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February 2, 2010

Fun and Flirty or Romantically Passionate?


Recently I had a question posed to me about the nature of dances having a "mood" associated with them. While this is true of some dances, there are others that were created just for the fun of it.
The group that I consider "fun and flirty" contains dances like Cha Cha, Swing, Salsa, Merengue, Jive, Mambo and Samba. The more passionate of the dances consist of Tango, Rumba, Waltz, Foxtrot and Paso Doble.
Of course each dance can be broke down into more titled names, for example: Rumba is the dance of love and Tango is the dance of passion. I see Foxtrot, Waltz and Paso Doble as dances that would resemble a more long term relationship or even courtship.
After I defined the dances, yet another question was posed to me about what types of dances were appropriate for taking someone on a date.
This was a little trickier to answer because it generally depends on the personality of each person as to which dance they enjoy. Latin dances are always recommended by myself because they are more fun and have easier steps to learn. The Merengue is the easiest dance in the world to learn and a ton of fun and Salsa isn't too far behind. However, if the date is a little more shy, perhaps more of a ballroom setting with Waltz and Foxtrot would be more appropriate.
Overall, each dance has something different to offer and present to each person. The more free you are with your body and mind the better some dances will appear while a more formal ballroom type dance requires more form and meticulous movement that some people just cannot escape from.
Should you be trying to figure out what dance is more "you", try this. Experiment with different types of music in your spare time. Create a mix or playlist on your ipod, computer or other media player and run through it song by song. Which one are you more inclined to tap your foot to or feel inspired to sway with? More often than not, the dances that you are inclined to move to are ones that you would enjoy dancing to.

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