As a dancer, it is hard to take a step back and evaluate yourself, especially for me. I don't like watching myself dance or thinking about how I am as a dancer. However, I think it is important to evaluate yourself so you can improve. My biggest strength is my choreography, which is also one of my favorite parts of dance. When I get in the right mindset, I can normally choreograph a few eight counts pretty quickly. I think it is one of my strengths because I love doing it. I get invested in a song or idea and work hard until I'm happy with it, which translates in the dance. I also bounce off of the ideas of other people that I am choreographing with. By keeping an open mine, we normally create a cool piece. I think choreographing is an asset because it is hard to teach someone how to choreograph unlike teaching someone a dance move because it is something created within. It is also an advantage because no matter how much technique you have, you still need choreographic skills. People don't come to a show to watch technique, they come to watch a piece.
My greatest weakness as a dancer is not making a movement big enough. I tend to do something small without fully committing to it. This is a weakness because the dance is more meaningful when the dancers give a hundred percent effort. It is hard to turn a weakness into a strength but I think if I remind myself to always make things big it is possible. Even if I think I am doing something big I need to push myself to make it bigger than that. Despite the fact that I don't like watching myself dance, it is a helpful tool. When I watch myself dance, I see myself doing things small. Because I know I can do better, I get mad at myself. This gives me the motivation to really work on this weakness. I hope this year that I can make my choreographic skills better and turn my weakness into a strength.
