The singles group that I joined is attending a ballroom dancing class on Monday nights. Luckily, I have Mondays off. Last night was the first night. It was a LOT of fun. I did learn a few things though.
1 - Dancing is like riding a bike. It doesn't take long for it to all come back.
2 - Years of dance classes don't prepare you for partner dancing.
3 - Men are so worried about getting the steps down they don't lead.
4 - I have no problem leading
5 - When I dance with partner who ACTUALLY leads, I forget the steps.
6 - Given a strong partner(read: someone who won't let me lead), I will follow, but I have to concentrate really hard on what they are doing and what they want me to do. The title of this post is what one of my strong partners told me. LOL!
It is a good thing everyone left their pride at the door. Everyone had a lot of fun. I laughed so much, mostly when I screwed up, and when my partner screwed up (he laughed at me!). By the end of the class I was much better at following than I was at the beginning of the class. It doesn't hurt any that I got the strong partners at the end of the class, no really. There were a few guys in the class who actually knew what they were doing.
I really like the teacher, he is an incredible dancer as well as instructor. I have every intention of going to every class.
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Side Note: The class wasn't just for our group. It was an open class at the studio. There were a handfull of people in the class not in our group. I was most surprised by how young 2 of the guys "off the street" were. I'd be surprised if they were out of high school. You could tell they had been taking classes for a while. They were pretty good and the best at making me follow. :)
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I think I'll check to see if any ballroom dance studio's offer the same deal out here. Particularly if I can go with out a partner. Jason likes/liked dancing but it's hard to get him to go back out once he gets home from work.
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