Comments on: Open Heart Lindy

By: brynzapoppin

brynzapoppin — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:55:32 +0000

And that completely hails back to what Naomi said to me… advanced dancers ask questions when they dance; truly great dancers make statements. It is so easy to fall into the trap of seeking legitimacy. Authenticity, particularly in relation to myself and what I’m feeling, has become harder for me ever since I began competing, but ultimately it is what will bring me victory. I am constantly reminding myself of that.

Great post, Byron.

By: MissCharleston

MissCharleston — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:24:44 +0000

I guess I just never looked at it that way.

By: byron

byron — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:18:09 +0000

In any discipline it’s a challenge to improve your knowledge and skill without losing the spark that you started with.

It’s not bad to care about how your dancing looks or feels. You just have to make sure that worrying doesn’t dominate your dancing.

I think a big part of it is to be motivated by enthusiasm, not fear. When you dance, you shouldn’t be so much afraid of looking bad, as enthusiastic about creating cool lines, dramatic shapes and subtle textures.

By: MissCharleston

MissCharleston — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:24:26 +0000

“Open Heart Lindy, the dance without pretence.”

That sentence basically makes my life.

I’ve always danced with a sort of reckless abandon but once I became highly involved with Swing (mostly the competitive part), I started to care far too much about what I looked like. After reading this it brought back the memories of when I used to dance because I wanted too, not because I felt obligated to. I love being able to just hop on the dance floor and give’er.

I think that dancing with reckless abandon should stage a major come back in Swing Scenes everywhere.