the art of dance

i myself am not much of a dancer. by the time i decided that dancing may have been something i was interested in, kids my age were already miles ahead. i would have been the giant in beginners class and that didn't sound all that appealing to me.

dance is a great form of self expression. it also have the ability to help you grow in group situations and helps give you the confidence to go at it solo. it takes some serious self confidence to be able to stand up and start the dance party. for example, this clip here. i don't know too many people that are completely okay with dancing to Thriller infront of others.






to me, dance is one of those things that you're either good at or not. and i fall closer to not. perhaps this is due to high school dances. what goes on for the most part of these should not be considered dancing. we're not even going to talk about what's going on there. it's just not dancing. when i think of dancing i tend to think more along the lines of either studio dance, the dancing you see in the movie Pride and Prejudice, and then the dancing from the movie Step Up and Step Up 2. that is dancing.



i do not dance that often, but when i do it doesn't usually last too long. nor is it something that i do in front of many people. but when my friends and i do decide that we want to dance around like crazy fools we crank up footloose and go to town. but what we do isn't what i call dancing, it's more of just letting your limbs go and doing whatever you want.

it's a very good stress reliever though. just go crazy. let your hair down and bust a move. i'll try to avoid the over used cliches from now on. but no promises.