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[5/26/2008 SteppersUSA News]
Steppers Psychobabble
By Markie Bee
It's
interesting what success can do to a person, a movement or an
organization. Many papers have been written on the concept of the "fear
of failure", usually tracing roots back to childhood memories, yada,
yada... psychobabble I'm sure makes Freud proud. As individuals, I know
the person learning the dance has very real "fears of failure", among
the many other ranges of emotions we all run through as we learn
anything new.
When we learn, we have historically done it through "rote" or
memorization by repetition which is a very natural segue into the
structure of our dance "basics". As long as there are enough sources of
information, IE, demonstrations, practice with more experienced dancers,
we learn how to dance. For many people the process is relatively easy as
long as the instruction is broken down to a level the learner is able to
comprehend. Of course each student's level of comfort and comprehension
of what is presented is different, but a majority of people manage to
learn. Some people learn very quickly and manage to develop a certain
amount of "over confidence" in their ability to dance "the basics",
developing a set of habits (which may or may not be based on
correct information depending on how closely their training is
monitored). We always run the old "fear of failure" gambit, but we also
can develop a "fear of success" as we build on our accomplishments while
learning the dance and grow comfortable with what we have learned.
Leaving an area of comfort in any situation can be traumatic. You can be
doing everything "right" and still have a "fear of success" much like
person who said that if he were to become successful in business, he
would lose his marriage. These are the inevitable consequences of being
successful so it's a matter of accepting that success and using it as a
"springboard" to the next level creating new opportunities to learn.
It's not as easy as it sounds for many people as they focus on either
what they are doing at their current level or past failures to learn at
some "predetermined" rate imposed either by self or others. Tomorrow,
I'll talk about the larger arena in part 2. If you have any comments,
please
Send us an email.
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If you have a personal recollection concerning stepping or if you care to help
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This is an open message to ALL steppers. Please share it with as many people as possible.
As many of you may already know I started a new web
site for the benefit of the greater steppers community. It's called
The History of Stepping Project. I wish to encourage you to add your
knowledge to the timeline. If you know anything about stepping, please
share this with the public on this site. We are looking for all
information related to stepping from it's beginnings to the present. The
information literally includes everything from clubs and bars which held
steppers sets and parties to contests and the participants and results,
to when different steppers organizations and classes started, who the
instructors were and are; Musical bands, and artists, DJ's, radio and
television personalities, Movies, videos, and photos… literally
everything stepping.
Creating an accurate historic timeline will go a long
way toward helping the community take the next step in its logical
progression as it continues to grow nationwide and will become a
valuable resource for all in the future.
Your input, your knowledge and your effort have made the dance what it
is today. Don't you feel your place (and your organization's) in the
timeline is well deserved? I do!
Please send an email to your members or readers inviting them to
participate. Place a link on your web site also please. All support is
appreciated!
The effort requires more than just posting the information. The need for fact checkers, people willing to do some research exists in this important ongoing project. Just a few minutes a week can make a difference.
Thank You for your time!
Markie Bee
The History of Stepping Project
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