so ran her Descent Into Dance Hell class from vibecamp at and i went this time and i'm glad. the main thing i learned is that i constantly judge every move i make when dancing, monitoring myself to make sure my movements aren't too feminine or too sexual
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there were a handful of times when the inner critic fell asleep at the wheel and i was actually "just dancing" without thinking about it but it only lasted maybe a second each time and then the inner critic abruptly woke up again and then i had to suppress it. frustrating :/
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i really don't understand how to feel good dancing solo but in a group (as in i'm not dancing with anyone else in the group). it's a weird mix. there's people around and we're dancing but they're not reflecting my energy or vice versa? we're not synchronizing? it feels lonely
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i was confused about to what extent i should be dancing "with" everyone else, opening up my awareness to include them; was my awareness supposed to just be on my own body and the music?
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i had no idea how to nonverbally invite someone else to dance with me, was very intimidated and didn't even try even with friends i knew well let alone with strangers. total mystery to me how anyone pulls this off. would've felt a lot better to dance with a partner tho :/
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favorite bit by far was a song (by bjork?) that was full of these gasping sounds, we all kinda just sat down and imitated them and started screaming, that was choice. i love screaming and i love screaming with other people. nice and relaxing. wish it could've gone longer
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for dancing with others, I recommend 2 moves: mimic & mutate
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you have described good dancing in reverse: not worried about appearing too feminine or sexual
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i mean tbc i was also overriding my own self-judgment but the result was that i wasn't having a lot of fun
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Do you think it might feel different in a group that’s all men or all women? There are often differently-composed groups like that for certain dance or exercise classes specifically to allow for more freedom
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(Not that I know of a place it would be you + all women, but at least as a hypothetical exercise)
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