is that one of my dreams is to learn how to dance the Quickstep. Although legend has it that I sang and danced before I could talk or walk, I never took dance lessons. I wanted to, but my parents didn't seem it was 'necessary' so I was denied to take them. Instead I accompanied my best friend to dance school and watched with fascination. Then again, most of the standard dances left me unfazed, but the Waltz (Vienna in particular) and the Quickstep made, and still do, my heart beat a tad faster. I love the elegance, the speed, the footwork. It's just so sophisticated. I once danced the Vienna Waltz with a very attractive, young Irish guy, a dance teacher living in London, and I know that, with a bit of training and the right leader, I would actually be able to dance almost anything. My colleagues and the remaining after hour guests sat with their jaw hanging, most probably no thanks to me, but to Daniel, who had me firmly in his arms. I just let him lead me.
One day, I know that I will go and find me a teacher who can show me the steps, maybe even for both of my favourite dances, and I'd love to fly over the dance floor with the same grace as the people in the video below. Might need to lose quite a few pounds until I fit into one of those beautiful dresses, but I have time. I'm particularly fond of the dresses with the feathery border as they swing with every move.
I'm normally not girly person, but even I have my secret girly moments :-)
Hey, very good.
ReplyDeleteI am learning to salsa and that is not easy...
Hope all is well.
I say you should do it now...I think it would be awesome have fun loose weight and meet people..thanks for sharing. Been to long since we chtted hugs xx
ReplyDeleteAh, the loosing fat cells then lose them. :-) Or better shrink then. Since I've moved I'm walking almost daily through the park. Losing weight takes time if you want to do it properly. I'm not a fan of diets, they'll offer short term solutions with a following yoyo effect. No thanks. More arse moving, less eating and that's the solution. :-)
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ReplyDeleteEvery dance is difficult if you have to learn the steps. I used to do Jazz dance, but always muddled up the moves and turned the wrong way lol Wasn't my thing. But with a right dance partner, it can be super fun.
I love dancing anyway. Give me some grovy music and a club, and you wont' see me for the night. lol
lose weight ugh.lol as you can see still hate puter lol
ReplyDeleteHaha. Hello, Patricia, how lovely of you to pop by. No, you don't hate it, you have a good relationship with it. It'll all be good.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link to send me here,Dave! And hello Stella,its nice to meet you! I like to learn to salsa myself but when you have two left feet....*L*
ReplyDeleteHello, Michael and welcome :-)
DeleteTwo left feet means you can only turn left. If you really want it, you can possibly learn it. Even if you might not have the natural abilities to be a pro, you can still have fun dancing, I find.
Quickstep is a lot of fun, and very hard work! We've been working on it for a few years and it's coming along, but I would say it's the most difficult dance we've learned -- even more so than Viennese waltz. Especially once you get into the skipping and the pepper pots, which is where you hop back and forth on one foot, then the other! (However, my wife says that Quickstep only seems harder than Viennese waltz now because we know Viennese waltz already. She may be on to something there ...) Anyway, it's a great dance, both for doing and for watching! :-)
ReplyDeleteOne day, we might dance along each other, you and your wife and I and ? Well, that's the big questions. lol
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