Just like Albert Einstein once said, “insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results”. Well, by that definition, call me crazy.
Since last year I’ve been having troubles participating on this dance festival of the place my group uses to practice. Starting by the fact that the academy itself isn’t professional and their festivals are pretty amateur I must admit it is always pretty much a waste of time. As much as I love dancing and would dance independent of where I am I still feel like this is a complete nonsense. We pay 200 bucks for a dance outfit that is borderline ridiculous and will NEVER be used again. Last year we were the octopus and this year we are the pirates. Yes, there is quite a level of improvement however it is still pretty silly. Not only that but I’ve been having some troubles with the choreographer and his ways of working. Different from most people, independent of someone’s status in society I tend to judge them just like I would anyone else. This guy, as talented and experienced as he may be, has been slacking and not taking time to do our choreography. I know, I know, who am I to judge such a professional like that… But I can’t help but notice that our dance is filled up with a bunch of easy, non-developed steps that seem to simply add up to just another transition. Yes, I do take my time to study different steps and watch videos to actually improve my dance skills. And for quite a while now, I’ve been stuck on the same level with him. It’s not that I am being arrogant and saying I’m better than everyone, because I am not, but there are so many people there wasting their potential because he won’t seem to push us to another level. What frustrates me the most is that during competition seasons everyone gets their hopes up that we will eventually win something, however, sometimes even when everyone do their best as a dancer, the choreography has to have a winning competition level, something it doesn’t seem to have. All in all, I am just tired of dedicating myself to useless easy routines that don’t add up to my knowledge and actually makes me feel ashamed on stage, because I know that no only me, but everyone there, is capable of doing so much better. I just wish sometimes, that he would take his time and consideration to think and plan on us… Even as busy as he might be, I still think we’re worth believing in.
