Spoiled Rotten

So I realized now that for the last couple years, I've been VERY spoiled as far as dance talent goes.

I had a core group of girls who were my "dancers" (most were also in my cheerleading group and in the group I took to the school dance festival as well). They were good. I didn't realize HOW good until this year.

The group of girls that are my dancers this year are making the other girls look like viable contestants on Star Search.

This year's group has trouble with basic counts, steps, and apparently, the difference between left and right. It took us two hours to learn one minute of choreography today. And I use the word "learn" lightly. Perhaps I should say something like "able to pick it out of a crowd", or "decent imitation of a drunk chimp at the zoo", or possibly "well at least nobody came away bleeding from the eyes."

I tried to motivate them today. There's a small dance solo that I have to choose one of these girls to do. So I said that whoever had learned today's choreography the best by the time I saw them next would be the soloist. I'm pretty sure it's going to be me. I'm going to pick myself out a totally nice costume.