OK to be strictly honest, I had a similar reaction when I first saw you and Caz dancing at St Chads. I remember feeling chuffed because I'd learned how to do some hatchlockcombcombo thingy, and was thinking,
it's not really difficult this MJ thing. Then I started watching you guys and it was like
I suppose (again being strictly honest) that it did make me feel envious. I wanted, there and then, to be as good as you. But after a while, I started to think,
why do I want this? what am I trying to prove? I know the reason why I felt so anxious at freestyles (at that time) was because I was trying to show everyone how good I was. You know, dancing while looking over your shoulder to see what other people are doing - are they outdoing you? Daft, but that was how it was.
I remember that I felt dreadfully nervous the first time I danced with you and Caz. You (naturally) want to impress dancers who you admire, and who you regard as a benchmark of ability. But there also comes a time (as has been pointed out) when I again had to say to myself,
what am I doing this for? I'm not studying to be a professional dancer, this is supposed to be fun.
So although I still feel that I have a long way to go when I see great dancers on YouTube, it's also the example of great dancers that makes me learn new stuff and to persist in my development.
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