Are you ENJOYING your dance????

Let me start with a quote by Bill Austin. He says “When you take dancing lessons, you learn steps and you learn steps and you learn steps. It can go on for a long time. And then one day, you just learn to DANCE and it is so different”

Well it holds so true. Especially for a non-dancer or lets say a beginner, one indulges himself so much into getting the steps right that he fails to realize that he’s still only MOVING – not DANCING. According to me technique is the most important thing – but surely not the only one. In order to be able to dance one should learn the steps and take some extra efforts once the technique is acquired.

Let’s say for a dance form like SALSA…one of the most graceful, sensual and most importantly a dance to be performed only with a PARTNER. In such a case it becomes even more difficult since it is not only YOU that you need to concentrate on but it is the PARTNER which is equally important. The energy and the vibe you throw towards your dance partner needs to be reciprocated in order to enjoy your dance to the fullest. No matter if you want to dance with him or her, make your partner feel comfortable when he/she is with you. Sometimes even a smile might just help.

Well to help us all, here’s a small and a very easy recipe to enjoy and relish what you do.
Take a lot of CONCENTRATION and mix it well with THE RIGHT ATTITUDE. Be careful that the amount of attitude is extremely important to avoid spoiling the dish. Then combine the mixture with a fair amount of ENERGY and top it up with a little SMILE. Finally relish it and trust me this shouldn’t leave you unsatisfied.

I am a beginner myself and have tried applying all the things I mentioned to make me better each day and to enjoy the dance with the one I dance with. It is helping me to hone the skills and techniques acquired at the classes.

So next time friends let us all try it. When you hit the dance floor lets not just move lets dance our way into each other’s hearts……….Happy dancing.


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Meenakshi

pleasant post !

Meenakshi , welcome to the forum ... i know im not the coordinator , but I have 4 stars next 2 my name now!

I must complement your article since you seem to have written it urself .. im sure u r turning into a great dancer ..u r a fine addition to the quickstep family

sorry , i have 5 apples

Def a nice article...especially since it was written by you.. and not copy pasted...appreciate the effort.

Hi Meenakshi, wonderfull writing, very introspective and pleasant reading .....welcome to the forum..we should see more articles from you...all the very best.

hi........meenakshi.....

...nice article...

....i will surely try ur recipe....u knw i dance just countin my steps hehe....i will improve on it

Yes i m enjoying my dance.. infact i m loving it.................

kukuz wrote:hi........meenakshi.....

...nice article...

....i will surely try ur recipe....u knw i dance just countin my steps hehe....i will improve on it

I m sure you will do great dear......

me enjoys dancing ..dancing has given me sooo much!!

Varada wrote:me enjoys dancing ..dancing has given me sooo much!!

and to all of us.....i completely agree.....

I will enjoy my dance this sunday.....

Where there will be no Anand to check.... whether i am doing it right to not.....
Where there will be no counts to get in rhythm with.....

And where there will be only girls n the music to dance with....... he he ehe

samird,

you dont just have 5 apples next to you, but you are now one of the global moderators for the forum..

you can streamline the content on the forum and make sure its a nice and informative place to be..

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anand

dear all,

karin (joy in motion) is also a global moderator for the forum. pls welcome her..

anand

Welcome Karin.

All: Pls keep her happy, otherwise u will be thrown away...............

AnandMajumdar wrote:samird,

you dont just have 5 apples next to you, but you are now one of the global moderators for the forum..

you can streamline the content on the forum and make sure its a nice and informative place to be..

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anand

Thanks a lot ..thats a great responsibility ... thanks again!