Incompatibility of dance partners
Not all dance partners are compatible. Here’s some of the reasons why it might not be working for you dancing with certain people
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Reasons why people dance
Exploring some of the reasons why people dance, and how that’s reflected in social dancing
When do you become a dancer?
Not many beginners come along to modern jive classes and announce themselves a dancer after a few lessons. But why not? Maybe as soon as we start learning we should call ourselves dancers in hope and with optimism that it will come true and we will all become proficient, if not great, dancers. Say the…
What makes modern jive such a social dance?
Harking back to the days of our grandparents and earlier, a social dance was where you went on dates and met friends. It was a huge social occasion, largely based on social ballroom style. There were dance halls in most towns and cities, compared with recent years where there’s few dance venues left. However my…
Bad habits to break to improve your dancing
A previous post shared thoughts on dance etiquette while at freestyles and class, but now I’m turning to bad dance habits. Dancers may think it’s beginners with bad habits but that’s not always the case. Lots of people complain about certain bad habits when they dance with people who’ve been dancing a while. If you’ve…
How to save money on your dancing habit
People often comment how they’d love to learn to dance. But when you suggest modern jive classes, they come up with excuses. They can’t dance, they’ll be useless, there’s no classes near them, they don’t have the time, and it would cost too much. But dancing doesn’t have to be expensive – in fact it’s…
The modern jive dance community
Modern jive is a social dance and that means there’s the chance to get social. Ok, so it’s about dancing too, and many people are there to learn to dance, then get hooked and want to improve to be the best that they can. But the social side of the dance scene can bring out…