To master Ballroom Dancing, you have to practice to learn the dance steps. It takes a lot of practice before you feel comfortable out on the dance floor.
For those of you who have learned to play a musical instrument, master a sport or speak a foreign language, you know you have to practice to become better. You can’t go to class and play in the orchestra if you have never practiced at home. You can’t run a marathon if you have never taken a run. You can’t go speak a foreign language to someone if you have not practiced beforehand. A skill takes continual practice. The more you practice the better you become.
It takes action. You can not watch Youtube or read a book and expect to become better at something. Visual aids are tools that can help but action has to be a part of the learning experience.
You also have to set aside time if you expect this to happen. It takes discipline. If you don’t want to put in the time, it’s best you don’t start.
Dan and I practice every Wednesday morning, at 6 a.m. We have a playlist of different songs that we practice our ballroom dance steps to. Going to area dances also gives us a chance to practice our steps. We have learned many steps over the years, but if we don’t practice they tend to disappear from our memory. It may still be there in the old noggin , but you have to work on refreshing the skill all over again.
Muscle memory converts a short-term memory into a long term memory. Practice is what makes it long term. Then you will dance without thinking so hard. It will become more natural and fun.
Dan and I can teach a step to our dance class, but it is up to them to practice at home. It is up to the couple to master the skill. We can’t do that for them.
God’s Word-Proverbs 12:1 -The Message
If you love learning, you love the discipline that goes with it— how shortsighted to refuse correction!
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