This article is from the Ballet and Modern Dance FAQ, by Tom Parsons twp@panix.com with numerous contributions by others.
We all do; don't feel bad about it. Getting mixed up and making
mistakes are to the dancer what wrong notes are to the musician or typos
to the writer. And in a class, it's usually less important to do the right
thing than to do whatever you do the right way and on the music. Even
professionals, dancers who have been doing this for years, get mixed up;
I've seen it happen. If it can happen to the pros, there's no reason for
the rest of us to worry.
 
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