Let's be real. The only reason line dancing is popular is so that women who want to dance (who are stuck with men who won't dance) have an opportunity to dance.
I hate line dancing. Not only is just a rote learning process, it also allows no room for individual style and form. When I go to a party, ready to dance the swing and hustle, waltz and foxtrot and they start playing "Cotton Eyed Joe", the "Electric Slide", and who knows what else, I leave the floor. When those line dances are over, my wife and I will resume dancing. Heck, I'll even dance with other ladies if my wife wants to sit and talk for a while.
Men, why not learn a few steps so your wife or partner can enjoy dancing with you instead of doing a line dance?
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Can everybody dance?
Can everybody dance? Just about.
I help my dance instructor out occasionally. As a man, I am needed to partner un-partnered ladies who take dance lessons. I get extra lesson time for free, I help people, and my dance skills improve greatly. I partner with women of all shapes and sizes, and one thing I have noticed is that a person's size does not impact their ability to dance significantly. Now I am talking about recreational dancing of course, but I have danced with people much larger than me who I thought would be terrible but were amazing dancers and I have danced with tiny people who I thought would have no problems but couldn't dance well at all.
It is more in your head than in your body. Remembering technique is more important than your size or athletic ability. I practiced at a place where a dancer had injured their back, and needed two canes to walk, but they danced anyway. Every week I watched as they got stronger and stronger until the canes were not brought to the floor and eventually not even brought to the dance hall. I have even danced with convalescent patients in wheelchairs, who seem to enjoy it a lot.
So don't let your belief that you are out of shape or not good enough to dance. If you want to try, get out there and do it. If you are at all concerned, get your doctor's approval first, but dancing can be a great exercise. Don't be embarrassed about anything about yourself, go ahead and dance like you always wanted.
I help my dance instructor out occasionally. As a man, I am needed to partner un-partnered ladies who take dance lessons. I get extra lesson time for free, I help people, and my dance skills improve greatly. I partner with women of all shapes and sizes, and one thing I have noticed is that a person's size does not impact their ability to dance significantly. Now I am talking about recreational dancing of course, but I have danced with people much larger than me who I thought would be terrible but were amazing dancers and I have danced with tiny people who I thought would have no problems but couldn't dance well at all.
It is more in your head than in your body. Remembering technique is more important than your size or athletic ability. I practiced at a place where a dancer had injured their back, and needed two canes to walk, but they danced anyway. Every week I watched as they got stronger and stronger until the canes were not brought to the floor and eventually not even brought to the dance hall. I have even danced with convalescent patients in wheelchairs, who seem to enjoy it a lot.
So don't let your belief that you are out of shape or not good enough to dance. If you want to try, get out there and do it. If you are at all concerned, get your doctor's approval first, but dancing can be a great exercise. Don't be embarrassed about anything about yourself, go ahead and dance like you always wanted.
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