Dance is Leadership

Today in class we looked at leadership in the form of dance. We spoke about how there is a relationship between partners which is like realational leadership. We also discussed that there are always followers and leaders in dance. As we were watching the videos and having this discussion I kept thinking of the quote, "Dancing: a measure of confidence, not a measure of talent." I feel like this parallels perfectly with leadership. When it comes down to it, a person needs to have confidence to be a leader. Anybody can be a leader if they are willing to be confident and take a risk. The boy in the video showed a high volume of confidence by starting to dance alone. He took a risk that nobody else did. The boy didn't just go up an sway back and forth... he got up there and danced crazy. I feel like this reflects leadership perfectly. To be a successful leader you can't just half-ass your confidence, you have to go out on a limb and be willing to look dumb. Those who are most confident are the best of dancers.