Swing Dancing

Holy crap this needs its own topic!

I went for the first time today. Every bit as awkward as I imagined. But also more fun than I anticipated.

And when you see people who go regularly, you see how freaking sweet it looks and how cool it would be to be able to dance.

Also, a random girl asked me to dance, and my friend assured me it's a great way to meet girls. Didn't get her number or anything (we only danced one song and didn't talk too much. and beyond that, I didn't really feel like it...and the ease with which it happened assured me that it could happen again quite easily). Still, fun times and clumsy dance steps, but I wasn't half bad by the end (or half good, to be honest, but it was only one night).

Anyway, talk. Anyone else swing dance? Or want to?

I'd love to! If I could only find a guy that was interested.....

Originally posted by SelphieT
I'd love to! If I could only find a guy that was interested.....

Originally posted by SelphieT
I'd love to! If I could only find a guy that was interested.....

Exactly my point.

Fellas, take heed. You're likely one of many girls that feel the same way.

😎

Well thank ya fellas!

Originally posted by SelphieT
Well thank ya fellas!

Originally posted by kodak
is that Tank Girl?

Tank Girl, Sub Girl, and Jet Girl!!!!

thats what i thought, i liked the tank girl movie.
it was neat.

I love dancing....and yet I hate it at the same time.

Digi, what's "swing" exactly, Jazz?

Originally posted by kodak
thats what i thought, i liked the tank girl movie.
it was neat.

Yeah, the comics are way cooler and funnier though 🙂

Originally posted by SelphieT
Yeah, the comics are way cooler and funnier though 🙂

But im told they are funny. 🙂

Originally posted by DarkC
I love dancing....and yet I hate it at the same time.

Digi, what's "swing" exactly, Jazz?

It's just a style of dancing. It has some basic steps, then lots and lots of variations and moves out of those basic steps and rhythms. Some other popular styles are salsa and marengue (sic?)....both of which are slightly easier than swing at the basic levels. Jazz is different, as I can't imagine true jazz being great to try to dance to with a partner.

I can dance Salsa,Merengue,Bachata and all that good shit.

I learned from my aunts...31

Originally posted by kodak
ive never read them (as im not from the UK)

But im told they are funny. 🙂

Dude, I'm from the US of A, and I read Tank!

Originally posted by SelphieT
Dude, I'm from the US of A, and I read Tank!

Originally posted by kodak
thats what i thought, i liked the tank girl movie.
it was neat.

Originally posted by DigiMark007
Holy crap this needs its own topic!

I went for the first time today. Every bit as awkward as I imagined. But also more fun than I anticipated.

And when you see people who go regularly, you see how freaking sweet it looks and how cool it would be to be able to dance.

Also, a random girl asked me to dance, and my friend assured me it's a great way to meet girls. Didn't get her number or anything (we only danced one song and didn't talk too much. and beyond that, I didn't really feel like it...and the ease with which it happened assured me that it could happen again quite easily). Still, fun times and clumsy dance steps, but I wasn't half bad by the end (or half good, to be honest, but it was only one night).

Anyway, talk. Anyone else swing dance? Or want to?

I swing but ... It's more like a no-pants dance.

I do swing dancing, it's fun. More boys need to go there are always at least 2 girls without a partner.

I need to learn some sh*t first. I was hacking my way through some stuff but nowhere near smooth. I wouldn't feel right asking a girl to dance then sucking.

Luckily I have friends who are willing to go out with me (though many are going back to school soon). I might need a swing CD and a mirror if I want to improve.

Bump.

Went dancing. After a formal lesson a couple weeks ago (only $20 for 4 hours) and some pre-going-out training from a friend. I'm still not "great" and occasionally just kill a dance. But then occasionally I go an entire song and look f-ing sweet, improvising, doing complex moves, stringing them together, etc.

Highly recommended, though only after some kind of training. The friends there that had never danced (even girls, whose job is far easier than the guys in swing dancing) were decidedly less comfortable.

Alcohol helps too, but only moderately so. A slight buzz is enough to break the tension...any more and it makes you sloppy in a hurry. If you're into dancing, the enthusiasm carries you anyway.