The Mental and Physical Discipline of Dance

The lights dimmed and the girl entered the stage with grace. She took her initial position and when the music echoed throughout the auditorium, she began to dance. For the past hour, the girl had been dancing, and yet she still didn’t seem tired. This was her final dance, yet she performed as if it was her opening act. Every step was neat, in sync to the music, and was graceful. She twirled around elegantly and finished her debut with a stunning pose. After taking a deep bow, the girl talked about her dance life. She said that the only reason why she was able to dance properly for an hour without getting tired was because she had understood and practiced the physical and mental discipline of dance. Dancing is something that everyone can be taught, but not something that everyone can do. To dance, you must have determination, flexibility, commitment, understanding and a fiery passion that is inside your blood. Not only should you have the time to learn but also the passion to learn. Nobody can force you to be a good dancer-that must come within yourself. Not everyone has the determination to sacrifice hours of their week to practice and learn dance. You must be ready to go through rigorous training for years just to achieve the title as a good dancer. You must be willing to go through years of pain, blood, tears, frustration, happiness, and love to earn the reward of being a great dancer. “If we are to be masters of our own destiny, we must develop self-discipline.” You can be born as a dancer or you can learn to dance, yet you still need to have the physical and mental discipline of dance.

The physical discipline of dance is not only exercising and staying healthy, but also practicing the dance regularly. They must be able to make tricky poses seem effortless and natural. Only after building up stamina and flexibility will they be capable to dance for hours and not seem tired. This can only be achieved through practice. “You must be in great physical shape