Belly Dance practice

I’ve done a month of belly dancing and I will be kicking it up to 2 times a week from now on because I need the practice. My problem is that I can do the steps in isolation but when I have to combine it in a choreography, I get lost. In the current one, I know exactly when I will lose the plot because there is one step that always confuses me.

I have an issue where I don’t really distinguish between left and right as fast as other people. I know which side is which, it just takes a bit more time for me and that is a problem with dancing because in my head I go “kick right, cross over, put weight to left…” but I cannot keep up with my own instructions because it takes time for me to pick which is left and which is right. It’s actually really embarrassing for me, especially if I have to tell someone about it. And no, I do not know why this happens. The only explanation I have is the fact that I was born left handed but my family made me switch to right hand and that might have messed me up a bit.

Hopefully, dancing will help out with this problem. I think that I just need to build some muscle memory. This is the first choreography that I’ve done and I am satisfied with my progress. Unfortunately, we will have a long extended break during the summer, but I plan to continue practicing at home so I am ready when we go back to class.

Have any of you taken dance class and how did it go for you?

Love,
Luna

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