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We all have a narrative, or a story we tell ourselves that dictates what we do in various situations. Though this little story keeps us on a behavioral track and safe from outside “threats”, it’s almost never accurate!

When it comes to dancing, you also have a chapter from your narrative that’s being played over and over again in your mind anytime you are dancing either with a partner or by yourself.

What loop is playing in your head?

Figure that out, and you will understand yourself better as a dancer.

If you can pinpoint what it is, and then actively CHANGE it, you will make physical changes that may have ordinarily taken you a long time using conventional training methods.

Let’s say you have no idea what you are saying to yourself, and if you do you simply don’t know how to change it.

Perhaps we can insert a simple phrase to override any destructive loops that are playing in our heads:

“How fascinating!”

This comes from Ben Zander’s The Art of Possibility.

Try it, and see what happens. Before, after, and during your dance, let the phrase, “how fascinating!” play over and over in your head.

It works on so many levels that it wouldn’t be practical for me to list them all. But you are smart people so think about it.

Change your narrative. You will be fascinated with the results.

Related posts:

1. how to be creative with a gun to your head.