i feel INCREDIBLY bored without my dance rehearsals, group dance lessons, private lessons, etc. i’m an avid dancer and even though i started late in life (25 yo). it consumed me. it became my everything.
i joined teams, i made a whole community of friends, and the music enveloped the air waves around me at all times.
i even enrolled in several salsa dancing competitions: solo, teams, and partner work.
it was something that finally brightened my life - i never thought my baseline ‘grumpy’ mood could ever be diffused. it was the one thing that really made me feel ‘good.’
of course, dancing is dead for now. the pandemic shut everything down and everyone is scared of being around one another..
during this time, i had to start working somewhere new and i meet this girl at my new work place. she is a salsa dancer..... or is she? she tells all her co-workers that she loves salsa-dancing and it’s her world.
i know what you’re thinking - here comes the conflict:
i find her comments very insulting. she asks why i dont know how to do this, or why dont i do that.
i spent 8 years of my life dancing 6 days a week and working very hard. she’s someone who goes out on the weekend to ‘dance’ but gets drunk instead and is in ‘it’ for the social aspect. she’s been dancing sparingly for 2 years.
she’s a tourist.
THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT!
But there’s a complete difference in work ethic between us yet everyone loves to compare us at my workplace.
The worst part is having to explain my goals or what i hope to achieve out of dance - which most beginner dancers dont understand the significance.
it’s like if you were a master chef
and the mcdonalds cook asks “Why not use the deep fryer to cook everything?”
Because that’s not my taste.
And to outsiders, we’re just two individuals who work in the same restaurant.
it’s dissatisfying that we’re lumped in the same category. dancing is not only a passion for me but a beautiful craft that i’ve been sharpening.
I sorta recognized her from the dance community upon meeting her but never spoke to her then. She associates with people that im not a huge fan of. Bleh. There are people who want to improve their dance ability and then people who just want to garner attention from being a dancer.
Ok well, that’s really something i’ve been dying to get off my chest. I wish there was a resolution but there isn’t. I need money and have to work in this environment where i have to interact with her.
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