Ballroom Dancing

No experiences, but I would love to try. My favorite dancing is Cajun dancing. No lessons required, fun music, and good body contact. Plus, the food served there is awesome!

I took a year of Arthur Murray back in my early twenties. Shag,swing,cha-cha,waltz, fox trot, rumba,meringue, two step,and samba. It's a great confidence builder,good exercise. You learn far more than just a few steps. You learn about rhythm, timing, ice block technique,how to lead, proper posture. It's also like riding a bike,( you might forget a few moves) now, back then I went to a Christian singles group,and we would have dances every month with all kinds of themes,about 450 of us would show up! I would give a sample dance, and then line up the men and women across from each other, show the basics steps, two moves,and then we would have everyone take a partner,and play three different songs. It really helps break the ice. I met my wife at one of these dances, ( she was a wall flower)

The down side is finding a place to continue to go dancing. Most places are bars, wrong music, extremely loud, small dance floors. So we have gone years without finding an opportunity to go dancing. I suppose if I wanted to continue to pay for lessons, there is probably small crowds that know were in your area to go dancing.

Yes! Yes! Yes! (Disclaimer: I was a competitive tap dancer for 10 years, as a child, so I already had dance technique drilled into me)

During the 1990s resurgence of Swing Dancing, I was one of the multitude of people in their 20s, who fully embraced the experience. Ballroom (smooth, Latin, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag, Lindy Hop, etc.) I was lucky to be in an area that always had a strong social dance community, so finding classes at any price point was not difficult.

Sadly, the vast majority of my dance partners were gay, or over 65 (in most cases WAY over 65). We still had a fantastic time dressing in 40s/50s/Pinup-inspired outfits and heading to the clubs.

If you want to learn, start at your local recreation center. Most towns will offer ballroom lessons for beginners. If you want excellent instruction, however, nothing beats Arthur Murray or Fred Astaire dance studios. Lesson are NOT cheap, but you will be with a variety of partners, which is the true test of whether or not, you can dance.

My next relationship must include dancing. Heck, NOT having a spouse who could dance is what lead me to becomea Zumba instructor,8 years ago. It at least got me dancing by myself (with other people) even though it did nothing for my partner dancing jones.

I can't dance. When i try people often ask if I'm on medication. My W was (pre surgery) a good dancer and i asked if she would take lessons with me. She said no. So I went by myself. I had fun. I still can't dance, but i fail with more style now.
Go for it. You'll have fun.

In my case, there was an independent business that had a dance hall.  Part of the package was individual lessons, part was couple lessons and the rest was social dances.  It was pretty inclusive.  

I never learned formal dancing. In the 80s I used to go to clubs and we "danced" pretty much by just moving in time with the music. Unless we ended up in the mosh pit, but that's another story.

Sometimes I think I should learn. Then I hear things like "there are more women than men there" and I think, maybe not.

Except I'd like to learn how to do the tango. Of all dances, that's the one that appeals to me the most.

Bueno Aires is among my most memorable destinations. I mean, flamenco dancers in the lobby of a 4-star hotel? That was pretty cool.

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