The ballroom stuff, East Coast Swing, Fox Trot, Waltz, that's a good place to start. Moving on to Salsa and Lindy Hop will ratchet up that heartbeat, as will Tango (if you have the right partner).
The unemployment and resultant poverty and ample free time, plus living so close to
CPRD not only ratcheted up my skills yet another notch, it also resulted in my being able to quit drinking and smoking (after 30 miserable years).
Don't be afraid! Ballet will not make you gay, and you won't break any bones in Breakdance class! Jazz will make you feel all sorts of music you never knew how to feel before, African will ensure you sleep well at night, Modern can help you learn how to learn (seriously), and Hip-hop is the most fun of all of them!
Yesterday I took a Jamaican dance for the first time in my life, tonight there's finally a Capoeira class that fits my schedule. Someday I will figure out how to express just how great this is, then everyone will know!!!
Searching for my favorite five letter word ("dance") in the comments thus far, all I found were references to DDR (Dance Dance Revolution). Why not try real dancing?
Six years ago, when I was 42, I got a coupon in the mail for Ballroom dancing. At first this was terrifying, but I overcame my fear and it has turned into the best hobby ever!
Two years ago, I found myself unemployed, somewhat bored with the ballroom thing, and living virtually next door to a performance dance school. I read their web page five times, it said they were open to all ages, genders, etc. so somehow (hmm maybe without work I was a tad bit bored, yah?) I mustered up the courage to go in the place (the hardest part of all dance classes is getting through the door, once you're inside, and see all those gals, you're home dude!). Jazz led to Hip-hop and Salsa which led to Modern and Ballet which led to (once I got reemployed) African and Breakdancing! The list goes on, and it's all good.
Yes I am serious, I took my first Ballet and Breakdancing (among many others) classes at the ripe old age of 46, and you can do it too. The teachers and the gals love seeing a man in the class, and if you're not as good as them, no problem, they don't expect you to be!
Now I can walk into a room and no longer be a victim of my shyness. I have the confidence and skills required to ask any woman to dance. After six years I often get compliments, and they will sometimes even ask me to dance.
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The ballroom stuff, East Coast Swing, Fox Trot, Waltz, that's a good place to start. Moving on to Salsa and Lindy Hop will ratchet up that heartbeat, as will Tango (if you have the right partner).
The unemployment and resultant poverty and ample free time, plus living so close to CPRD not only ratcheted up my skills yet another notch, it also resulted in my being able to quit drinking and smoking (after 30 miserable years).
Don't be afraid! Ballet will not make you gay, and you won't break any bones in Breakdance class! Jazz will make you feel all sorts of music you never knew how to feel before, African will ensure you sleep well at night, Modern can help you learn how to learn (seriously), and Hip-hop is the most fun of all of them!
Yesterday I took a Jamaican dance for the first time in my life, tonight there's finally a Capoeira class that fits my schedule. Someday I will figure out how to express just how great this is, then everyone will know!!!
Six years ago, when I was 42, I got a coupon in the mail for Ballroom dancing. At first this was terrifying, but I overcame my fear and it has turned into the best hobby ever!
Two years ago, I found myself unemployed, somewhat bored with the ballroom thing, and living virtually next door to a performance dance school. I read their web page five times, it said they were open to all ages, genders, etc. so somehow (hmm maybe without work I was a tad bit bored, yah?) I mustered up the courage to go in the place (the hardest part of all dance classes is getting through the door, once you're inside, and see all those gals, you're home dude!). Jazz led to Hip-hop and Salsa which led to Modern and Ballet which led to (once I got reemployed) African and Breakdancing! The list goes on, and it's all good.
Yes I am serious, I took my first Ballet and Breakdancing (among many others) classes at the ripe old age of 46, and you can do it too. The teachers and the gals love seeing a man in the class, and if you're not as good as them, no problem, they don't expect you to be!
Now I can walk into a room and no longer be a victim of my shyness. I have the confidence and skills required to ask any woman to dance. After six years I often get compliments, and they will sometimes even ask me to dance.
Go ahead and try dancing, you know you want to!