Poll: How many X Markers Dance?

[timber]

I don't dance much, the only dances I know are the Generic Slow Dance and the Drunken white man shuffle.

[Hamish]

I took to Scottish Country Dance aged about 14. It really grabbed me and remained my main interest and hobby, along with Highland Dancing, through most of my life - until a few years ago! I am a Life Member of the RSCDS and was, for a few years back in the 1960s/70s, a member of its London Branch Demonstration Team giving shows and cabarets for members of our Royal Family and the Lord Mayor of London, and many public displays. I have not danced in the past two or three years because there is simply not a group or club I can conveniently reach where I live.

As for ballroom dancing: I have never been able to cope with this (apart from some Olde Tyme dances). As a teenager there was a need for me to partake in social dancing and so I paid for private lessons with the then UK Ballroom Dancing Champion - Brenda Winslade - but I got absolutely nowhere with it. I think the problem was having someone so close to me!!

For a while, in my early days of living in London, I studied Spanish Flamenco dance, which I loved but had to give up as there was no time for both it and my Scottish dance interest.

As for getting on the dance floor and bobbing about on my own to loud, raucous 'music' - forget it!

Sad really!

[davedove]

I think the reason a lot of men don't dance is that they don't know how. Let's face it, as men we like to look like we know what we're doing.:confused:

Way back in college, I did take a couple of dance classes, square dance and ballroom. Of course, I took them as easy credits, but it was agreat way to meet girls. I'll admit that our ballroom dance instructor was a hottie and I purposely stayed to the back as partners were chosen so I would "have" to dance with her.

I've never been a big fan of the "get up and move to the music" style of dance and would like learn some steps. I don't have a steady dance partner right now and don't really have time for the classes, but I would like to take the classes sometime.

[wsk]

I discussed this topic with a non-kilted friend last night. His wife loves to dance and knows how to do it. He, being a willing soul, did his best to learn. They signed up for classes from the local continuing education program at the University. They made it through two or three classes before his wife had had enough of the instructor who was more interested in exhibiting his talent and skills than on teaching others.

Our conversation did give my friend ideas about what to give his wife for Christmas.