Getting Out Of My Comfort Zone

When you are lucky enough to do the same thing day after day sometimes you forget how lucky you are. The everyday routine becomes monotonous and the things you love get taken for granted. In today’s world I forget how lucky I am to have a job, let alone something I love to do. Whether it’s at rehearsal, taking class or teaching I get to live my dream. Not everyone is that lucky; so it’s a shame I have been taking it for granted lately. I didn’t even realize I wasn’t working to my full potential. I was so comfortable that it was easy to slip into my own mediocrity without realizing it.

I decided to change that and really started to work rather than go through the motions. I found I enjoyed working. Somewhere I forgot what it was like to sweat within the first 10 minutes of class. I started pushing myself to stretch a little further, fight a little harder to stay on releve, and just really work as hard as I could. It was the greatest thing. I felt energized after warm up and I was ready to challenge myself even further with the combination. I pushed myself for that extra turn that I knew I could do. Sometimes it’s easier to say I can’t then fight for the “I can”. I tried to dance the combination while it was being taught instead of waiting for the last ten minutes of class when I am in the rhythm and know what I am doing. I could feel myself getting nervous, it was a little scary to push myself out of my comfort zone.

After class I felt great. I had really accomplished something… I had figured out a way to push myself in class instead of waiting for the teacher to push me. Getting out of my comfort zone was exhilarating and I had only taken a baby step out. I hope to continue to push myself so I can continue to grow as an artist. I won’t be taking these opportunites of dance for granted I’m going to live in each and every one of them.

Alana Sampietro, BDC Student and member of Synthesis Dance Project