I have consistently been dancing now a year. I'm one of the newest dancers in my classes usually. How long have you been dancing and when did you feel confident in how you moved?
Going into my 2nd year of consistently dancing and I am feeling like all my previous performances were people just being nice. I stopped performing because its hard to feel good about yourself when most of the dance community around you have been dancing for a decade or more and you haven't.
I know I can be hard on myself too and I was told some moves take a long time to grasp but it's hard to stay motivated. No one is mean or anything but I still struggle as a new dancer. I've been drilling more now and trying to learn more musical history and rhythms so maybe I can flow better when I dance instead of just listening with a Western ear.
Am I being too hard on myself? I just turned 40 and I feel so late in my journey.