ABOUT SOCIAL DANCING

Many of my friends know that I spend a great amount of time dancing. I find it so enriching for my mind, body, and spirit.

I'm also known as someone who finds pleasure in sharing ideas about living a joyful life. Therefore, I offer my thoughts openly.

To those of you who don't know me very well, please be advised that all of my interests are about social partner dancing. If you are interested in performance dancing or you are headed for the dance olympics, you will not find much of interest here.

Andrew

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"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." ~ Gautama Buddha

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Here's an article from my dance party website www.cofparty.com ....

SAME DRUMMER … DIFFERENT MARCHERS

When I'm viewing a room full of dancers who are known to me, I am always entertained by the variety of types of people and the many different styles that are applied to the same music. I'm not surprised about the personalizing of dance movements because I have come to understand that my friends have different abilities, levels of experience, and reasons for dancing.

One of my favorite dancers is a fellow who frequents a local dinner/dance place. His movements on the dance floor are, to say the least, quite eccentric. The other oddities about this fellow are that his wardrobe is somewhat unusual and he has the habit of whistling to the music while he's dancing. I have always noticed that onlookers who don't know him are always snickering and giving him the critical eye.

My silly dancing friend is consistently the happiest dancer I have ever witnessed. One could say that he always seems to be in a blissful state. The next time you are thinking negative thoughts about another dancer's "incorrectness" please allow yourself to judge not their style, but recognize their right to enjoy themselves at any level of competency. If you do that you may enjoy your own dancing much more and really appreciate the antics of my totally blind friend who would never be able to criticize your performance …he can't see you; and he's just too busy being happy!

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“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to to dance better than myself.”
- Mikhail Baryshnikov

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