A few months ago when Maru and I were in India for a wedding, we were part of a group of the bride’s university friends dancing at the Sangeet. The Sangeet is a pre-wedding celebration filled with music and dancing and celebrates the couple and the bonding of their families. It’s a spectacular event.
Most of the group were not natural dancers, and so we were all a little nervous.
I really liked this perspective on dancing from my friend Henny: dancing is about (1) rhythm, and (2) confidence. You don’t need to be a great dancer, and you don’t even need to get all the moves right, but if you can sync with the rhythm, and you have confidence, you don’t need to be afraid of something going wrong in front of a crowd. You’ll find your way.
Of course, dancing is much more complicated than rhythm and confidence, but for a very amateur non-dancer, I thought this was a useful way to approach the dance.