12/10/2026
A few words from Emma about her recent dance competition 💃
Competition blog
Tassles and Tadasana!
Yesterday I did Latin dancing in a competition. I have only danced for 5 years and until yesterday I had only done ballroom dancing in competition. This I enjoyed immensely as there is a lot of athleticism and fitness and strength required. Now the same is true for Latin but there is one main difference that I hadn’t really taken into consideration. The exposure.
In ballroom you are always in hold (frame) and it feels a very safe space to be in. In Latin you are generally at the end of your partners arm being very ….well…. Exposed! For an ISFJ this is terrifying (if you know, you know!) I never had to use my arms like I do in Latin and it was like another piece of choreography on top of the choreography! But why am I telling you this on peaceful warrior yoga. Well Because I had to dig very deep to find a part of Emma that I was sure was there deep down. We aren’t talking about the 5 sambuca confidence at a party Emma 😂we are talking about something much deeper. Trust, confidence, self love, self worth and joy - physically and mentally. There have been several things over the years that have taken a hit to all of those and I wondered how I would ever get them back let alone get on a dancefloor and have to show them off. I have been “doing the work” for many years now but this competition meant so much more than trophies and a fancy outfit.
It bought me home to me! To believe in myself (everyone else seems to so why not me?) to have a moment to shine, to be fully in the present moment and have such joy ( everyone who has sent messages said how happy I looked and I was!) and that is something that I will be forever grateful for! Both dance and yoga bring something to my life and are actually very connected!
Asana - poses and postures and conscious movement
pranayama- breath control
dharana - concentration and mental focus and dhyana - complete immersion in music losing self consciousness similar to meditative state.
So to have these two disciplines running alongside each other is a beautiful privilege. I did a lot of work leading up to the competition to try and get more confidence in mind and body including acting for dancers workshop, burlesque workshop to bring that side out more and a rejuvenated fitness regime including weights and boxing! It’s been an incredible journey and one that paid off! I also did a spiritual development course and will be embarking on a shamanic journey next - just because the feet have stopped aching after the comp doesn’t mean the journey ends! I’ve had lots of people say they could never do what i do with dance - you absolutely can - I realise now you just have to believe in yourself that you can day by day, week by week. Nothing to lose , everything to gain! It doesn’t happen overnight, it takes time and I know this is just the start!
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