Learning the basics

I believe that learning the basics of many dances at once, is really the most mentally challenging time as a dancer. It takes a lot of effort to comprehend just one dance let alone ten. However, once you've grasped the basics and timing of each dance, everything becomes much easier to learn. Suddenly it's not always left foot forward, right foot side, left foot close, then step side to the right foot and back with the left foot, next replace weight to the right, etc. etc. It then becomes a half a basic box to an open break! Done and might I say, "Way easier!!!"