Dance workshops always prove inspirational.
The Codie Wiggins one I went to last night was probably one of the best, inspiration-wise, for me. He said a lot of great things and had so many on point points. He talked about power and lines, performance and personality and developing that character. Not to be a carbon copy. Not to go to LA with wrong intent. Not to do anything with wrong intent. To do it for you. That it isn't "I will", it's "I am". That the tongue is the most powerful part of our body and to be careful with it. Once you say something it's out there in the universe forever. You've breathed out that energy and you're going to get something, good or bad, back. So, speak positively. Act positively. Carry yourself in a good light. But, one thing stuck with me the most. He said something about rejection.
He said if you're ready, you can't get ready. Rejection isn't something denied to you, it's something that wasn't meant for you. It's like you're on a path, a pre-determined journey, and you veered off in the wrong direction and that's okay because you get right back to the road you were going on. Rejection doesn't exist. If you didn't get an audition, choreography, a concept...that's what was meant to happen. But remember to adjust. Remember to work towards what you want with good intent and if you really want to, try tackling that audition in a different way (try a different audition even) or try learning that choreography by counts instead of sounds or ask detailed questions to get a better idea of any information given to you. But being rejected? It happens. And once it happens, it can't un-happen. It just...is. And that's okay. That's fine. Being rejected is normal. Because there will be acceptance and opportunity. Rejection is just one extreme, meaning there's something on the opposite end. And when you get those opportunities, and take them, you're on the right path. You're going where you want to go. Honestly and surely.
Dance helps me in such beautiful, subtle ways.