I wonder how many of us met our spouses this way???

I will play too!
1. I was in a wedding party - bride and groom are social dancers. We took lessons at FA so we could at least get around the floor at the reception. My husband of 28 years got hooked! We have been dancing for 4 months - classes 3x a week & out social dancing once on the weekends.

2. We work together, so we stop at the studio on the way home from work to blow off the work day. We come out feeling great and the stress at work is forgotten. We have lost weight, we enjoy this quality time we spend together, we are more flexible, have more energy, and we are amazed that our 55 year old bodies can learn new skills! We have a new lease on life. Woo Whoo!

3. My H likes to waltz - I like cha cha. We have a love/hate relationship with tango because it is a challenge for us. When, for the occasional nano-second that everything works, it's exhiliarating!

1. How did you discover Ballroom dancing?

My mom grew up swing dancing in the WWII era. She square danced and later social/ swing danced. When I was in high school, I thought she was WAY weird, but underneith all that high schoolishness, I felt like I was missing out on something huge. Fast forward many many years. My former husband, in an effort to keep an already failing marriage together, took us to a studio. I fell in love...with dancing and he fell in love with something else.

2. How has it changed my life?

It taught me I was a girl (only girl on a drum line for most of my life convinced me that I was only in a girls body and would NEVER do something like 'wiggle!'). Ballroom dance has given me permission to be a girl, to be successful, strong physically, mentally and emotionally; to not be afraid of expressing what I feel. Most importantly, though it has taught me how to be a better partner by being a better person.

3. Most favorite dance and why:

Two winners in this field: Waltz and West Coast. Waltz allowed me to dance to music I wrote and taught me to trust my instructor (I had big trust issues during my divorce) and West Coast taught me to trust myself and to not be afraid of being sexy or silly or goofy or righteous or to just BE. These things sound in words so small until you've been there and seen the enormous changes in yourself. My soul just soars when I dance and I could care less in the moment where my partner got his dance chops. I am only interested in connecting with the music and my partner and allowing the divine energy to flow!

I met my wife through dance, we were both in a Scout & Guide show at the Royal Albert Hall produced by Ralph Reader.

I was never a dancer but my mate had been partnered up with a girl and on this occasion he decided to go to the cinema instead of rehearsals, as I had been watching the dance for several weeks I thought I thought I knew it and offered to stand in.

All was going well until I forgot a spin and tumbled into a heap upon the floor.I always say now that I literally "fell for her at a dance".

After that I lost all interest in dancing until I was 40 and we were competing in a darts match I heard music from the next room, on investigating I found a dance class, so my wife and I started to attend although I was somewhat reluctant.

After a few lessons the instructor asked if we would like to take a bronze medal test which my wife jumped at but I refused initially, however after a bit of arm twisting and some verbal persuasion I decided to take the test after all.

This was a fatal move because now after 23 years of medal taking which ended 3 years ago I have no time for almost anything else, it is one dance after another, sometimes several in a week, rarely off the floor during the whole evening, and am even organising dances myself.

Do I regret it, no, not one bit, it is so satisfying working out additions to our routines, helping other people and gaining a great circle of like minded friends.


As a postscript to this, I recently received through Friends Reunited a contact from that mate who opened the opportunity for me to meet my wife those fifty years ago and hope to see him soon to thank him for, in a roundabout way, introducing me to one of the greatest activities in my life.

1. We decided to try it a little more than 6 years ago.

2. Gave us something to, other than the drinking based activities that dominate in Wisconsin. Excellent exercise to go with biking, skiing, hiking etc..

3. I really liked every dance, as soon as the technique fell in place. Like someone else said, whatever rythym they are playing an excellent dance song for, is my favoritwe for a few minutes.

1. how did you discover ballroom dancing? public television wtttw 11 your window to the world

2. how has it changed your life? i guess i will find out when it is done

3. What is your most favorite dance, the one that holds a special place in your heart? and also why? it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.

1. Read an article about NYC dance studios years ago (during "midsummer Nights Swing")...decided to take up swing dancing, but never actually got around to it for a couple years. (Passed a studio, remembered the article, took an intro, the rest was history).
2. Well I dabbled in a little of everything but ended up loving international standard (which I never would have imagined at the outset!) Met my husband through dancing...cannot imagine my life without it. Used to be terrified of performing, now I love it. I know I would never be this fit right now if I hadn't started dancing when I did.
3. I'm like many, it may depend on the mood, or a particular piece of music, but I always love tango. I love an old-fashioned foxtrot or a romantic waltz. Wish I were dancing right now!

1. I started watching Dancing with the Stars in the 3rd season. Talked with people @ work about it. Had a coupon through work to FA and went. I
fell in love with it.
2. I love all the dances but Cha Cha, Bolero and Rumba are my favorite.
3. It's all I think about and I feel better than I have in years in addition to losing 30 pounds.