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by WalterBright 1746 days ago
I'm not the least bit surprised. I was involved in the dance business long ago, and the top dancers danced in an effortlessly elegant manner. Beginners danced like drunk cows, and there was every level in between.

Some people learned faster than others.

But nobody was born elegant, and dancing smoothly and elegantly required endless hours of practice, and relentless attention to detail. You'll find even ballroom champions still spending hours going over how to take a step forward, again and again.

BTW, it isn't about making it look easy. It is easy when you've practiced it enough.

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> Some people learned faster than others.

exactly.

Same with basketball, music, same with programming.

Some people get it immediately, some people never get it, and infinite shades of in between.

Only a true few truly are stars though.