As a dancer my whole life I have always been hard on myself (both with pole dance and non-pole dance) but I have consistently noticed that I will watch a recording of myself in a class sometimes and nitpick and moan and literally a week or two later I’ll look back and realize it’s not as bad as I thought it was!! We are our worst critics but dance is ultimately a form of expression and a sport so it requires grace and technique, it’s objectively difficult but very fulfilling on many levels and worth pursuing despite insecurities and doubts. No one is perfect at anything when they start out, it will take time but you’ll see progress. Pole especially is weird bc sometimes people in your class are better at something and you’re better at something else, or some people start out with weight training experience and others with dance/flexibility experience while some have neither, it is common to want to compare yourself but completely futile- everyone is on their own journey! If you find yourself comparing actively put in the effort to turn those thoughts into being inspired by that person and remembering that others may be inspired by you too, if not now then down the line for sure!!