For years, one of the things I’ve always been scared of is dance clubs. Never mind the socializing aspect – that was another issue. The dancing part terrified me the most. My big fear was looking stupid.
It wasn’t until earlier this year that I finally decided to do something about it. I first noticed at my local 24 Hour Fitness gym that they offered free hip hop dance classes as part of my membership. It wasn’t freestyle stuff for the club, but it was a start learning rhythm and choreography. So I began going to the classes and fell in love with the style and personality of my instructor, Tiffaney Boyd.
Soon after, I began taking private lessons from her. After my first 1-hour lesson, she thought I needed about 19 more lessons in order to be dope (I only signed up for 10). At least she’s honest. Anyways, this is some footage from some of our lessons together. She’s teaching the Pac-Man (one of my favorite moves), basic body rocking, and puppeting. Isn’t she adorable?
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Technically it was a denim skirt and white sleeveless top with ruffles, but you still wore that and walked down Venice Boardwalk on 4th of July looking like an idiot. What the hell were you thinking on this one?
Why in the world are you doing this?
My primary reason for doing this is to smash social anxiety by going into a heavily populated public area as a man wearing a dress. By doing this, my outcome was to be liberated from social anxiety and the fear of what negative things other people may think of me. By being free from the fear of criticism, I will be more empowered in many areas of my life. There have been too many times in the past where I didn’t do something or was afraid to do it (even though it was in my personal best interest) because of what naysayers would think. And continuing to live that way is no longer acceptable in my world. Continue reading 'Walking Down the Boardwalk Wearing a Dress'»
Yeah I know that title is corny, but you’ll understand when you read point #2 below.
But before I even knew what improv was, I remember seeing the show, “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” I won’t post a video clip because pretty much all of them are funny. Just go YouTube it if you’ve never heard of the show.
Anyways, when I first saw it, I was so impressed by these performers by how spontaneous, quick, and witty they are. I couldn’t believe how funny these people can be in just a blink of an eye. Without a script or preparing, these talented folks are saying and doing some freaking hilarious stuff! It was so amazing that one day I knew I wanted to learn how to do improv. And being a left-brained kind of guy, I thought about the:
Benefits of Taking Improv
Ever since I started this blog, I’ve been compelled (and slightly obligated) to live up to it. Thanks to the bright idea of creating this website, I’ve wet my bed and now must sleep in it. This is both a bad and good thing. Bad that it doesn’t feel very comfortable stepping out of my comfort zone everyday and good that the website holds me accountable and forces me to do it. And tonight, it’s been the most uncomfortable to date.
So last week I received an email from Yelp and noticed that there was a link to the Air Sex World Championships. Being naive, I clicked on the link and saw pictures and videos of people having sex with the air. Sweet! I’m learning to become a more sexual guy, so I should go and at least check it out. Continue reading 'Shanghai Slammer Fucks Air'»
One day I was walking on Venice Boardwalk and saw little children dancing carefree in front of this street performer who was singing. I looked at them and was amazed that I used to have that type of attitude. I do what I wanted without a care in the world or what other people thought of me. And as I grew up, societal conditioning caused me to think otherwise. I started becoming more conscious of the things I was doing because I was afraid that I might look bad in front of my friends, colleagues, family, and even strangers. I became inhibited, stifled, and shy and reverted back into a social cocoon.
After thinking about it a little more, I realized that having these types of anxieties were preventing me from doing a lot of things in life. It was stopping me from approaching and meeting the women I was really attracted to because of reasons like fear of rejection or what other people would think if they saw me fail. It was stopping me from talking and networking with people that would be helpful in my business. It was stopping me from telling people what I really wanted and how I felt about them. Continue reading 'Importance of Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone'»
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