Ballroom Dancing

My last lesson was a real mix of what I know and am comfortable with and what is new and pretty much foreign to me. RT and I opened with Salsa and I immediately received the comment (or was it a compliment?) "Wow, you feel much lighter today!" I'm not quite sure how to take that really, but we'll go with it being a good thing. I think it means I was lighter on my feet than the last lesson, which is really good. I CAN be lighter on my feet, but by nature I'm really not. So I was pleased with... Read Full Story

Foxtrot is one of the most beautiful and most difficult modern ballroom rhythms. The Foxtrot is a foundation for all other dances; it is a very popular dance that includes elements found in most other types of dancing. Foxtrot is danced to slow 4/4 time music and is comprised of soft and fluid linear movements. It is true that a Foxtrot is supposed to be more diagonal than a running walk, but both of them are “broken gaits”. The Foxtrot is sophisticated, elegantly stunning, which is simply... Read Full Story

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... Read Full Story

Dancing With The Stars pro Tony Dovolani has slammed Judge Carrie Ann Inaba after her negative critique of his recent performance, insisting she "does not understand" ballroom dancing. The 34-year-old presented the former Fly Girl with a ballroom dancing rule book after the two argued over a lifting move during the dancer's Viennese waltz with actress Jane Seymour earlier this month. Read more! Read Full Story

Not every male dancer need be considered less manly. The male dancer in a ballroom dance couple can be the most masculine man ever. Think of all the football players who have done well on ABC's Dancing With The Stars. Even some plumbers dance. I personally found this out when I gave my wife (and myself) dance lessons for Valentine's Day a couple of years ago. If you search around and find a good instructor, they will inform you and your female partner early on that on the dance floor, the man... Read Full Story

Would you like your sons to have one more advantage in dating? Get them dance lessons. Here is a video of my two younger sons dancing with a group for a community exhibition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtEBDVLyEg4 When your sons know how to dance, they will know how to lead a young woman on the dance floor. It is an activity that is wholesome, fitness promoting, entertaining and much better than most movies and other dating activities out there today. Give your sons a skill that... Read Full Story

Want to be one of the most popular men at the next wedding or party you go to? Learn to dance! How would you feel if: Your wife or girlfriend was the envy of the other women at the party?You could feel confident on the dance floor and show off a little?Your wife or girlfriend actually had other women coming up to them to ask to borrow you for a dance or two?All this can happen to you, but it will take some work. Sign your partner and yourself up for dance lessons. If you want to be a hit... Read Full Story