Swing Dancing

[Smokin Joe]

I'd end up in casualty if I attempted that.

 

[Fnaar]

Brilliant! I'd love to have a bash at that!

 

[tyred]

Not swing but I do dance salsa and other Latin dances as well as a little jive. Dancing is one of the best hobbies you'll ever take up - great way to meet people and socialise, great exercise, works wonders for confidence.

 

[Drago]

Old fashioned headbanger me.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Old fashioned headbanger me.

I invented dad dancing when I was sixteen. And I've got worse since then.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

I couldn't, that dress wouldn't look right on me....
fine way of keeping fit though...
dunno if I could persuade Mrs M though

 

[Bobby Mhor]

[QUOTE 5404807, member: 76"]Well you would be a 'Leader' at first, then you could move on to learning 'Following' later. So you would have a few months to get 'dress ready'[/QUOTE]
Tripping the light fantastic would describe me at present...
Get yourself at some point to a ceilidh, now that is a serious workout...
Funnily I've just been looking for local (for the older person) fitness classes and if I were a female, I'd be sorted..

Keep in there

 

[HarryTheDog]

I once tried Lindy Hop dancing years ago( when married) but some scrote knocked me off my bike, displaced collar bone so didn't continue. For the last 6 months I started Latin/ballroom with my new girlfriend [ taking a 10 week break at the moment as I just don't have the time]. When on Holiday in Lanzarote we got up on a deserted dance floor and did the Cha-Cha and got a standing ovation, this encouraged another couple who were learning to do the slow jive to get up to another dance and they also got applause. We knew we were fairly cack but nobody else seemed to and people encouraged both of us couples to dance to more stuff. the solo act that was on thanked us at the end for making a dull night more entertaining . If you can dance to any sort of standard as a couple other people can be quite impressed. I always wanted to be able to jive/ rock and roll type dance but turns out I am not suited. Apparently the waltz is my thing which is surprising as I am a stumpy thing.
Being able to dance successfully with your partner is a wonderful feeling, and my girlfriend certainly appreciates it as she learnt to dance as a teenager and I am the first bloke she has met since, who is prepared to give it a bash. ( 30 odd years on she still remembered some of it)
I am looking forward to learning the Tango, likely to be a car wreck though.
@User76 I found the secret to success is lots of practice and not giving a monkeys what other people think, get up there and strut your stuff!

 

[DaveReading]

Whoever it was that said dancing was the vertical expression of a horizontal desire (sources vary) wasn't far wrong.

"Swing" dancing covers a lot of different genres: Lindy Hop (a bit too energetic for me), East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, etc.

The last-named, when done by those who know what they're doing, is absolutely gorgeous:

 

[raleighnut]

3 left feet here.

 

[Andy in Germany]

We have this twice a week where I work. I never had the slightest inclination to join in sadly, as I dance like a badly made marionette...

 

[ozboz]

I went to some classes , good fun ! everyone was freindly and helpfull , only problem was all dancers were at different levels so it was a bit hard to keep up with seasoned dancers
I was inspired by this old film clip I came across many years ago .

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=70E49LrrvZY

 

[Dirk]

Is it just me, or does anyone else not 'get' dancing?

 

[stephec]

Lindy, swing, and latin, are all a bit too energetic for me, although I'll do the odd jive every now and then.

I'd much rather stroll round in a relaxed ballroom style instead of jumping up and down on the spot.