"I want to dance JUST LIKE Priscilla/Kurt/fill-in-the-blank" often comes up. (by the way, if you've never watched tangocynic on youtube, DO IT NOW!) I used to tell my teacher, Christa, (and later heard the same thing) "I'll never dance like you!"
You're right. You'll NEVER dance like me. Nor should you WANT to. Because no matter how good you get, I'll always be the best version of me. Christa will always be the best version of Christa, and her teacher, the best version of her teacher. The best version of me you can be, is the second-best version of me.
But if you choose to be, you can be the best version of yourself.
I used to want to dance just like ____ or ____ or even _____. Fill in the blanks with people you've ever wanted to dance JUST like. I always wanted to dance "just like" a bunch a people (ironic, isn't it, that "just like" someone is different from "just like" someone else?). And then I began to take more classes with more teachers, and I realized that I like this person's embrace and that person's embellishments and another's extensions and yet another's boleos. Piecing everything together, I became..ME. I've since added my "own" ingredients to the pot, like a "signature ending" or boleo taps.
Find your own favorite elements, take their classes, and make them your own. Only you can be your own best you.
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