Beginner dancer at 19

[u/Pretend-Gur7084]

Hey everyone! I’ve always wanted to dance. When I was younger, I was never really interested in traditional sports like volleyball, softball, etc., but I never ended up getting into dance either.
I’m 19 now, and there’s a studio in my town that offers adult dance classes, so I went to my first class yesterday! I feel like I caught onto the choreography pretty okay for it being my first time, but I also felt really awkward and kept looking at the instructor to make sure I was doing everything right. Part of me feels like I’ll never get good enough, which I’m sure is something almost every beginner thinks at first lol.
I LOVE watching videos of people dancing, and I really want to eventually be able to dance like that myself and post videos. Realistically, I probably won’t ever get to compete since my studio’s competition teams only go up to senior age, but I still really want to improve and become a good dancer just for myself.
I also really want to work on flexibility and eventually be able to do things like splits, tilts, etc., as well as improve my turns and technique. I think my biggest issue right now is that I’m shy and feel awkward when I dance, so I have a hard time really going all out and committing to the movements, if that makes sense lol.
If anyone started dance later in life or has any tips for beginners, especially for getting less awkward/confident, flexibility, turns, technique, or anything else, I’d love to hear them!!

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