Welcome to the world of Ballroom Dancing…..
Want to learn Ballroom dancing? Well you’re not alone. There is a wave of interest that’s reaching a new high with Bollywood movies bringing in world music to commercial cinema. The trend is definitely getting to be international. What with movie addicted audiences wanting to learn everything the stars do on screen, there’s a surge in aspiring people wanting to learn these international styles.
I have been teaching various Ballroom dance styles for over two decades. Today I can clearly observe a shift from the stereotypical ‘jhatka matka’ dancing in the movies to a multitude of international dance styles of different countries.
The aspiring student of today wants to explore
and is ready to learn these different styles of dancing and adopt the attitude that
best suits them. I must thank our movies for this as I have personally
encountered various people who had no idea about the dances I taught and have
innocently albeit ignorantly asked whether ballroom dancing has anything to do
with a ball!?
It was just around a decade ago that a few
select couples would come to learn. Perhaps it was to be able to dance during
Christmas or perhaps at New Year parties. Or simply be able to take on dancing
in a wedding function. Such were the times then.
Well, now the scenario is radically shifting.
What with husbands wanting to learn to Tango or Waltz to surprise their wives.
Or it could be a mother wanting to pair up with her son and daughter and learn
the social graces - a compulsory syllabus of today, if you are learning
ballroom dancing.
Infact,
it’s very necessary that you check whether you are also taught Dance Floor Manners
by the teacher you plan to learn from. For this would surely hold you in good stead through every aspect of
your life.
It
would take you through advancements in your social behavior, personality and
emotional to developments in your posture. And, it would lend to you a better
body alignment as Dance at Dance Concepts takes you towards over all holistic
self development.
Speaking of the trend as far as preferences
go. Nowadays there are a number of children and young couples wanting to learn
innovative steps like the Salsa dips and tricks or the evergreen Jive just for
fun. Then there are professionals who have stressed out lives. They seriously want
to connect with their partners over the weekend learning a new skill together, while
trying to get back to the good old times with a jig on the ballroom dance
floor.
Whatever be the reason to learn to dance, it’s really inspiring to teach such enthusiastic learners and the more they are, the merrier it is on the dance floor. Also one gets to learning new styles just by observing different people move differently to the same steps and patterns as per their individual ideas of styles.
Whatever be the reason to learn to dance, it’s really inspiring to teach such enthusiastic learners and the more they are, the merrier it is on the dance floor. Also one gets to learning new styles just by observing different people move differently to the same steps and patterns as per their individual ideas of styles.
It’s been a fantastic time for me so far in
teaching all these years and clearly it’s been getting better and better with
the years. And with Bollywood films going truly international in dance styling
there is a positive trend coming in with it. That there are more students interested in learning these
styles at my dance class ………..!The going is definitely getting better and
better!
Savvy Raj, Founder, Facilitator, Dance Concepts
Member, International Dance Council,
UNESCO, Paris.
danceconcepts@rediffmail.com
