Below is the success story of my failure.⁣⁣
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So I participated in a cool competition called the 'The Living Room Dance-Off' organized by @generalzooz, which was basically an online, all styles competition on Afro Music. I decided to attempt Dancehall, a kick-ass style I don't know the D of and have never tried before, instead of going forward with my strengths. Ikr, IDIOT! ⁣⁣
I was also kind of in a mentally fucked/frustrated phase of quarantine.⁣⁣
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So I picked a song called 'What a Vibe' from the list, looked up tons of 'Dancehall For Beginners' videos on YouTube and tried to create a vibe. What followed is me making a fool of myself, recording that shit and then sitting and thinking of excuses that could work to quit (btw - sudden injury), knowing I'm not going to, I'm just feeling challenged. Spoke to some of my friends participating who said (with the best intentions) 'Wtf! How can you be scared, you'll kill it, you're amazing!' ⁣⁣
Did NOT help! I know I'm amazing at whatever I put my mind to, but what if I'm not amazing at this? The perfectionist in me feared. ⁣⁣
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But you know what? I am so happy I kept at it! Picked some moves, tried to make them my own and practiced till my crippling nervousness turned into excitement. Also got all dolled up for the competition and figured a place for me to dance it out (couldn't booty shake at home without thinking of my parents being traumatized and kicking me out) and just went for it. ⁣⁣
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It was THE MOST FUN I'VE HAD in all of quarantine and I was so happy. Trying something new and failing made me so happy. SO HAPPY. Why? ⁣⁣
Because that day, I finally set the professional in me, free, to be a student again and just dance for joy. Pure joy! And I'm so excited now, to remember this feeling and be a student, always 😊⁣⁣
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Enjoy! ⁣⁣
Song - What A Vibe⁣ by @konshens, Anju Blaxx
Video - @brahmarshi_bhardwaj 🤗 (Thankyou for the place friend) ⁣⁣
Choreographer - 💁🏻 + YouTube. ⁣⁣
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Thank you @meghnabhalla
for making me do this and those who helped, you know who you are ❤

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