Swing dancing

[dagibbs]

I'm learning a fair bit, but what I really need to do is actually dance it.

Anyone on my flist in Ottawa comfortable with dancing Swing from the follow position interested in coming over and doing an hour or two of Swing dancing some evening, or evenings?

I may also try and head out to one of the local Swing clubs, too. But, then I have to ask complete strangers to dance.

Comments

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Sometimes I think it might be easier to just go out and follow. The problem that gets me, is that I'm leading, so I'm supposed to "be in charge" and that (internally) tells me I should know what I'm doing.

I did go out and dance last night. I did enjoy myself. I don't think I left anyone angry with me. I'm pretty sure I'm not going to make someone angry by telling them what they did wrong -- I had one woman say, "I'm sorry I don't follow very well", to which my response was, "actually, my lead probably wasn't clear enough".

I do plan to go back out though.

And, part of the problem is how I compare myself to others. I don't look at the people who aren't very good, and think, "I could do at least that well", I look at the really good ones, and think, "I'm nowhere near that good".

[horsetraveller.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm glad to read that you did go out and dance.

I am sure you would not make anyone angry. I just mentioned that as a "worst case scenario" and how extreme it needs to be to really tick me off.

Look at the really good ones and think, hey with another two hundred hours of dancing under my belt, I could be that good.
There was a point that those guys were dancing the way you do now.

When you're leading, you get to call the shots! So if what you want to do is one step that you know really really well, then get out there and do it!
It takes a while to "get it" and while waiting for it to click, guys and girls should be very kind to each other and just go out and try.