DtubeDance // Good for You by Selena Gomez

Hello Steemit Friends!

The other day I posted my first dance video on Dtube of me an a friend doing West Coast Swing. This style is my main dance focus these days, but ballet is my roots. Growing up, all I really cared about was when my next ballet class would be! Ballet provided the base of knowledge for all of my other dance ventures and it is still so dear to my heart.

Freestyle Dancing

This dance is not exactly ballet - although you can see my movement is heavily influenced by it's principles. This dance really ended up being a mix of ballet and modern styles.

This is a freestyle dance in the sense that it is completely unchoreographed. I just turned on the music and let my body move to the music.

This was filmed in my home dance studio. AKA the extra space in my large bedroom. It's so weird, I live in a pretty small apartment, and for some reason the bedroom is almost as big as the living room. Either way, i'm just grateful to have hardwood floors. It is much better for dancing than carpet!

Get out of your Comfort Zone

I feel really comfortable dancing partner dances like west coast swing... but I have never really shared my "solo dancing" with anyone. Probably because it usually just happens in my apartment. I never really thought it would be good enough to share... especially because it doesn't necessarily follow an exact style of dance.

I decided to give it a try though and share with you all today. No one ever regrets doing something that pushes them out of their comfort zone. By embracing the vulnerability and just going for it, it really does help one to improve.

Always be Improving

What is one of the best ways to improve at any activity or skill? Practice... lots of practice. There is something about posting something publicially that pushes me to a different level. If I just practice alone in my apartment, I don't necessarily have a lot of incentive to keep going or improve. Accountability is key for me and so by posting this, it forces me to take a hard look at where I'm at and where I want to improve.

I hope to continue posting videos like this. Not only because it will push me to keep improving, but it will give me a timeline to look back on and see my progress.