Dance Challenge #2: Arms
Posted on: March 30, 2012
Did anyone try my challenge from last week? I asked you all to thank everyone you danced with by name.
I did this. Turned out it helped me remember to actually introduce myself when dancing with someone new. As opposed to just grabbing them like they were a video game controller or something. Always good to keep in mind these are people we’re dancing with! I just couldn’t bring myself to do it with people I know, though. Sounded too weird and formal. What did you all think?
This week’s challenge: We all know we’re not supposed to let our free arm just hang there like a wet towel, but what to do? Try this – whenever you have a free arm, think about what your hand is doing. Try to make it express something. We’ll check in about it next Friday!
April 2, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Thank-you’s were great! 80% success. I had to actually remember people’s names so that I could thank them with it at the end!
(I took a lifeguarding class this week, so I worked on thanking every classmate I saved too.)
April 3, 2012 at 1:02 pm
Awesome! I’m glad to hear that. And it’s great you were able to apply it in a non-dancing context – just supports my theory that the things we learn dancing apply to everything else in life too