My Prom Date is a Ballerina

[Unlucky@life]

HELP!!!
I am going to my senior prom with a wonderful girl who has been a dancer for almost her whole life. She has studied in studios across the United States and she has earned many scholarships for her dancing. I want to be able to impress her, but I do not have the time to go to a dance studio and learn how to dance as well as she can. What can I do?

 

[elisedance]

welcome to DF. I would say either be totally honest - 'I can't dance, but would love to learn' or, pretend you have broken your leg.

You are not going to fake it so don't even try. However, you could take this as one of the best opportunities of your life to learn to dance! If, that is, she has the patience....

 

[Me]

Welcome to the DF!

As a former ballerina, I can almost promise you she has absolutely no idea how to dance socially, at all. She may be in the same boat as you - No idea how to dance socially at all!

Why don't you ask her if she knows social dance? If she says no, maybe you two can take some lessons together before the prom? She would probably like that.

 

[Sagitta]

What "Me" says is true. Solo and partner dancing are two different animals.

And welcome to df.

 

[suburbaknght]

If you asked her to prom and she said yes, chances are she knows you at least somewhat well in which case she probably knows you're not a dancer. We can also ascertain, from fact she said yes, that she wants to go with you anyway.

Ask her for help. She'll be flattered.

But most importantly, remember she wants to be with you. So show her a good time by being the man she said yes to. Have fun.

 

[Indiana_Jay]

What you have to do is give up on the idea of impressing her with dance skills. Instead, impress her with the way you treat her, the way you smile at her, the way you listen to her and the way you care for her. Chances are very good that if she wanted to go to the prom with an impressive dancer, she wouldn't have accepted your invitation. That means you've got plenty of other stuff going for you that she likes.

By the way, when is your prom, anyway? Seems like we don't usually get prom questions here until March or April (and we always get plenty of prom questions every year).

 

[quixotedlm]

Errr. excuse me, you have a ballerina for date at the prom, and what is your forum handle again?

 

[Twilight_Elena]

LOOOL, quix. Give him a couple of years to realise.

 

[meow]

Errr. excuse me, you have a ballerina for date at the prom, and what is your forum handle again?

He might change his 'name' after the Prom - something like Lucky@life?

 

[Joe]

Besides, if you're lucky, she won't be spending that much time on her feet that night. :raisebro:

 

[elisedance]

Joe: So you figure she will be doing a lot of jetee's eh?

 

[Joe]

Uh, sure, that's exactly what I was thinking.

 

[elisedance]

Thought so.
:nope:

 

[DancePoet]

HELP!!! I am going to my senior prom with a wonderful girl who has been a dancer for almost her whole life. She has studied in studios across the United States and she has earned many scholarships for her dancing. I want to be able to impress her, but I do not have the time to go to a dance studio and learn how to dance as well as she can. What can I do?

Being a ballerina and knowing how to social dance could be two different things. Have an upfront conversation with her, and ask her if she knows how to social dance like salsa, swing, rumba, and if she doesn't she if she'd be willing to take some lessons with you once a week for a few months prior to the prom. If she does, she if she will attend some lessons with you.

 

[DancePoet]

What you have to do is give up on the idea of impressing her with dance skills. Instead, impress her with the way you treat her, the way you smile at her, the way you listen to her and the way you care for her. Chances are very good that if she wanted to go to the prom with an impressive dancer, she wouldn't have accepted your invitation. That means you've got plenty of other stuff going for you that she likes.

Exactly.