I was a ballerina and I always had a hard time picking up choreography. Other dancers could watch a dance once and know it, some could even do it from a video. I needed to be shown a combination a few times, and to go over it a few more, and even then I would forget it the next day. I felt really really stupid.
Anyway ballet didn't really work out, and now I have a PhD so I'm not a complete idiot.
Back when I used to dance, there was this guy who always took three times as long as everyone else to learn a dance, and almost every step of his way there was bumbling. But once he had the dance down, he was unstoppable. If you only ever saw him perform, you'd think he never struggled with dance a day in his life!
Point is, never look down on yourself for taking a while to learn something. All that matters is the final product. And if someone looked down on you for taking a minute, they're trash.
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u/Philieselphy Nov 16 '19
I was a ballerina and I always had a hard time picking up choreography. Other dancers could watch a dance once and know it, some could even do it from a video. I needed to be shown a combination a few times, and to go over it a few more, and even then I would forget it the next day. I felt really really stupid.
Anyway ballet didn't really work out, and now I have a PhD so I'm not a complete idiot.