by Matt Barber Author, Columnist, and Dance Professional
Do I have to have a dance partner in order to take ballroom dance lessons? Absolutely not! Believe it or not, this is one of the most frequent of the frequently asked questions I get, and usually, it’s asked by a married person! For the record, even if You are married, it is almost always easier to learn how to ballroom dance initially by taking private dance lessons one-on-one (You learning dance by dancing with a dance instructor on Your private lessons) than by taking lessons as a couple (You learning to dance with a student partner on Your private lessons as a dance teacher watches).
Oh, and if You happen to be a single ballroom dance student, don’t fret, as the majority of most dance school’s student bodies are single as well. But remember, even if You happen to snag a “hottie” for a dance, social dancing etiquette dictates – usually even if You are married – that we switch dance partners after every song at a party!
So… what have we learned here???
No more excuses!!! Whether You have a partner who doesn’t want to dance or You don’t foresee having one who does in Your immediate future, it’s time to hit the boards dancing!
About the Writer:
Matt Barber, author of Beginning Ballroom: Why’s, Do’s, Don’ts, and Shoes, first encountered ballroom dancing as choreographed routines onstage for musicals and began ballroom lessons in high school. At eighteen, Matt started training to be an instructor with National Dance Clubs as a side job in college; he went on to teach in the independent world, for Arthur Murray International, and for Fred Astaire Dance Studios. At the same time, Matt graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Manhattan and acquired an SB from Fordham University, his MS, and his business management and leadership training from Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.
Never knew that for social dancing etiquette
“…even if You happen to snag a “hottie” for a dance, social dancing etiquette dictates – usually even if You are married – that we switch dance partners after every song at a party!”
Yep… We at BallroomBooks.com have found that that rule pretty much holds true no matter where You happen to be ballroom dancing: in the United States, overseas, at Arthur Murray, Fred Astaire, National Dance Clubs, etc.
The only catch seems to be a wedding… there it seems to be “no holds barred.”
Guess at least half that saying is true: All is fair in love and war!
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