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Striving for the Next Challenge!
Life without variety is dull.
Life without challenge is dull.
But challenge is, well…challenging!
I’ve just had an amazing weekend-and one of the most challenging weekends I’ve had in ages! I was close to giving up, and I’m so glad that I didn’t!
My main hobby is dance. I love it. I started doing modern jive (Ceroc) nearly 4 years ago and over the last year I have been dabbling with blues. That’s the way with life— you get good at something and want to take it to the next level.
I’m not saying that I’m the perfect jiver, but I’m definitely competent, most of the time! I help the beginners, which is really rewarding. They are great! I remember my days as a beginner. I would think I’d got it, then find that I hadn’t. It was a bit like learning to drive — full of contradictions. You need to have tension in your arms, but not too much tension. You need to follow the lead and not decide where to go on your own. But you also need to know where you should end up! All this and staying on the beat! I was often oblivious to the music playing — I have danced through the change of song without even noticing! It’s like when driving — you are going too fast, the next time you get to the same bit, you’re going too slow. ARRGGHHH!
