| Over the last 45 years that I have been involved | | | | with someone else... |
| teaching Ballroom Dancing, the biggest problem that I | | | | When you're having a good time, do you want to |
| see with Beginner Dancers is that they do not want | | | | interrupt the flow of the evening? I don't think so.. |
| to learn all the popular dances, they just want to | | | | Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango, Rumba, Cha Cha, East & |
| learn the dance that's popular and just enough to get | | | | West Coast Swing, Salsa, Mambo, Samba, Meringue. |
| by. Of course, it's fun to learn more steps in your | | | | are the popular Night Club dances. The more you |
| favorite dances, but not to expand your variety is a | | | | learn about these dances, the more you realize that |
| real mistake. | | | | they interrelate in one way or another...For example, |
| Can you imagine only wearing one suit of clothing day | | | | a box step can be done in Foxtrot, Waltz, or Rumba, |
| after day? How boring that would be, not only for | | | | but of course the styling characteristics will differ |
| you, but especially for the people that are around | | | | from dance to dance, which will make each dance |
| you daily. Oh, there's Mr. One Suit, or Mr. Brown | | | | look different... |
| Pants...Boring. | | | | It's much better to learn 4 or 5 steps in all these |
| Well, increasing your dance variety insures that you | | | | dances, then to learn 25 steps in one or two of the |
| will be able to stay on the dance floor and keep | | | | dances. Why? Because, diversity on the dance floor |
| having a good time with your favorite dance partner. | | | | will make you a sought after dance partner, and a |
| The worst feeling is having to tell your special lady | | | | more popular individual around your own social group. |
| friend that we will have to sit this dance out because | | | | plus you will overcome a Beginners Nightmare, to be |
| you don't know how to dance to the music that's | | | | considered a BORING dance partner... |
| playing. Before you know it, your lady is off dancing | | | | |