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Dance motivation: why do you dance?

4th April 2018

Dance motivation - What about danceq

Dancing doesn’t come naturally to everyone. Many people of my generation and older remember dancing from their childhood – either ballet lessons or being forced to do country dancing. Nowadays, dance in schools is more fashionable with street dance the favoured dance style. But as adults many people are taking up dance. Whether they’ve been…

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Tagged: dancing, modern jive, motivation

Going back to dancing after a break

3rd January 2017

Going back to dancing after a break - What about dance

My current dancing attendance is shocking. Yes I had all the freestyles in my diary for the year, including having paid for some tickets up front. But I’ve still not danced for a month. Yes, that meant I missed all the Christmas events, including the big one at Daventry.  2-3 weeks of it was a…

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Tagged: ceroc, dance class, dancing, modern jive, observation, west coast swing

Do you need lifts, dips and drops for a good dance

2nd August 2016

Are dips and drops needed to make a good dance - What about dance

When I first learnt to dance ceroc 8 years ago, the big aim always seemed to be learning dips and drops.  I think we all saw people doing them and thought, wow they’re great dancers, I’d love to learn those.  And men did throw them in quite frequently on the freestyle dance floor.  Of course,…

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Tagged: ceroc, dance tips, dance training, dancing, modern jive

Does learning to dance ruin your disco dancing?

27th July 2016

Does learning to dance ruin your disco dancing - Bubbablue and me

I have a theory about doing dance classes .  The theory is that learning a specific dance has made me even less likely to enjoy or be able to throw some shapes on the dancefloor at parties, clubs and weddings.  Yes, I believe learning to dance modern jive (and salsa) have ruined me for disco…

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Tagged: confidence, dance lessons, dancing

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