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It's been exactly 2 years since I started dancing. Someone on this forum told me that any sort of hobby/activity has a 2 year window where after the 2 years, it either just becomes a part of your life or you give it up. I'm pretty much heading towards the latter at this point. Why? Two reasons...

I started dancing two years ago. At the time, my career situation was very cushy. Too cushy in fact. I got complacent and it was time for a change. Recently, I've embarked on a new career path and it's great but the thing is, I have to work very hard and I have less energy to maintain dance...

I guess my question is generic but for the purpose of staying on topic, do you tell people or make it known what your dancing objectives are? I started ballroom dancing just under 2 years ago almost as a fluke. I had no idea it would be the start of an exciting new journey and chapter in my...

I somehow stumbled upon this article as I was googling around about short male dancers and all the inherent aesthetic disadvantages. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/may/28/shes-good-but-shes-big-my-years-as-a-fat-ballerina It's a heartbreaking story and I truly feel for the...

Male lead here. I think I've finally found someone compatible to be a future dance partner. We've danced together numerous times and I think mutually, we both feel there's a good connection. However, she's a bit taller than me. I'd say by 2 inches. It's not a huge disparity but it is obvious...

My instructor is a dancer in the truest sense. She's been dancing she was old enough to walk. She didn't go onto higher education cause she already knew what she wanted to do. She seems to take on more of an effort with me than the other students. She notices I work hard and I come to the studio...

I live in a medium-sized city and I love my dance studio but a lot of my comp/events are in other bigger cities. My parents are at retirement age and they like to spend their time and money on travel and I want them to be happy and plus, they're not that interested in dance. Neither are my...

I find it funny how quick people in society like to label people as "losers." I'm a 35 year old male bachelor. I live alone and I have a cat. Besides ballroom, I enjoy playing music. I was practicing guitar late last night. I play in a band and I was practicing for a rehearsal that I have...

This not only applies to dance but just about to any type of skill-based activity. It's like driving a car at full speed to edge of a cliff but slowing down as you approach so you don't go over but also so you don't fall short of the edge. That's how I approach achieving that edge. Once it's...

I love ballroom. I love competition. I don't really like the competition itself but more of the preparation. It brings everything into focus. I discovered ballroom dancing by accident. I went into it because I thought learning to dance would be a good way to meet women. I was coming out of a...

Lately, I've been in a rut in my dancing. I trained hard for a competition before the summer and since then, I'm just not mentally and physically "there." I struggled in my lessons and in practice and it seems like my brain and body were just not in sync. It seemed like I was starting all over...

Look, you guys all are familiar with my posts. I'm a fraud. I had no interest in dance whatsoever for my entire life. I was the guy in my friend group who hated it when we elected to go to a dance club for the night because I knew I had no moves and could not dance. I also saw it as a way to be...

I completed this major competition a few weeks ago that I was training months for. I did ok. It didn't go as well as I imagined it in my mind (yah i know it never does). Around the time of my training, some external non-dance related stresses came into my life. I have some career related...

People don't know they're addicted or refuse to acknowledge their addiction until it becomes a real problem. I wouldn't say my addiction to ballroom has become a real problem yet but I acknowledge that I am somewhat addicted. It's like ballroom dance was designed for the type of person I am...

I was looking back at some old threads regarding franchised dance studios. There seems to be some snobbery amongst some dancers that these studios are like a little pond or even a cult that exists outside the realm of mainstream dancing or whatever that is. And that it's format is too...

In an activity where physical contact between the sexes is basically a requirement, ironically, I've rarely seen or heard of any male "creeps" in the dance community. Women also seem forgiving of the odd accidental touch that do happen, particularly to newer and clumsier male dancers. It's kinda...

Whether I'm learning a new routine or just learning a new sequence of steps for a particular dance, I have trouble retaining what I just learnt. It's there for the duration of the lesson but a week later if I am dancing with someone and want to use that step, I am unable to perform it or I...

I see a lot of male students give gifts to their dance instructors, almost a way to curry favour or something. Since most male students probably have a crush on their female instructors. I have a wonderful female dance instructor. Yah obviously she's physically attractive but we have a healthy...

Apologies in advance for the somewhat "vulgar" post ahead. I've been working hard on Vienneze Waltz. I love the dance. It reminds me of movies I've watched growing up where you see these European aristocrats attending parties and just gliding gracefully around the dance floor. I've been doing...

Look, I get it. Dance instructors, male or female, they're in it to make money just like any of us who have a profession. You don't necessarily like everyone at your workplace or the clients you serve. As someone who works in the consulting industry, I know how important it is to develop a good...