We Love to Dance..... Ras-This! » Mistake http://www.ras-this.com It's Not About Waiting for the Storm to Pass.....It's About Learning to Dance in the Rain! Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:59:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Mistake vs Invention: in Dance http://www.ras-this.com/mistake-vs-invention/ http://www.ras-this.com/mistake-vs-invention/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:29:37 +0000 Michele http://www.ras-this.com/?p=46
Once again, I have a short story to share……….
Tonight, while out dancing with my fellow members of the High Desert Swing Dance Club, a friend and I “invented” a new move. This “move” was not something that we planned, or even thought out. It was actually a move invented from our making a mistake. Or should I say, “MY” mistake! He lead me one way, and I went the other…..I’m not sure where my brain went, but the brain and body were NOT in dancing as “one”! Good news was, that we really liked the mistake. We liked it so much that we actually repeated it several times just to make sure that we would remember it. That way, we could dance it on purpose the next time!
Luckily we were dancing West Coast Swing, which is less structured than other dances, but this little Tip often works well, regardless of the dance you are doing.
So remember, If either a leader, or follower does something the other didn’t expect and it felt or looked good – assume it’s a new move. If you started to do a standard move and something happens where you have to modify the steps ( you forgot what to do) or fake it (innovate), you might just someday become famous! All moves were invented by someone, maybe that someone will be you!
Happy Dancing,
Ras #1
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