One of the main difficulties when we take a dance class, it's to face the judgment : that of the other (ah bon ? we'll come back to that...) but also and above all his own. How to emancipate themselves from the gaze of the other and be able to dance “like no one else is watching” ? How, especially, to get rid of his own judgment to dance in freedom and with pleasure ?

No, the other does look you are not

The first belief to be demolished, it is this : “everyone looks at me and is going to judge me”. If this may be the case in some areas of dance, built on the competition, this is not a reality in most of the dance classes. Just like you, the other students are taking courses to spend time, enjoy the music, connect to their body, and give free rein to their artistic bent, or for any other reason pleasant and enjoyable. 

No one takes over to look at his neighbours of an evil eye ! It is quite probable that this severe judgment that you are paying others to be in reality... yours.

Not judging yourself : a program

“Okay, so what I need to do to evolve, this is the way I look at myself ?” Easier said than done, you say. It is true, but it is precisely this that we learn how to dance-therapy. 

Carry a look that is soft and caring, this is a learning process. Our teachers accompany you on this path, in three different ways : 

• by encouraging you to connect to yourself : close your eyes, go to the meeting of your feelings... at this moment, what would think the other has much less importance.
• helping you to deconstruct what you consider as “good,” “not well”: - all movements are fair and interesting !
• in being guarantors of a framework of safety and kindness that invites you to soften your look.

Evolve in a secure and caring

We make it a point of honour to our spaces may be spaces of safety, autonomy, and evolution. This is why our teachers remind us at the beginning of each course of our basic principles : 

1. Everyone comes here to discover and explore. The respect of each one is absolutely essential.
2. Each student is self-contained. You know better than anyone what is right for you : do you give permission to listen to you, respect your own limits.
3. We all move at a different pace. The progress of others is not a slap in the face, but rather a reminder of the wonderful diversity of people that will visit you every week !

In summary

The courses are collective : it is normal to look at what is happening in the other. But the difference is a wonderful source of human wealth. To get out of the judgment in the course of the dance, I suggest you answer these three questions at the end of your next course : 

• That is what I have learned from me during this session ? 
• What am I proud after this session ?
• That is what others have inspired me during the session ?

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