Post by pboy on Feb 26, 2015 7:48:28 GMT
Did anyone else see Madonna's fall at the Brits last night? Hubby and I were watching and were stunned to see the fall - but she got up and carried on so quickly that we wondered if we'd imagined it and had to rewind to watch it again.
I'm not a fan of Madonna and I do think she needs to tone down her dancing as, while it's impressive that she can still do the moves at 56, she's not got the suppleness and fluidity of the dancers around her and I find it all a bit cringeworthy.
BUT her ability to pick herself up from such a nasty fall, pick up the right note and lyrics and step straight back into the dance move was very impressive. It got me thinking about what us horse riders could learn from this and came up with a couple:
- Don't let the last move affect the next one. In dressage, it's so easy to mess up one move then focus on that and mess up the next one, instead of forgetting it, rebalancing and aiming for the best possible mark in the next move. Similarly in jumping - messing up one fence can knock your confidence so you ride the rest of the round defensively. We need to be more like Madonna and quickly pick ourselves up and carry on as if nothing happened
- She must have been through something similar many times before. Her career spans over 30 years and there must have been numerous wardrobe malfunctions, set malfunctions, forgetting of dance moves etc. etc. Each time might cause a moment of embarrassment (and, these days, millions of gifs!) but ultimately it's not what she's remembered for as she dusts herself off and keeps going. As a result, even when something so major happens on a big stage she doesn't hesitate and gets on with the job
Next time I have a disaster in front of an audience, I'm going to think of Madonna's fall and keep going!!
I'm not a fan of Madonna and I do think she needs to tone down her dancing as, while it's impressive that she can still do the moves at 56, she's not got the suppleness and fluidity of the dancers around her and I find it all a bit cringeworthy.
BUT her ability to pick herself up from such a nasty fall, pick up the right note and lyrics and step straight back into the dance move was very impressive. It got me thinking about what us horse riders could learn from this and came up with a couple:
- Don't let the last move affect the next one. In dressage, it's so easy to mess up one move then focus on that and mess up the next one, instead of forgetting it, rebalancing and aiming for the best possible mark in the next move. Similarly in jumping - messing up one fence can knock your confidence so you ride the rest of the round defensively. We need to be more like Madonna and quickly pick ourselves up and carry on as if nothing happened
- She must have been through something similar many times before. Her career spans over 30 years and there must have been numerous wardrobe malfunctions, set malfunctions, forgetting of dance moves etc. etc. Each time might cause a moment of embarrassment (and, these days, millions of gifs!) but ultimately it's not what she's remembered for as she dusts herself off and keeps going. As a result, even when something so major happens on a big stage she doesn't hesitate and gets on with the job
Next time I have a disaster in front of an audience, I'm going to think of Madonna's fall and keep going!!
for so much hard work we thank ye!!