I thought I’d share with you some of the more notable words of wisdom I picked up during the General Skills Certification. Mostly they are paraphrased because I was writing too fast to write down exact quotes.
- Your brain lives in an ivory tower, and would prefer you not move at all. It wants you to just sit in a comfy chair and eat carbs instead.
- When you turn, blink. But you can’t make it happen, you have to let it happen.
- “The lead makes the suggestion and the follower confirms it.”
- “Happy Hour ends at 9 o’clock.”
- Duets do not fade!
- Fades have to be big. Commit!!
- Taxeem and reverse taxeem look like opposites, but the internal mechanics are completely different.
- “Performance is not the time to try something new!”
- Push yourself 100% in the classroom, but only 80% in performance. The audience will still see it as 100%.
- Belly rolls and flutters are mind as much as body. They don’t take strength; they take awareness and control.
- Some bodies just aren’t built that way. (w.r.t. laybacks)
- No matter what, try not to bang your knees. Even with knee pads, it hurts.