| Persistence is a quality that a you must have if you | | | | to feel comfortable. In the beginning, it may be all that |
| want to be a good, or even great dancer. You must | | | | you can do to just move your feet, in the appropriate |
| have the tenacity to repeat a movement over and | | | | direction, in time to the music. You might have to focus |
| over and over, allowing that movement to be instilled | | | | on every beat, counting and calculating your every |
| deep into your body, mind and soul. While all of these | | | | move. |
| tips may fall into the same category as "practice", | | | | There are many facets encompassed in just one |
| there is a slight difference. You can practice your | | | | basic dance step. You must consider your feet, "What |
| dance steps with a lackadaisical attitude or you can | | | | is their position?", "Where they are going?", "Which |
| practice with intent and determination. | | | | way are they pointing?" and "How they are getting |
| It is essential to have a good, solid basic foundation, | | | | there?", your arms: the connection between you and |
| from a competent instructor. It is much easier to learn | | | | your partner, "Where are they?" and "What are they |
| your basics correctly, right from the start, that way | | | | doing?", "What is the position of your hand?", "How is |
| you won't have to go back and retrain your muscles. | | | | your head tilted?" are just a few. The list truly goes on |
| You create muscle memory whether you are doing | | | | and on. |
| something correctly or incorrectly. It is much easier to | | | | Eventually, your movement will become second nature |
| do it correctly from the beginning than to go back and | | | | and you will be able to focus on a different portion of |
| change what you learned incorrectly. | | | | the same dance step. Foreign moves will soon begin |
| Learning to dance can be very difficult. You will only be | | | | to feel comfortable. Things you never thought that you |
| able to focus on one or possibly two components of a | | | | were capable of doing will begin to seem easy. Your |
| dance at a time. You must be persistent and not give | | | | continual persistence will eventually reward you with |
| up. It takes many repetitions of the same movement | | | | the ability to move freely across the dance floor. |