[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":731},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-do-you-need-private-dance-lessons":3,"$f0PxA3Qn1E-K6ZTLgBPwxBZnmhWFTxf_2TpIR_tl49aA":573},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":534,"description":535,"extension":536,"faq":537,"image":553,"meta":554,"navigation":555,"path":556,"publishedAt":557,"seo":558,"slug":561,"status":562,"stem":563,"tags":564,"__hash__":572},"blog/blog/do-you-need-private-dance-lessons.md","Do You Really Need Private Dance Lessons - And When to Start?",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":517},"minimark",[9,13,23,26,29,32,38,41,46,49,52,55,66,69,72,75,78,81,83,87,90,93,109,112,118,121,126,132,135,138,142,145,148,151,162,165,169,176,179,182,185,187,191,194,199,202,205,209,212,215,226,229,232,236,239,242,245,256,259,263,266,269,280,285,287,291,294,297,300,303,310,312,316,319,326,329,340,343,349,351,355,358,361,375,384,386,390,393,399,402,410,413,416,482,484,488,491,497,500,506,509],[10,11,12],"p",{},"At some point, almost every dancer hits this moment:",[10,14,15,16,19,20,22],{},"You’re training regularly.",[17,18],"br",{},"\nYou’re showing up.",[17,21],{},"\nYou’re trying.",[10,24,25],{},"But something feels… off.",[10,27,28],{},"You’re not improving as fast as you expected. 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