How to Dance for Beginners

asianmonkie
asianmonkie Posts: 264
edited February 7 in Chit-Chat
I am the most uncoordinated, unbalanced, un... everything!! I cannot dance. Period. My boyfriend bought my Zumba, I popped it in, stared at it for 5 minutes, and said "There's no way in hell I can do that." Don't tell me to "feel" the rhythm either. That is no help.

So, how do I get started on learning to dance? I want to learn to salsa and cha-cha and all that fun stuff.

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  • echarlto
    echarlto Posts: 21 Member
    Google salsa lessons in your town. You'll get links to dance schools or to clubs that offer a beginner lesson before a night of social dancing starts. Start with a beginner group salsa lesson. You DON'T need a partner to go to classes. At most schools and clubs that I have experience with, the partners "rotate", so everybody dances with everybody. I took my first dance lesson when I was in my mid-50s. Now it's my favorite hobby and I dance multiple nights a week. You can also look for a salsa weekend seminar or take a salsa dance cruise. I've mentioned mostly salsa because cha-cha is less popular and less available in schools and clubs that I'm familiar with.
  • AZ_Gato
    AZ_Gato Posts: 1,270 Member
    See what you do is you put your right foot in you take your right foot out. You put your right foot in and you shake it all about.
    You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That's what it's all about.
  • ModernNerd
    ModernNerd Posts: 336 Member
    Yup, take some classes:) I absolutely love salsa and tango, and it will be a great way too for you and your man friend to spend some time together. Nothing says "sexy" like stepping on each other's toes.
  • IPAkiller
    IPAkiller Posts: 711 Member
    If Carlton can dance... anyone can!
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  • AZ_Gato
    AZ_Gato Posts: 1,270 Member
    If Carlton can dance... anyone can!
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    IPA...I consider myself a good dancer and have tried imitating Carlton, that is a hard dance to do.
  • FatHuMan1
    FatHuMan1 Posts: 1,028 Member
    Just do what Elaine does


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  • Karabobarra
    Karabobarra Posts: 782 Member
    See what you do is you put your right foot in you take your right foot out. You put your right foot in and you shake it all about.
    You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That's what it's all about.

    I was once addicted to the Hokey Pokey..... but I turned myself around....
  • PolkaDot_Princess
    PolkaDot_Princess Posts: 314 Member
    have a glass of wine...or two ;-)

    pop in something slow and sexy, close your eyes and let your body do the rest. Do it alone, maybe in the mirror.

    If you want to learn real dance moves takes classes or google :-)
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