If you're thinking about signing up for dance classes after the summer, and you're wondering if you have the skills to dance, two fundamental questions should be considered.

The first of these is that there are a series of variables that can influence you to become a first-rate dancer, such as elasticity, concentration, psychomotor skills, sense of rhythm, etc.

The second issue is the most important. All you have to do is go to your classes with the firm desire to have a good time, to move to the sound of music, to have fun and to meet people who will contribute a lot to you. This is what really matters.

Do you want to learn to dance but don't know the benefits it can bring to your life?
Dancing will awaken in you new emotions, feelings, a control of some situations of anger, anguish, anxiety, etc., channeling your energy properly. In short, you will connect with yourself and improve your mood. Dancing is a social activity and a great opportunity to interact with other people.

Different studies have been carried out to ensure that dancing increases intelligence and prevents aging of our brain. The therapeutic effects of dancing influence most people.

For example, here is our recipe for a happy and fun healthy life (to read later).

 

8 qualities that anyone needs to start dancing


#1. The Passion
It is said that the best dancers of today and of all times have not been so because of your high technique, but because of their passion. In learning to dance, the desire to dance, to move to the rhythm of music, can make a difference.

Passion is enthusiasm, motivation to dance, whatever the obstacles, it doesn't matter. Different limitations, subjective fears, all this can be in the background if you have a passion for dancing.

#2. Dose of courage
Another quality you have to consider is bravery. A small dose will be enough to put an end to the feeling that you'll make a fool of yourself, that everyone will look at you. None of that is real. Everyone dances in their own way, everyone has had to learn and nobody makes a fool of themselves for it.

#3. The necessary humility
It is good for any activity in life. Also when it's time to start dancing. With humility you have to accept that you don't know how to dance properly, that you have gone to an academy or classes to help you learn.

In the learning process you have to assess constructive criticism and advice from the teacher. It's not about personal criticism, it's about helping you get better every day a little more. And that help you have to accept with predisposition and humility.

#4. Perseverance and dedication
As we are seeing, everyone has to go through the pre-learning process, and that doesn't happen in a day. It takes a lot of time to see results. In addition to the dance classes, it is very positive to train at home, to put into practice what we have learned in places, dance halls, discotheques, social events, etc.

In addition to training and practice, you can see the career and work of more established dancers, the history of the dance you like or have chosen, its evolution and the steps and new figures, integrate into forums and social networks about dance, etc... All this will help you to integrate more and more, and get a complementary motivation to the classes.

#5. Tolerance to frustration
Like all the new things in life, not every day will be the same when it comes to your dance classes. There will be exciting days, where everything will go very well, and you will feel that you are progressing a lot. But there will be others in the opposite direction. You will return home with the feeling that it has not gone well, that you have stagnated, you do not evolve and you are forgetting part of what you have learned.

The important thing is the process, that you have fun, that you move, that you socialize. Technical learning is a progressive issue, which requires patience.

#6. Discipline
Coupled with the previous issues of dedication, tolerance to frustration, patience, etc., is discipline. It is many hours of practice that are needed and on many occasions you will feel a kind of sluggishness, laziness to continue, discouragement or lack of motivation.

In such cases, it is important to exercise discipline, keep practicing, repeat, continue, repeat, repeat, try again, remember things that are forgotten, with firmness and determination. Never abandon yourself in the face of any obstacle.

#7. Respect
In any learning it is important to respect the activity, the teacher and the students who are at a higher level, and their peers. At the dance of course, too. Skill can only be achieved with many years of practice.

Fellowship is fundamental. If you hear anything unconstructive criticism, ridicule, irony, or derogatory comments about people at the academy, it's best to move away from those circles and look for others.

Respect also includes your body. You can't demand what's beyond your physical capabilities. As they say, you must work with your body, not against it.

#8. Self-esteem and self-love
To learn to dance, no matter how old you are, love for yourself or yourself is fundamental. The recognition of your virtues and also your weaknesses, contemplating the possible obstacles as opportunities to continue growing, not as insurmountable barriers. No matter your size, body shape, physical appearance. Will is everything.

Conclusion


Whatever you are, whatever your qualities, if you have a mental barrier that prevents you from taking the step of starting dance classes, break that fear and enjoy. Just that, in principle, let yourself be led to the rhythm of music, follow your teacher's advice.

There is no rush to learn, in time you will gain in technique. The most important thing is that you start, that you take the step. You have a lot to gain.

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PS: Leave us your comment on what qualities you think are necessary to dance please.