tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567026674661404732.post1862658195963306607..comments2024-03-12T00:39:16.695-07:00Comments on Confessions of a dance pants addict: Getting BoredAJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09398414928556655066noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567026674661404732.post-59842149268265501352011-02-18T21:51:23.713-08:002011-02-18T21:51:23.713-08:00Yes, even though I am not doing routines, I am pre...Yes, even though I am not doing routines, I am pretty much doing the same moves over, because once I start dancing, I forget everything but the combos I know really well ;) I've been wanting to make myself some flash cards of combos, so I can challenge myself with moves I do less often.<br /><br />I wish I could do the WEI workshops but they're the same weekend as the big steampunk convention here in Tucson :(AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398414928556655066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567026674661404732.post-35712476491523094962011-02-18T10:36:56.380-08:002011-02-18T10:36:56.380-08:00I really like my DVD day. Constantly going over r...I really like my DVD day. Constantly going over routines can get a bit, well...routine, after a while.<br /><br />I'm not doing too many workshops myself. I'm doing two of the WEI workshops on March 6th and then the big Lisa Zahiya & Ava one in November and that's probably going to be it for the year.<br /><br />I think we all get frustrated when a new move doesn't click right away. It took me months & months to learn to generate snake arms from my shoulder blades rather than from the shoulder. I gave up on that move over and over again.SaraBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00434626390644254827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567026674661404732.post-51231429002482283662011-02-16T22:51:08.943-08:002011-02-16T22:51:08.943-08:00Exhaustion is definitely a bigger hurdle to get ov...Exhaustion is definitely a bigger hurdle to get over, but I kind of wish I had some rehearsals to tire me out. Dancing by myself is part of the problem, I want more leader-follower practice, and feedback from my fellow dancers.<br /><br />Your ideas are good ones, though! DVD Day sounds ideal! Extra classes are out for now, due to time and money constraints (I'm cutting back on workshops, too). And I would definitely benefit from intense exploration, if I could overcome my habit of getting frustrated when something doesn't click and switching to something easier!<br /><br />I'll experiment with some things the week after next, after my MIL goes home!AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398414928556655066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567026674661404732.post-23607685073829355982011-02-16T09:19:44.282-08:002011-02-16T09:19:44.282-08:00LOL!! Your hurdle seems to be boredom and mine is...LOL!! Your hurdle seems to be boredom and mine is exhaustion. Rehearsal 3 days a week from now until early April, and possibly later is tough.<br /><br />What about:<br />-finding more local belly dance classes<br />-cross training with some other type of dance <br /> class<br />-DVD Day!! Mine is Thursday.<br />-signing up for one month of on-line classes <br /><br />And there's always the intense exploration of a move; practice hip-ups, aka tick-tocks, using just your knees, then just your glutes, then using only the obliques. Then mix it up: glutes with obliques, knees & glutes, etc. Then do it all again with level changes, walking, turning.SaraBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00434626390644254827noreply@blogger.com