"... 3 Greatest Dances To Learn ..."

[fascination]

well drat.....okay...I think waltz, tango, and rumba because(between the three of them) they capture a spirit that can be transferred to almost any song...in my own non-theoretical view

 

[wooh]

Do we remember that the Op is which 3 dances does one believe to be the most important to the learning of dance.

I think that was actually said on another thread that a lot of people have been avoiding.

 

[Sabor]

Salsa
Flamenko
Jazz

 

[Angel HI]

I think that was actually said on another thread that a lot of people have been avoiding.

I was actually referencing this post from this thread. http://www.dance-forums.com/showpost.php?p=494663&postcount=1

Between you and me, it's probably a good idea to avoid that other one.

 

[danceronice]

I am now afraid of the Other Thread. I think it has broken my brain.

 

[Angel HI]

Mine too.....................

 

[tanya_the_dancer]

If I had to pick just 3, my choices would be waltz, tango and quickstep. I guess I am a standard dancer at heart.

 

[Angel HI]

No contention, but why? I am hoping that this thread will point out the benefits of each dance as they apply to the dancer as well as the other dances.

 

[Peaches]

Would it be cheating to say tango, milonga, and vals? ;-)

 

[MissBallroomBear]

I'll have to say Cha Cha, Tango and Waltz.

 

[Angel HI]

Tanya, Peaches, MBB,

Please come back and share why you believe these dances to be the best contributors to one learning to dance. I'm really curious.

 

[Peaches]

Oh, I was just being facetious. If you're talking about the three best dances to learn for the technique they each convey...I've got no clue. If we're talking about favorite dances...well, nothing holds a candle to AT for me.

I've kinda got a soft spot for swing, just b/c of it's exuberance; ditto for quickstep and vw...but I suck at those and kind of avoid them.

So...AT.

 

[MissBallroomBear]

I suppose it's about balance for me. There's the cheeky and fun Cha Cha, the sexy and passionate Tango and the graceful and slow Waltz. They kind've balance each other out. (The fact that they're my favourite dances has nothing to do with it).

 

[wooh]

Going along with MBB's theory, I'd have to say waltz (for the elegance you learn), cha (for the quickness and sassiness you learn) and then I'm torn. To go with the "balance" I'd probably have to go in a direction that I don't like to go. How about I just say one should learn 2 dances?

 

[Angel HI]

If you're talking about the three best dances to learn for the technique they each convey...I've got no clue. If we're talking about favorite dances...well, nothing holds a candle to AT for me.

Many know me as the AT teacher, and on a given day, I would have to agree with you. But, on another given day, the Slow Fox sneaks in at the #1 spot. Then AT and SF battle it out all day for my favori. It is so difficult because they have such similarity and so much to offer dance.