So, it's been a couple of months now, and I've managed to cadge a few dance lessons out of Ye Ballroom Instructor and the new Eccentric. They're all very busy, because everyone in the arts has like eight jobs, but between the two of them I have at least got a general idea of what the hell is going on.
We have all now learned the following things:
I'm more or less fine if I'm leading. (Raise your hand if you somehow did not see this coming.) I'm not good, but I'm capable of following directions which will eventually make me better.I'm also more or less fine if I'm backleading, although I am really, really not supposed to be doing that.I'm extremely nervous and very laggy as a follow. Partly this is because I just don't know the signals yet, but mostly it's because--My balance is absolute rubbish. I keep telling them that my balance is rubbish. I think they believe that I believe that, but I also think they think I'm comparing myself to…
We have all now learned the following things:
I'm more or less fine if I'm leading. (Raise your hand if you somehow did not see this coming.) I'm not good, but I'm capable of following directions which will eventually make me better.I'm also more or less fine if I'm backleading, although I am really, really not supposed to be doing that.I'm extremely nervous and very laggy as a follow. Partly this is because I just don't know the signals yet, but mostly it's because--My balance is absolute rubbish. I keep telling them that my balance is rubbish. I think they believe that I believe that, but I also think they think I'm comparing myself to…