MY ARGENTINE TANGO! BUCKET LIST…CHECK!

Well, I did it! I actually learned the Argentine Tango and filmed it so I could live out my dream of having my own “Strictly Come Dancing” or Dancing With the Stars” experience!

I have SO much to share about this experience; many lessons were learned.

My Story

I have been sharing my experience from Day 1 over on my Instagram account. (If you don’t follow me on Instagram click here as I am on there almost daily sharing different parts of my life & teachings).

The first day was just thrilling. I was SO excited and couldn’t stop smiling, squealing and jumping around. My husband said he hadn’t seen me this happy…ever!

Around the 3rd week, I arrived at the studio, excited to take the routine further, when I was told that my teacher had left the studio. The instructor replacing him was almost double my height.

            “Is this even going to work?” I asked him.

Secretly, I was upset as I really liked my former instructor and couldn’t see HOW in the world I was going to be able to dance the Tango with this tall guy!

I made the choice to flow with the lesson and actually, in the end, I quite liked him. I didn’t feel as intimidated as I had with the previous teacher and we laughed a lot so…all was well in my world.

Especially when I found out that he was from Serbia and had actually been on the Serbian Dancing With the Stars as a professional dancer!

We had to create a totally new routine since no notes were left from my previous instructor, but it didn’t bother me much…this time. (hint… hint)

As each week progressed my new instructor began teaching me the intricate details of each move. Posture of the back, neck, arm, finger, foot…oh my goodness, who knew dancing was this complicated?

I began leaving my lessons feeling down, sometimes very down.

Down on myself as I wasn’t able to hold my neck and back the way he was expecting me to and down on the experience, as it wasn’t fun anymore.

One day he literally shifted my back and neck 20 times trying to teach me how to get it right. All I wanted to do was cry and run out of there.

When I returned home I talked to myself and said,

“Why are you letting HIM create this experience for you? YOU get to have the experience you desire. If you don’t care if your back and neck are 100% correct then you tell him to relax and just allow you to dance for JOY.”

I made up my mind to speak to him at the beginning of next class.

My speech was planned, I entered the studio and…my instructor wasn’t there. Instead a NEW instructor was waiting for me!

4th Time’s a Charm

Whaaaaat? This isn’t how things were supposed to go! I don’t WANT another teacher I was thinking!

I was told that my instructor had left to pursue other career opportunities. Well, I couldn’t blame him for moving forward in his life, but…

I COULD be angry with him because he didn’t leave any notes about our routine, which was 3/4 choreographed! I would have to start all over again.

Maxim, my 3rd instructor was very sweet, kind and close to my height, which I really, really appreciated. When I danced with him I didn’t feel like a little girl, I felt like Erin, the woman again. “Thank you for this gift, Universe.”

Throughout the whole lesson I was thanking the Universe because I felt the JOY of dancing again.

Maxim was patient and an excellent teacher. He was able to give me little tips that made me go,

            “Ooooooooh, THAT’S how you do it! Thank you!”

Three weeks passed and Maxim had choreographed an Argentine Tango routine that I absolutely loved, yes, even better than my former instructor’s routine.

The Lessons I Learned

1)When you flow with the way things are you receive unexpected gifts.

2) YOU create your reality. Never let anyone write your story. Know what you desire to do & feel and speak up.

3) Continue to check things off your bucket list because the joy you receive from doing so is pure BLISS.

So, without further ado, here it is!

Side note: the skirt I’m wearing is not very flattering. I had bought such a nice slim skirt which showed off my figure beautifully, but due to the new routine Maxim created the leg lift and dip at the end would have put my skirt up & under my armpits! LOL! So I had to borrow this one. When I watched the video I caught myself thinking, “That is SO not flattering! It’s true the camera adds 10 pounds! I don’t look like that!”

I wasn’t even going to mention this but…I guess I still have a bit of ego in me- LOL!)

Enjoy! And thank you for being a part of my journey.

In this video you will learn:

• The life lessons I learned while learning the Argentine Tango
• What I still (apparently) have to work on! LOL!

With SO much love,