Gareth & Jeryl
Rock 'n' Roll is:
- easy to learn. Most people can do it -
- extremely versatile. It suits a large range of modern and older popular music -
- a great social activity for meeting new friends and partners -
- inexpensive. Anywhere there is suitable music you can dance -
- suitable for young and old -
- well established. Its practised around the world -
- very suitable for amateurs as well as pro dancers. You don't need to be perfect for fear of being laughed at -
- a great fitness activity -
- a socially acceptable way for ladies to show their knickers in public (but gentlemen don't notice!) -
Sandra trusts Trevor
to have a firm grip on things
James and Ann
dance with color and style
Sandy and Annette
strut their stuff!
No butterfingers here!
Hands up those who
love to dance!
George & Sue can step
with the best of them
Sandy & Annette have a
laid back approach
Gareth & Jeryl
What time is it? Time to dance!
Dancing Doubles
Heather, Rod & Leslie
reported by Gareth 28/2/07
Have you ever thought of learning to dance? That's a great idea! Dance is a fabulous feel-good exercise. Doing it well with an enjoyable partner keeps you physically fit, as well as lifting you to an emotional 'high'. It helps you to feel very good about yourself.
If you wish to attract a new romantic partner, there is no better way than to learn a structured dance style. People who are known as great dancers are always popular with the opposite sex.
Dancing is older than humanity itself. Many birds perform mating dances. Consider the gaily-colored dance costumes of human females, which we commonly refer to as 'birds' or 'chicks'. They offer a tantalising suggestion that when we dance we are reaching deep into the very core of our souls to give expression to an instinct that pre-dates the emergence of mammals within the phylum Chordata, which also includes birds.
We don't know if birds have some semblance of music in their minds when they dance, but we think of them as singing, so perhaps they are conscious of a sort of rhythm, even if it's only related to their heartbeat. Much of our our modern music bears an unmistakable resemblance to our own heartbeat and we think of music as springing from within our souls. This gives further credence to the idea that music and dancing are expressions of a very deep, subconscious and prehistoric instinct.
Dancing is one of the greatest refinements of human behavior. Modern dances require gentlemanly and ladylike interaction, but allow delightful and acceptable variations from both. They combine pro-activity with gentleness to set the mood for love-making.
Rock 'n' Roll dance, like it's offshoot Modern Jive, is easily learned. It's a highly versatile dance style with appeal to young and old alike. Originally based on the music of the nineteen-fifties, it is equally adaptable to the very latest chart-topping records. It can be fast and exciting, or can be performed at medium pace in a relaxed style. Almost any music with a reasonably fast four beats-to-the-bar is suitable.
You have little to lose and very much to gain by giving it a try. It could do for you what it has done for many millions around the world. That is, re-start your life in a whole new, exciting and highly fulfilling direction.
Furthermore, it is one of the cheapest, most effective and least damaging keep-fit activities known to humans.