Already amazed

I've been a little lazy the last couple of weeks, haven't bothered to put up a camera during my workouts. Frankly, I always get a little disappointed and feeling a little bit ashamed when I look at videos of myself dancing. Suddenly I'm able to see myself from another perspective, and then noticing all my mistakes and bad habits. So, sadly I've felt a little discouraged about taking pictures and videos.

And I don't wanna blog about my achievements when I got nothing to show for it. Which is too bad. I read through the few posts I've published so far on this blog, and I am already amazed by my progress. I got my outside leg-hang on 11th April, but to me it feels like ages ago. It feels like I've been stuck on the gemini for months, but actually it only took me two weeks to go from gemini to superman.

It's great to go back and look at my journey. Especially when it feels like I've been standing still for a while. It's like I don't feel the progress if I don't nail a new move or combo at every practice, but it helps when I can remind me when I accomplished what. Then it doesn't seem so long ago since I progressed after all.

Fish-hook, screenshot from vid

I've nailed a few other moves since last time. I got the "fish hook" (that's the name I've heard for it) by a mistake and suddenly - a new move (: I think it looks awesome! Love it.

Aaaaaand the cupid. I thought I got it a while ago, but wasn't able to do it again at the next practice, so I've struggled a fair bit with it. But now I've really learned it. Like, I'm able to do it again with no problem. I've figured it out. It's pretty heavy though, so I have to practice it a lot before I get comfortable in it. My upper body just kinda want's to let go and fall to the floor.

I'm really happy though, it was my first goal move. The really REALLY first one. I remember when I was waiting for my x-pole from the U.K, and I was switching between renovating the basement (for pole-space) and watching pole-videos on youtube, dreaming about the day the basement was done and my pole had arrived. The first pole-video I fell in love with was DirdyBirdys freestyle to Wicked Games, and when she did the cupid at the beginning. It was so beautiful, so elegant, I just knew I had to learn that. Now I just gotta learn to do it as graceful as her, lol. But I'll get there (: