Please do
One thing not really mentioned above is that all the Ceroc (and other MJ) classes do different stuff every night and don't follow a strict silibus: you can attend when you want to, where you want to and you won't have missed anything* or messed up a course or come in on lesson 5 of 14 or whatever.
Every night caters for beginners on their first night - no matter if it's your first, fifth or five hundredth. Everyone expects beginners to be there - for most, their first night was just a couple of weeks ago. For some it was last week. Now it's your week.
(*other than the night's class & dancing of course )
Oh, and just so you're warned, it can also become slightly addictive
Last edited by Gadget; 31st-January-2008 at 02:58 PM.
Ok, so I went and it was TERRIBLE!
I jest - it was actually great and I managed ok ... I didn't realise there would be so many spins - I'm still spinning in my head and I've been home for two hours, but it was fun
My boyfriend was asked to dance in the final freestyle by another dancer. I was asked a couple of times by the taxi dancers - I'm sure it was pity as much as anything!
I'm quite pleased with myself for not buckling out of it. I'll definitely go back and even my boyfriend, who was stridently against going, said he enjoyed it and wants to learn more.
Thanks for all the support - it really helped
P.s. Who spotted me?
I know a few people who were physically sick from their first time but they soon got used to the feeling
I dont know of any taxis that would dance with someone out of pity they normally do it because its a passion they want to share
i am so glad you had a good time just remember its all about you having fun
Thats the great thing about dancers they support each other
I was at an east coast venue, but I think I'll have to go to a different one due to travel reasons.
I think she knew I was kidding. As I knew she was when she said;
The proof is below;
I think final confirmation that we were having a jolly game with Veil is the following post;So, did andybody spot her?
aww come on Andy... How can I participate in Andy bashing when you are being so reasonable...
It was clutching at straws, but I did try
I give people plenty of opportunities to disagree with me on here. I must admit, I don't leave myself quite as open to criticism as Rocky. I'm not even sure it's possible to be that wrong without drinking a huge amount of alcohol, taking drugs or having a nasty bang to the head
Hiya
Glad your first night went well.
I too am on the volumptuous side but i go with a slightly skinnier mate (i say this only slightly cuz i know it will upset her when she reads this - between you and me she's fit these days )
Anyway when i first started a few months ago with my two left feet, at start i rarely got asked to dance. These days i'm rarely off the floor cuz as time went on my two lefties turned into dancing feet. with this i found my confidence and i ask the guys to dance. and i have lost weight cuz of the dancing
However, i found the one time i took my husband (non-dancer), i hardly got asked (only went he went for a ciggie) and i felt guilty about leaving him on his own to ask another man for a dance - so i didn't.
He was fine with this but decided not to come again so that i could dance freely.
All i'm trying to say is you will gain confidence as time goes on, the other dancers will get to know you both, but because your a couple you may have to do the asking in the first instance. Don't be scared they don't bite
Good luck
Spinning is a skill: there is technique and stuff that will help you spin more controlled, faster, slower, for longer, more balanced, etc, but basically the more you practice spinning, the less dizzy you become. The more you dance, the less you will notice it
Don't worry - it wasn't out of pity: they were self-motivated... when you become a good dancer, you will remember them and ask them to danceMy boyfriend was asked to dance in the final freestyle by another dancer. I was asked a couple of times by the taxi dancers - I'm sure it was pity as much as anything!
Taxi's are generally there because they love the dance and want to share their passion.
I'm sure you will have many more nights of enjoyment... erm... I did mean dancingI'm quite pleased with myself for not buckling out of it. I'll definitely go back and even my boyfriend, who was stridently against going, said he enjoyed it and wants to learn more.
Thanks for all the support - it really helped
I'm under 5'7" and manage to dance with three followers who are around 6'3", Yes, I have to work with someone that tall.
Your height is not a problem, I would hardly have to adjust my dance style to make it work.
Don't worry. Get out there and dance and more importantly enjoy it.
BTW,
in Edinburgh we encourage all the beginners to ask for a dance, presumably your rules are the same.
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