| There is much confusion amongst the general public | | | | or try and get them to show you how to do a few |
| about how you can learn to dance. It seems that | | | | of their moves. This is great, especially if you spend |
| everyone wants to learn to dance. How many people | | | | a lot of time with these friends. |
| when you ask them the things that they would like | | | | The easiest way you can learn to dance is to join a |
| to learn one day mention dancing? From my | | | | dance class. There will usually be at least a couple of |
| experience pretty much everyone. But how many | | | | these in your area, maybe even a dance studio |
| people go through the effort to learn? | | | | offering a variety of different classes from different |
| The baby dancing on arrival in the world is a good | | | | teachers. If you are not naturally a dancer, joining a |
| analogy. A baby probably won't be able to talk for | | | | dance class or series of classes is probably the best |
| the first few years of its life. Then the words come | | | | option for you. Even if you can dance and learnt on |
| out one by one, then sentences, and then absurdities | | | | your own, there are still plenty of things you can |
| on arrival of the teenage years. If I told you that I | | | | learn from joining a dance class. If you are at all |
| knew a 5 year old who could talk, would your face | | | | serious about dancing as a profession, you should |
| transform into an expression of surprise? (I'm hoping | | | | DEFINITELY be going to classes unless you are |
| you answered 'no'). | | | | privileged enough to be the son/ daughter of a |
| You give a baby as long as it needs to learn to talk | | | | talented dancer or have lots of great contacts/ |
| or walk because you know that it will learn. With | | | | dancer friends. |
| dancing it is just the same, it may seem unnatural at | | | | The good thing about dance classes is that they are |
| first, but with a bit of practice you can dance pretty | | | | usually grouped into rough ability levels so if you are |
| well. And it won't take you as long as it took you to | | | | a beginner you can find a class at your level until you |
| learn to talk! | | | | get better. Even so, it can feel as if you are throwing |
| The transition from walking and moving about | | | | yourself in at the deep end when you begin, but |
| normally into dancing is not as huge as it is made up | | | | nonetheless, just like you did with the walking and |
| to be. It is a case of making certain simple | | | | talking, STICK AT IT. You will get better. |
| movements gestures, linking them up in interesting | | | | As you go to more and more classes, you will start |
| ways and making it look good! Of course when it | | | | to build up the pieces of the puzzle of that style and |
| comes to learning routines and choreography, that's | | | | soon you'll be dancing more confidently. The |
| another skill in and of itself! | | | | important thing (and I'm not just copying someone's |
| So what's the answer to the golden question? How | | | | words) is that you enjoy yourself regardless of your |
| do you learn to dance? Well there are many ways. | | | | standard. It may seem difficult to comprehend (or |
| You could learn by copying your favourite artists | | | | maybe not) but the people who get good are usually |
| such as Janet Jackson, Usher or J.Lo and studying | | | | the people who enjoy their dancing the most, even |
| their music videos. In fact, this is the way famous | | | | when they did have 2 left feet! Of course, be |
| MTV choreographer Wade Robson learnt to dance. If | | | | self-aware where you need to improve and work at |
| you are naturally a good dancer, this could be a good | | | | it, but by all means, ABSOLUTELY NOT do not beat |
| approach. | | | | yourself up. If you need help, concentrate on the |
| Another way you could learn is to make friends with | | | | music in class and try and enjoy that! |
| people who are good dancers and either copy them | | | | |