We have been fortunate that from the beginning we had American style of Dancing. We developed some of the best teachers in Hawaii. The proof has been in the pudding, the results have given us some of the best dancers in the Pacific. This includes our excellent Exhibition dancers. It can sometimes seem like there is no part of a dancer's body that is not under scrutiny. For an exhibition dancer it's may be easy to get obsessed when they are in front of a mirror, trying to fit a mold. Yet the traditional ideals have been changing every day and we know that the days of carbon-copy dancers are over, except in competitions.
Only when they are confident in their own bodies can they start truly working with what they have, While the striving may never end, there can be unexpected benefits to what they may think of as their "imperfections. After doing their first exhibition, along with elation comes the realization that they were still missing vital parts of their technique. They tend to look for a partner in social dancing that will complement their learning. To learn more requires interest, time and perhaps a new teacher with a slightly different perspective.
The terrific teachers on Oahu may work on rebuilding their technique, refining where and how they are using their moves and building the strength to maintain it. The exhibition dancers need a visual image to understand how to change, and there were so many other good dancers around to help. A continuous effort and the push to improve themselves never ends and they still set goals in their weekly class. They never skip class and take it a little more seriously, It is an insurance policy to keep their moves and techniques getting better.
As Walter Cronkite used to say when closing, "And that's the way it is."
"Social dancers believe that dancing is more than the locomotive movement
of the body because of a good rhythm. It may be in the heart."
Only when they are confident in their own bodies can they start truly working with what they have, While the striving may never end, there can be unexpected benefits to what they may think of as their "imperfections. After doing their first exhibition, along with elation comes the realization that they were still missing vital parts of their technique. They tend to look for a partner in social dancing that will complement their learning. To learn more requires interest, time and perhaps a new teacher with a slightly different perspective.
"Tiny Bubbles" by Don Ho
The terrific teachers on Oahu may work on rebuilding their technique, refining where and how they are using their moves and building the strength to maintain it. The exhibition dancers need a visual image to understand how to change, and there were so many other good dancers around to help. A continuous effort and the push to improve themselves never ends and they still set goals in their weekly class. They never skip class and take it a little more seriously, It is an insurance policy to keep their moves and techniques getting better.
"Dancing, for us, is just discovery, discovery, discovery."
As Walter Cronkite used to say when closing, "And that's the way it is."
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