I’m coming to terms with this. In July a friend of mine invited me out to the weekly West Coast Swing dance. Free beginner and intermediate lesson followed by a 2 hour dance. I have gone back almost every week since then. It’s crazy! I find myself practicing dance steps in my bedroom and watching youtube videos of pros. I even took two private lessons. I’ve been told I’m learning really fast. Last week I got lots of compliments. This is crazy! I feel so energized before and after. I still haven’t really told most of my older friends…cause I’m still kinda getting comfortable with the idea of being a dancer (I’m a musician). I’ve since started a beginner ballroom course as well. I’m 31…kind of a late start…but I’m having a ball! I guess this is something I’ve wanted to do for a long while.
Any other dance junkies here want to chime in to give me some encouragement (or warnings that I’ve begun something that will lead me to some sort of catastrophic lifestyle ;))
Dancing can be very addictive! I really love to dance, and my husband and I have done lessons - both ballroom and rock’n’roll. I have been wanting to get back into it for a while, and he is finally making noises that indicate he is thinking it could be a good idea!!
So awesome that you’re hooked on WCS! You aren’t going to get sick of it anytime soon, it’s probably the most versatile partner dance you can learn since you can dance it to so many types of music. Good for you!
While you’re watching pro vids, make sure you check out John Lindo - he is so fantastic. One of the things that I LOVE about most partner dance (especially WCS) is that it’s for everyone, not just the young/skinny.
I am with you except I do Lindy Hop and East Coast swing. I plan vacations around going to workshops and exchanges and in fact I am going to be at Jammin on the James lindy worshop on Oct 19.
My work keeps me from going to many dance things right now so i am a bit rusty but it isn’t going to stop me.
I would love to go back to dancing but my husband can’t dance (disabled) and I’d feel weird going somewhere alone, where I’d know no one. I used to do ballroom dancing and loved it.
