This evening I’m coming back from a party where I was dancing salsa. I started to learn to dance 4 months ago, and although I’m clearly not at ease to dance naturally, things are changing very quickly!
When I say “naturally”, I’m perfectly convinced that it has nothing to do with my natural abilities, but more with what I learned to be.
And although I’ve always looked with envy people who could dance, I’ve always perceived myself as not able to do the same things. Not enough at ease with my body for this kind of expression.
What gives me the ability to dance
Today things have changed. Throughout the years I started to get used to dance a little. But really a little! When I’m alone at home, and that was already a big deal for me!
But I also learned a lot of things, especially when I analyzed how I’ve been able to learn certain things more easily than other persons. For example I learned English and became better and better by myself, when I was no longer studying in a school. I even created several courses to help others do the same.
So what really helped for dancing is that I knew several important things before I started:
- Others do it, so I can do the same, no matter what I feel
- If I practice again and again, I can only become good, there’s no other possibility
- If I focus on my enthusiasm, I’m way better than if I focus on what seems difficult
But there is something maybe even more important that helps me a lot!
- I’m constantly looking for people that inspire me, and I’m creating a new image of myself in the process
That is so crucial if you want to get out of your old patterns and limits!!!
It is so easy to get stuck and never change again! And it feels so obvious that we are like that… There’s not a lot we can do, or at least it would be so difficult!
But that’s not true at all!!!
The secret formula to become a dancer
All you need to do is to change the image of yourself! For that there is just two kind of things to do:
- Create a new ideal vision of yourself, more and more precise
- Act in this direction (dance), even just a little bit, but as often as possible
Do it again and again! The more the better. And there is nothing that can prevent you from changing anything you want.
Just enjoy your new you, because if you do that you’re going to become exactly who you want to be. There’s no other option!
What dancer inspires me
Here is a dancer that I love watching!!!
But I have to admit that he was not the first that inspired me, and for a good reason. I even think that, just a few months ago he wouldn’t have inspired me at all, because I just couldn’t imagine doing that…
At first I needed something more basic, so that I could “see” myself dancing this way. Because I could imagine doing that with some reasonable practice.
But the more I evolve, the more my self-image changes, and the more I can imagine dancing better and better and expressing myself in ways that I wouldn’t have dreamed of before!
That’s the magic of this “secret” formula! And as you guessed it, you can apply it to anything you want ; )
