Are you able to dance?

[siseñor]

Why or why not, & what kind of dancing do you like?

[RavVid]

Yeah I can dance. Why? Partner dancing involves girls and in a group lesson you will get to meet all of them. Plus it is just fun and pleasant to partner dance with girls.

I like modern jive (various names Le Bop, Ciroc Bop etc). The reason I like it most is first I can dance it with any girl - it doesn't matter if she has never partnered danced - I just lead stronger is all. Plus it is more in the hands then the feet so if she does something unexpected I can step in a way to recover. Second it can be a tight dance if the floor is crowded - you don't need a lot of space but you can use it if you've got it..

With Latin dances you need the girl to know the dance because it is in the feet more. It doesn't work if the girl doesn't know salsa for example. And you just need more space.

With a waltz you really do float around the floor but even more than Latin you need the girl to know it. Plus everybody on the dance floor needs to be doing the same thing so it is not a practical social dance and it is 3 time and not much is played that is not 4 time. Modern jive and Latin are 4 time. The beat might not be so obvious is all that can go wrong.

[Lliam]

Nothing fancy.
From the time I was a teen, I always thought dancing seemed like posing and posturing and learning moves by rote. Something people practiced in the mirror. Things like Saturday Night Fever, for example, made me want to puke. I was a rocker.

I danced because girls liked it but was way better at slow dancing or even simple waltz.
I really liked slow dancing with girls as an adolescent because girls are soft and I loved feeling their boobs against me. LOL
My wife likes to dance and I do it to humor her and pretend like I'm having fun.

When I do other kinds of dances, I have in mind that I'm doing a fun parody and ham it up. But I run out of moves after a very short time. It just seems silly.

It's not that I don't like to move. I can get inspired to jump around like crazy when I'm listening to certain rock music.

[msmissydc]

I hope so, I also think I am yes. I mean I did all kind of dancing starting as a child. If I couldnt dance that would be weird. I obiviously can't do all kind of dances but there are a few styles I should be able to do.

[CrimsonAngel09]

As Zaeed Massani says in Mass Effect 3 Citadel DLC, "I dance like a greased one legged Varren. Not a pretty picture."

[siseñor]

yes that does sound quite horrifying

[OfMiceandMen]

I took ballroom and can dance the classics. I can still do some of the pick-up in swing as long as my partner has a small frame.

[siseñor]

Kewl

[BCRanger10]

I'm sure I could if I really tried. I'm just too stiff. I kind of want to take secret lessons and take my wife on a surprise ballroom dance date. I don't know if I have the time or money for that at the moment though.

Plus, I want to learn fencing anyway 😆

[Static_In_The_Attic]

I’m able to dance but what I consider dancing a lot of people don’t.

[siseñor]

U a real one

[Static_In_The_Attic]

A real as can be.

[WanderingLoveWizard]

Funny thing is, I'm a great dancer and can move my body really well, but I feel super weird and I hate doing it lol
Dancing has always been a pet peeve if mine, I just think it's strange when people do it. Which is rare coming from a musician

[WanderingLoveWizard]

"Just stay still and listen! Why do you have to move around like that?" Lol

[avaawolf]

I don't mean to brag but I'm quite the dancer 😎

[siseñor]

Uu what kinda dancing u do

[LiamJHayden]

Not super well, but I can move with the beat and am willing to get on the floor.

[siseñor]

That's good

[NathanDavis]

yes, señorita... not so different from sports

[ColHathi]

Since you asked, I can't, no. I've always been insecure about myself, and whenever I tried as a kid and teenager, people would make fun of it, so I stopped.

[siseñor]

I hope you can stop these bad experiences and insecurities from getting in the way of your fun. I think there is a good dancer in you somewhere, it just takes practice

[ColHathi]

I appreciate that :)

[BobbieBoy666]

I dance in my bedroom.

When I dance, I dance in the nude.

And I did a little nude dance this morning. 💕👍

[Nikki1989]

I can only head bang.

[Apulu_Imback]

Yes, I self taught myself dancing when I was depressed during lockdown.

[Anonymous]

No, I suppose it's just because I have no experience with it

[Noodle_fan]

i can't really dance , mostly i just shake my head while pointing with my finger

[SweetTwistedSatanist]

I can because I've been a natural when it comes to rhythm.

[HippieVeganJewslim]

Yes, of many types.

[Joker_]

no..

[siseñor]

Can you try to dance like this with @Degenerate (ew)
https://youtu.be/JVOjIzGaTdE

[Joker_]

I can try

[RavVid]

I could but it is a bit too much just stepping for my taste. The girl has to know what to do in a lot of this which rules out those who haven't taken the dance lesson. If you're a guy why rule out girls who haven't done the lesson (who will be the vast majority)?

As a guy, to dance with any girl, you need to do strong leads in which she doesn't have any option but to follow. Girls like being twirled so that's a good base. In the video the guy puts his hand on the girl's shoulder to reverse the direction of her spin with a shove. It's not as gentle as it looks!

In video demos it is a rehearsed routine and the girl knows what to do. Not so in social dancing when the girl might not know standard moves. Like in this video he raises her hand and goes under it then spins her. She doesn't have anything to say about this which is how you need it to be.

For any guys who are interested, I'll say guys you are the metronome, you keep the beat and make the moves. The girls do the grace notes.

I also like the Melbourne shuffle (invented right where I am) even though it isn't a partner dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbkNuP91oX4

The girls look better at cutting shapes though but then they always do look better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7ztZ_qhx5Q

[Iron_Man]

Yes, of course I’m a natural

[eagle1951]

not anymore

[siseñor]

Why not? Did something happen?

[Degenerate]

No..

[skyee_727]

. no.