I got rejected 5 times when I was in college. No, I’m not talking about my dating life (although I got rejected many times in that too), but my attempts to join Strictly Funk, a college dance group I loved. Every semester, I auditioned, danced my heart out, only to get a heartbreaking rejection. This happened over and over again for two years. The worst part? I didn’t understand WHY I was rejected. Was it my technique? My energy? Did they just not like me? 😭 In my senior year, I switched tactics and asked a dancer friend to coach me. Most people think dance is something you either “get” or don’t, but there are actually many factors that contribute to a good performance—musicality, control, timing, technique, expressions, etc. In a marathon 3-hour practice session, my friend and I systematically worked through them. I didn’t realise it at the time, but that experience...