Ballroom Dancing

I am sure by now you have watched “Dancing with the Stars” on TV. Ballroom dancing is becoming more popular than ever. It’s the latest craze for people of all ages. Did you get the dancing bug?

Ballroom dancing is a great way to improve your fitness and flexibility, relieve stress and make you more popular at dances and night clubs. Ballroom dancing is meant to be fun and enjoyable and can be a comfortable way to meet someone new, one dance at a time. It is also an easy and gently form of exercise. Ballroom dancing is a form of partner dancing in which two people move in harmony with each other and the music.

Ballroom dancing, refers collectively to a set of partner dances, one person leads and the other one follows the steps, which originated in the Western world and are now enjoyed both socially and competitively around the globe. Its performance and entertainment aspects are also widely enjoyed on stage, in films, and on television. It is both for the young and old.

Ballroom dancing requires training just like any other sports. You would have to take lessons to learn to play tennis, golf, football, bowling, weight training, aerobics, water skiing, swimming and therefore ballroom dancing is no different.

Learning to ballroom dance is fun but its really hard work. There is a lot to consider, you must have good posture, have strong legs and be willing to put in hours to practice but always remember anyone can learn to ballroom dance if they have to desire to. If you can walk you can dance.

I would personally first start with group classes and then if you feel the passion for dancing then you can start taking private lessons and learn dances like: Waltz, Quick step, Fox Trot, Tango, Swing, Jive, Cha Cha Cha, Rumba. .

You can also learn to dance the Nigt club dances:
Night club Two-step - Hustle - Modern Jive / LeRoc / the whole swing variety: West Coast Swing / East Coast Swing (always included in the “American Rhythm” category) / Lindy Hop / Carolina Shag / Collegiate Shag / Balboa

If your passion is for Latin night club, then learn to
Salsa - Merengue - Cumbia - Bachata - Cha-cha-cha - Samba

And of course if you live in Texas you should learn to Country/Western dance:
Polka - Cha-cha-cha - Two-step - Waltz - Whip

Other dances that might interest you : Cajun dances
Cajun One Step or Cajun Jig - Cajun Two Step - Zydeco - Cajun Waltz - Cajun Jitterbug or Argentine tango, Peabody or Cabaret.

Ballroom dancing is so much fun, you should try it.