – your teacher will be talking to you about it. Social dance outings We had a really good time on Saturday with Rough Edges – a really good band doing great music (see some photos in the FB group). It was the first time some people there had social-danced a style they had learned properly. So a significant night. The next event will be a disco-themed night - www.facebook.com/events/774881707568148 - always great dance music. See you on the dance floor Clint CLASSES
Yes we do have classes tonight so first a reminder about classes this week:
SOCIAL OUTING We have another social outing this Saturday - https://www.facebook.com/events/472938455054400. It was a great outing with Blush and I expect Rough Edges to be just as good. Collin, Tony and I did a good job of keeping the ladies with us dancing, but we still had some other men hovering around trying tp pick up. So a few more men from Destine Dance would be appreciated - and you should have a good time. Let me know if you are coming so we have an idea of numbers. See you on the dance floor Clint First off, classes this week: • Monday 7:30pm Street Latin - Salsa (the classic) • Tuesday 6:30pm Latin American - Jive (if rock and roll and ballroom had a baby) • Wednesday 7:30pm Swing and R'n'R - No classes this week • Thursday 6:30pm Ballroom - waltz (the classic of all ballroom) This is the half way mark for the current 6 week program. However, we have had a couple aborted nights so there will be another 3 weeks of this program after this week. THE SECRETS DANCE REVEALS This topic was prompted by the upcoming awards, a post I saw online and some activity I have seen in social dancing. First the post:  I am not a huge fane of Arriana Huffington, but I saw the above image shared on a dance teachers' LinkedIn group. I then realised that the quote does have a lot to do with dance.
It is quite often that students find there are many parallels between dance and life. It could be about the importance of the journey as opposed to the destination as you ensure you take each step. Maybe the need to be attentive and clear to those you communicate with when you focus on lead and follow. Or how you need a balanced approach to enjoy things as you note the music, your partner, yourself and others on the dance floor all at the same time. Maybe even how you have troubles committing as you take hesitant steps and find yourself with split weight. Dance reveals many secrets to us about life, what we could be missing and how to get more from living. Dance can also be about the focus of above quote - mastering fear. Be it dancing socially and overcoming discomfort with close proximity to others, moving on from a mistake so you no longer fear judgement, or doing gradings where you need to be the centre of attention and perform on queue. By doing each of these, dance can help you exercise that fearlessness muscle. So take on all the challenges in dance you can, and enjoy a life with more opportunity and less to fear. See you on the dance floor Clint |
AuthorThis blog is written by the staff at Destine Dance and is inspired by the questions and challenges faced by our students Archives
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