The World Of Dance

[gustarbailar]

Hi DF!

So I'm a complete newbie to the world of dance, don't know the difference between the salsa and the waltz, but I took a very elementary ballroom dance class a short while ago and I loved it! And that led me to this site and my first post:

I'll introduce myself first: I'm in my sophomore year at college, and like I mentioned, I took a ballroom dance course a few months ago and it was a ton of fun, definitely got me into dance. My course loads are pretty heavy so I haven't had as much time as I'd like to take more dance classes, so I surfed the web a bit and found this site. Besides that, I have no dance experience whatsoever (unless watching dancing with the stars and having people grind on you counts). As of now the only places I know of to go to dance are this one really small club with a small dance floor and college frat parties (which are normally packed- two people per tile). I'm under 21 so bars/clubs aren't an option.

Where do I start? My first priority is to start having fun on the dance floor, so are there a few dances that are really easy to learn so I can enjoy myself while moving on to the tough stuff? And given my limited dance venues, what kind of dancing should I learn?

I saw the grinding thread and plan on trying out what they wrote there tonight But I didn't get a good understanding of what to do with my arms.
And how do you approach girls for a dance at a club? I noticed alot of them go with friends and so aren't very interested...
How do you dance on your own in a club, when you can't find a partner?

Whew, so many questions, so much to explore! Looking forward to discussing with you all!

 

[Easy]

Welcome to dance forum

Finding out where some classes are would be a great start. Check the yellow pages for dance studios as well as your college for classes.

The swing is good one to learn for faster music and is easier to lead someone thru than say the cha cha which is a little more complex as far as timing. Rumba is a great one for medium speed music, and foxtrot or bolero would be great for the slower ones.

Anyhow goodluck. Where are you located? Maybe somebody here can direct you more personally as to where to begin.

 

[gustarbailar]

hmmm, I think I'll start with the swing then, my college is in baltimore.

thanks for the info!

 

[latingal]

Welcome to DF bustarbailar!

Hmm...didn't they just have USA Dance Nationals in Baltimore? I'm sure there must be a college ballroom team around (don't I remember something about a ballroom team that volunteered at Nationals?). I've heard that some college teams you do not have to attend the college to join, and you get free or very low price lessons and meet people who want to learn to dance!

I hope that some of our members from around your area will chime in with some suggestions.