Want to learn to dance....

[jagec]

Swing dancing!

I never, ever, ever danced growing up, and it took until 2 years out of college for a friend to drag me to a swing club before I started. I resisted, but eventually I gave it a try, and after the third time or so I felt like I had picked up the basics. From then it was just a question of learning new moves, getting smoother at it, and just having fun. It's great because there are always more girls than guys, so you can just cruise around the room and ask someone--there's always someone who wants to dance.

Plus swing is just fun...lots of spins and other cool moves.

I think that dancing's actually a bit harder for guys, since you have to lead...if a girl's a bad dancer, she can just try to follow along, look OK on the floor if the guy's good, and learn as she goes. If a guy's a bad dancer it's not so easy...sure, a girl could take the lead, but then you'd be learning how to follow, not lead.

Just get out there, take the brief "intro lesson" that usually comes at the beginning of the session, and pick up a new move or two every time. It's fun. And yes, it's great to dance with your girlfriend.

 

[dawp]

Really impress your GF and take up Pole dancing and install a pole in your bedroom.

 

[nineball9]

Originally posted by: DayLaPaul
Either you have rhythm or you don't. The only thing dance lessons are good for is teaching you to do specific pre-determined dance moves/steps.

Apparently, you have never taken dance lessons.

 

[polarmystery]

Originally posted by: zinfamous
hmm, not sure. Coming here first was the right move, though.

LOL :laugh:

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: LilPima
1. take dance classes
2. impress girlfriend with your moves
3. impress other girls with your moves
4. bring both back to your place
5. ...
6. profit!

Fixed.

Originally posted by: dawp
Really impress your GF and take up Pole dancing and install a pole in your bedroom.

And buy her dance lessons. That's what you should do.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Are you in or near a college? If so, there's probably some sort of club you can join. I know at my college there was a ballroom dance club, spawned from the GAP commercial/swing re-emergence of 1998 - 2000.

I joined as a freshman in '98. It was a lot of fun and introduced me to a lot of good people. So...if you want to learn to dance, I recommend doing ballroom classes with your SO.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

There's no need for dancing. Just give her :music: a dick in a box! :music:

 

[Cuular]

By all means go to a professional.

Most women, and I'm not looking to pick a fight with the women here, but most women have been trained by society and their spineless boyfriends to take the lead in stuff. And that attitude gets carried over into dancing. So having your GF try to teach you will be a losing battle.

Like was mentioned above, it's the guys job in dancing to be the lead. So you need someone who's a professional to teach you the right way to dance, so that when you get with your GF, you aren't pre-disposed to letting her "show" you or lead.