dancing is for old people

ballroomdancertoo

ballroomdancertoo

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What would you say to those people who still think dancing is for old people. obviously, they dont realize the amount of time and effort goes into dance sport. but I wonder what is the most convincing way to shut them up? thanks in advance.
 
Show them a typical competitive Latin dress or a trendy Smooth gown and ask which residents of the nursing home wear stuff like that. (I'm kidding. Mostly.)
 
I'd first try to find out why they think that. I mean, back in the 1970s, most ballroom dancers were old people, but frankly anyone who actually remembers the 1970s probably qualifies as an old person themselves by now.

So maybe I'd say, "you're a ballroom dancer, then?"
 
I'ts a question what you/they mean by "dance", style, by chance?
In the 90s almost everyone under 30 tried salsa, ten years later the tango hype began, 2010 lindy was on, now the youth starts ballfolk.
Perhaps your style is old fashioned, indeed?
 
ballroomdancertoo said:
What would you say to those people who still think dancing is for old people. obviously, they dont realize the amount of time and effort goes into dance sport. but I wonder what is the most convincing way to shut them up? thanks in advance.
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By agreeing with them and changing the topic? "Yup, just like bridge and black and white movies." I played bridge in college and probably half the movies I've watched were in black and white, so that might not work as well for you...

If you want to convince them that they're wrong, well, that's a different story.
 
I've had to field this one before. I tell people the reason why more older adults dance than young ones, is that they've finally come to that point in their lives where they can do something for themselves that they want to do, instead of raise brats, cave to peer pressure and social stigma, and work hard, and they've finally realized that stumbling around a dance floor at some crappy bar with a bunch of other idiots isn't as fun as the people doing it think it is. They grew up, got some class, and now they can do something that the younger set, unless they're dancers, too, probably couldn't keep up with. Or in short, you could always say "Stupid people do seem to enjoy saying things like that" or maybe "To avoid having to run into jerks at bars and other places," if you're feeling particularly assy.
 
I tell them that, yes, dancing is for old people! Dancing is also for young people, middle aged people, children, teenagers......for anyone who wants to dance! That's the beauty of it.

And, yes, I remember the seventies and I was dancing in the seventies. And plenty of ballroom dancers back then were not old. ;)
 
Warren J. Dew said:
I'd first try to find out why they think that. I mean, back in the 1970s, most ballroom dancers were old people, but frankly anyone who actually remembers the 1970s probably qualifies as an old person themselves by now.

So maybe I'd say, "you're a ballroom dancer, then?"
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OLD ??? in the 70s ??.. Now if you said late 50s early 60s, yep. And, define "old " .
It also depends where one lives..
 
The simple truth is that it takes both time and money to pursue ballroom dance, even as a hobby. Younger people often have the time, but not the money. Those a little older have neither as they raise families and get established in their jobs. So, alot of the people you see in classes tend to be the older folks that have been in their jobs long enough to have the free cash and their kids are old enough to do things on their own.

There are of course exceptions to this, but that's what I tend to see a lot of in my studio and some of the other studios I have visited.

(Plus, older people have come to realize that learning to dance can be a fun pursuit in and of itself, so they can enjoy just dancing instead of worrying about hooking up.):rolleyes:
 
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