An update in two segments
Dancing:
Dancing has been really awesome, branching out into Balboa as well as Lindy has really opened up my options with music so much... now I just need to work on musicality and following back leads. (sorry ladies, I'm just too focused on myself most of the time).
Having said that the private lesson Liana and I had with Sinclair has me totally re-evaluating my basic Lindy turn and variants, It was definitely worth the $80US for an hour.
NZX2008 (The Swing Dace event, as opposed to the magazine or stock exchange) was fabulous, I moved from not really being able to Balboa, to feeling confident to give it whirl on the floor, and to some pretty fast music (not that I did much more than the basic, but getting out there is the only way I'll improve.
Wushu:
Classes have been focused on jumping this month, and I am really enjoying getting back from classes completely exhausted (but I do need to work on balancing out my left leg, it is visibly weaker than my right, and jumping is only going to make the difference clearer).
I have moved back to a focus on my basics in my training outside of class, making sure that I can provide a good example of the stances and sports specifics. It has made me feel much more confident in my movements, and really lets me expand my directions and power in forms.
There is another reason for the shift in focus however, and this is from December i will be moving up to assistant coach. I am still not sure how I feel about this.
Mostly I am happy with it, coaching is something that has always appealed to me, and I think I will do a good job of it. I know my basics well enough to see were other people are having difficulty.
The things I am afraid of are not being good enough in my movements to really pass on the right details (hence the focus in training) and that it will stop my own progress in Wushu as I can't teach and drill at the same time.
Having said that, I have my weekend training sessions on now, and getting more discipline and focus is something that I can always work on.
On the balance, become a coach is something that feels right, an my fears are just the dark shadows of worry that come with any change.