Ballroom Dancing

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Comment by Jared on October 1, 2009 at 11:48pm

I agree dancing is by far the easiest way to start an interaction with a lady.

On top of that learning some basic dance moves from swing, salsa, and rumba will allow you dance to just about any song, even if your partner has no idea what your doing.

It's a great way to make both of you look great!

Comment by Adam on October 1, 2009 at 9:54pm

My wife and I have been taking weekly ballroom classes for about a year. While waltzing, foxtrotting and swing are not really useful in a club scene, Latin dances like mambo and cha-cha work with just about any music and are not too hard to learn.

Comment by bill murphy on August 19, 2009 at 3:55am

hello gents i have been ballroom dancing since nine year old but socially not competition the problem as a single man (in the uk by the way) is that the classes assume you have a partner (wife) and you only dance with her not like salsa where you move to the next partner. also the places that do proper dances for the under 60's is not vast. well thats my rant look forward to hearing your experiences.

Comment by Troy on August 18, 2009 at 12:12pm

I think one of the problems is that there is little place for a guy in modern club dancing unless they are grinding on the women, or an "expert" hip hop dancer. This is a pretty tough scene for normal/non-sketchy guys, and I think creates the perception that dancing is something that's "hard," and not for "regular" guys.

To contrast, almost every social dance is accessible to a guy with a few weeks of classes and a few hours of practice under his belt. He won't look as good as someone with lots of experience, but he'll be able to do the dance, and he may even do it reasonably well.

@Chris, free is a great price point, but always be a little cautious of online dance tutorials. There are some really good ones, but sometimes you end up with something that is the creator's own little version of the dance, rather than how "everyone else" does it. As a good reality check, try to find videos of people doing the dance socially (or in "Jack and Jill" competitions).

For swing, you may want to check out http://www.idance.net/ . They offer beginner lessons in many different styles of swing (I recommend Jitterbug/East Coast Swing for beginners), and the prices are very reasonable (their swing starter pack has over an hour of lessons for $13).

Still, absolutely nothing beats a real, live instructor standing in front of you.

Comment by Robert Disque on August 7, 2009 at 4:15pm

I am of the belief that any man over 30 should not dance unless it is a structured dance. Structured dances look sophisticated and manly. Flailing around on a night club dance floor just looks juvenile.

Comment by Christopher Teague on July 28, 2009 at 6:45am

I'm a recent grad, so I'm not going to spend money on lessons, but my wife and I have recently begun to teach ourselves to dance using expertvillage.com and youtube tutorials. We've started with the waltz, and hope to do swing as well.

Comment by Cameron Albert on May 6, 2009 at 11:45pm

I took a couple classes with my girlfriend at the local community college and I learned the cha-cha and the swing.

Comment by Daniel Ian Richardson on April 24, 2009 at 11:18am

Just uploaded a video of my friend at the Uk Ceroc Championships 2008, brilliant dancer! Let me know what you think!

Comment by Gregory Seeley on April 15, 2009 at 12:07am

For those in the S.F Bay Area and interested in vintage dancing:
www.gaskellball.com
www.peers.org
www.fridaynigntwaltz.com

Comment by Adiron Michael Corichi on April 15, 2009 at 12:05am

I used to take Argentine tango classes. It was fun. I was the only guy who came consistently.

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