Bouncing Back from Criticism

Criticism can be a soul-crashing experience.

Gaby Diaz didn't let that happen.

Gaby, a tap dancer from Miami, auditioned for the current season of "So You Think You Can Dance.". She danced her heart out, only to be told by the judges that they weren't a fan of her performance, which I believe they labeled "machine gun tapping."

The vast majority of contestants would call that the end of the story.   Not Gaby.    She took the criticism to heart, choreographed a new solo and traveled several states to audition. . .again.

This time the judges loved it!   She took the best part of the criticism and combined it with incomparable spirit and not only made it to the next round, but made it to the top 20 and is currently one of the top 8.

Because there isn't a need to belabor a great performance, I'll cut this short and encourage you to watch the clip below.  Please look for two things.   Listen to how Gaby describes the judges criticism (matter of factly) and how encouraging the once critical judges become (note the power in encouragement).

Enjoy.  And dance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5B25OqFYIc

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