Choreography 08.09.2011

I'll admit I am rather slow at learning certain choreographies. Dance differs from having to pick up a violin and letting the hairs on the bow glide across the strings to emit sound. It is frustrating to find myself confused, however, I move forward and continue to learn it, let it marinate in my mind, and practice it. I take in as much as I can and utilize it in the same manner as students do after taking notes and being assigned homework. In fact, that is exactly how it is: You follow your instructor, take notes at what is hinted, go home, complete the assignment, and study it. Because the next class attendance, an exam is prepared to see how well you've covered over the material. It sounds rather redundant but it does, in fact, work. Say in this evening's class with Lamees and Arastya, I struggled to identify the combination of a pelvic tuck, release, and chest lift, followed by a reverse belly roll, ending with a hip drop, hip drop kick, repeated hip drops again. It sounds rather complex but in all reality it is not so once you break it down and identify each individual step. Everything has a process and when you identify it, you are capable of replicating it. In Lamees' class it was drilled repeatedly down to the point where the girls were capable of owning it. That is my assignment for tonight, though as I build up on it, it is required of me to embellish movements in my performances one day. Repetition is the key. Practice

My weakness is learning new material, however it is also my strength. Like many weaknesses I have, they call for an evaluation, a great deal of ethics in practicing, and embellishing them to become my strengths. The confidence in learning is there, it just needs a little polishing. :)