Ballroom Dancing

Mandy asked:


Can anyone tell me any major differences between brands of ballroom dance shoes? Like which ones are the best or most highly recomended, vs which brands would you highly discourage. Or any advice when purchasing. I have purchased before but I want input on what makes the shoes the most comfortable and workable.

Bill asked:


I’ve tryed the movie soundtrack but it doesn’t seem like it’s on there? Please help!!!

Watermelon asked:


I plan on starting ballet this week, and I am 18 years old.

I have a few years of ballroom experience under my belt, if that would make a difference. I’m fairly strong, and I have good poise.

I asked a question about ballet yesterday and everyone said to give it a shot, but that I’d never be professional.

Why is that? I am willing to put everything into dancing, and to work my butt off to get to the top…

confused senior asked:


I started ballroom dancing this year. Having heard the music associated with it, quickstep has come to be my favorite dance. Unfortunately, I do not have much music to practice it to.

To any ballroom dancers out there, do you know of any good songs for quickstep? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

P.S.: To avoid too many repeats, here are the songs I’ve found already:

zing went the strings of my heart: skyliners
cha cha: chelo
hit me up: gia farrell
gimme dat ding: the pipkins
mr. pinstripe suit: big bad voodoo daddy
go daddy-o: big bad voodoo daddy
sing sing sing: benny goodman
it don’t mean a thing: duke ellington
never had a friend like me: disney’s aladdin
there’s a good reason these tables are numbered…: panic at the disco
i wanna be like you: disney’s jungle book
black horse and cherry tree kt tunstall
la vie en rose: michael buble
spiderman theme: michael buble

Rachel asked:


Does anyone know some good modern songs and a ballroom dance that matches them? I need some ideas.

Shirley P asked:


were ,giselle and the prince edward went to the balldance , what ball was that the rainbow room

just asking asked:


i just watched season 3 of so you think you can dance and really want to start ballroom!! im 15 and am in a ballet company, so i do have dance experience. there are ballroom dance studios in my area, but i have one question:

am i going to be the only teenager there?

i dont want to be stuck with a 40-year-old man as my partner. or not a partner at all.

help?

(and no, the websites i looked on didnt offer any classes especially made for teens, they are divided by levels, beginner, intermediate, etc.)

paris_gypsy asked:


Dancing With The Stars had an episode where Penn used a posture bar to improve posture while ballroom dancing. It went behind the head and it kept your arms out and your back straight. I’m learning belly dancing and posture is a very important element. Does anyone know where can I find one?

getrich.hawkins asked:


Age of the crowd doesn’t really matter, but mixed is better. If everybody’s under 30 or over 60 it can be a problem. Live music is great, but recorded music is OK if the people are really into dance. Other styles of partner dance are interesting too–latin, country, etc. Tango is really interesting but can be a little intimidating. East coast swing and waltz are the dances I know best.