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IS DANCING A NATURAL TALENT OR A SKILL?

Updated: Jun 23, 2019

In recent years ballroom dancing has become one of the most popular ways to express your dancing skills. However, a lot of people are wondering if dancing is a skill that you acquire or just a talent that you can express yourself. For example, should you call a social dance your own skill or is it a way to unwind and a talent that you got from birth? That’s hard to figure out why, so here are some ideas to consider.




Is it a talent?


One thing to notice about dancing is that some people are born with this talent, others less so. But it is, at least in the beginning a talent. You either have it or you don’t. There are some people which are extremely good at dancing, but you will also find others that are very bad at it. The reality is that some people have amazing moves since they worn born, and that’s a natural talent.


"Even if you don’t have the natural talent, the reality is that you can still improve .

Yet there’s one point where your talent will matter less and you will need to figure out how to improve it. This is where the dancing skill comes into play. So even if you have this talent, it won’t do you any good without practice. Which is why dancing is a skill that you can acquire after intense work again and again. That being said, you have to realize that even with or without talent, dancing will not be possible unless you really put a lot of hard work into it. This is going to take a while for you to become an expert at it. But the possibility is there, all you need is to harness it the best way that you can.


"Dancing is a skill that you need to work on all the time".

If you want to get into ballroom dancing, this will involve a lot of competition. Most competitors are already pretty good at dancing, but you must become better than them. And the only way that you can achieve that is by working hard and practicing. As you practice, you get to raise your dancing skills. You can learn new moves for example. Or you can make the current moves a lot easier and more fluid than the ones you had before.

Even if you have a natural talent for dancing, you still need to practice. Regardless of what dance you want to perform, of course. Some will want a wedding dance, others will want a social dance. But it’s up to you to make the right choice and actively find the right way to enhance how you perform that dance.



Overall, it’s safe to say that dancing is a skill that everyone can learn. Even if you might have it in your blood, you still need practice. Basically everyone is able to start dancing, and you can become an expert without having natural talent for it. Granted, talent helps a bit, but you can still become the best dancer without any experience. It all comes down to being committed and working hard to improve your skill.

As you start ballroom dancing for example, you will find lots of talented people, but their skill level will differ. That’s because they practice in different ways and for different amounts of time. You get better and better as you start working on your talent, and that’s when you transform the talent in a great skill. Only at that point you can become the best you can be at ballroom dancing!

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