We dance to feel good.
So do our partners.
It was UNFORGETTABLE. What an opening class, at my brand-new dance studio in Berlin, back in 2021.
It wasn’t the typical start, with dance moves. Nope, after some short warm-up, I already threw my beloved question: "why the hell are you here"? (😅)
Now, that might sound a bit strange, but if you think about it, it's a legit question! They could be anywhere else. Yet here they were, investing money and their precious time in a dance class. But why?
It was not my first time asking this, but this time I asked everybody to listen to each of the 20+ answers, while we sat in a circle on the yoga matts of my almost-bare new studio, the Balaio.
Anna: "I want to learn this specific dance style".
Bruce: "I want to shake off the stress from work".
Catharina: "I want to learn something new".
Daniel: "Cynthia brought me here".
Do any of those answers surprise you?
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it can get tricky... Imagine you meet someone on the dance floor, or in class, and you`'`re paired up for the next song. What happens when your goals and preferences clash with theirs?
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