{"id":488,"date":"2016-09-30T07:20:09","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T07:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/?p=488"},"modified":"2016-12-09T06:58:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T06:58:49","slug":"social-dance-or-show-dance-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/?p=488","title":{"rendered":"Social Dance Or Show Dance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/strictly-come-dancing-judges.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"strictly-come-dancing-judges\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lindy-jazz.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/strictly-come-dancing-judges.jpg\" width=\"748\" height=\"479\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What would you do if you had the chance to compete in\u00a0<em>Strictly Come Dancing<\/em>? Would you go for it or would you find it a nerve-racking experience? Imagine learning a brand new skill, wearing a glitterry costume and performing in public, then being judged by professional experts and watched by millions of people at home.<\/p>\n<p>This got me thinking about why people dance, and how styles of dancing differ depending on whether you\u2019re dancing socially, or for a competition. If you\u2019re an entertainer, then you\u2019ll enjoy impressing people with your skills, and for most beginners, it is this pressure to amaze that puts them off, but they needn\u2019t worry. Dancing is a also a social skill, and when you\u2019re not dancing for a competition or a show, it can be the most aamzing experience.<\/p>\n<p>When you dance for social reasons it\u2019s \u00a0like learning a language. You&#8217;ll learn the words and \u00a0the grammar, and then you put it all together into sentences. You don\u2019t learn a language just so you can stand up on a stage and recite a poem, you learn a language so you can converse with others, and with social dancing it\u2019s exactly the same.<\/p>\n<p>After learning the steps and the techniques, you can then build your dance using what you\u2019ve learnt. Much like going abroad and being forced to converse in a new language, dancing socially with different dancers is the best way to hone and refine your skills, and after the first few times you will have improved immeasurably.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike professional show dancers who learn a set choreography, social dancing is taught using moves that can be combined to form a sort of conversation, rather than a pre-rehearsed, pre-determined script. With social swing dancing, it\u2019s like having a real conversation; dancers come together with a live band or a DJ and ask each other to dance; neither knows what the other is going to say, how they\u2019re going to react or what they\u2019re going to do, resulting in a truly unique conversation that can\u2019t be replicated. So if you have ever thought about joining a class or taking up a new skill, why not have a look at our\u00a0<a title=\"Beginner Swing Dance\" href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/lindy-jazz.teachable.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Swing Dance Beginner<\/a>\u00a0course to help build your confidence before you dive right in?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What would you do if you had the chance to compete in\u00a0Strictly Come Dancing? Would you go for it or would you find it a nerve-racking experience? Imagine learning a brand new skill, wearing a glitterry costume and performing in public, then being judged by professional experts and watched by millions of people at home. 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