So now that Kate’s foot is on the mend, she and I have decided that we want to take ballroom dancing lessons together (starting with EC Swing, then WC Swing and so on). Kate’s been a dancer her entire life and I’ve began swing dancing fairly casually without much formal instruction to speak of when I was in college, and so together we decided to take it to the next level and actually get good at it! We’ve been dancing together once already at HaLo and had a blast. She’s a much more talented dancer than I and as such makes a terrific dance partner because she has the experience to pick-up on the subtleties of the steps (which she then teaches to me), the desire to be a good follow, and the patience to work with me as I learn to lead better. All we have to do now is carve time out of our schedules to make this happen. I’m so excited!
Along these lines, I was perusing YouTube earlier this week and came across this pair of swing videos that blew my mind.
This one of Lindy Hop is what I would LOVE to be able to do at some point, but I don’t think it will happen for quite some time (Watch the couple with the dude in jeans… he’s really good)
And this is one that displays a skill level that is a little more realistic for us.
Do any of you dance? If so, what kind of dancing do you do and where do you do it?
Cheers!
