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MissAdventure Sat 12-Jan-19 20:54:48

I'm watching 'The greatest dancer', and its inspired me to ask if anyone dances?
Clubs? Ballroom? Do you enjoy moving to music?
I'm too self conscious to dance, and I feel its such a shame as I love music.

Izabella Sun 13-Jan-19 11:04:34

I hate it and always have. I do however enjoy watching skilled dancers at the theatre, ballet etc.

tiggers Sun 13-Jan-19 11:00:36

We love dancing - Ballroom, Latin, Sequence, Jive. In fact we met at a disco. We still love listening to (and dancing to) Tamla Motown music too.

Cannot wait to get back on the dance floor but have had to be patient since my hip replacement, otherwise my consultant would have palpitations!!

Coconut Sun 13-Jan-19 10:59:47

Not ballroom etc but I dance whenever and wherever I can ! Not so much opportunity as you get older but I always do it at home, especially when my granddaughters are watching Dirty Dancing, Mamma Mia etc I have to join in !! I often do the side shuffle when I enter a room ( like Hugh Grant in Love Actually) ? that always gets the GC howling !

Grannyanna12345 Sun 13-Jan-19 10:55:08

YES YES YES!! I’ve danced all my life; ballet, tap, ballroom, Latin American, jazz, contemporary, dipped into other exciting forms such as classical Indian and hip-hop. I trained to lead community dance in my 40s, performed with many different groups in lots of different places, and have been learning Flamenco for 4 years. My oldest ‘student’ was 94, she had danced all her life too and although the rest of her body no longer did what she wanted, she had the most incredible hands and wrists that could still express Indian or Flamenco dance. I intend to dance until I die!

Annaram1 Sun 13-Jan-19 10:51:50

I know a lady of 87 who goes to the same hotel every year and loves dancing. The only thing she doesn't like are partners who will hold her too close. She calls them erection boosters. (Sorry, her words, not mine).

Juggernaut Sun 13-Jan-19 10:20:30

Usually only in the kitchen, give the neighbours a treat!
I bop about a bit at 'Diddidance', where I take DGS (aged 2) weekly!
I'm a bonny lass, DM used to say that when I danced, a lot of me had fun.

oldgaijin Sun 13-Jan-19 09:53:18

I went to an all girls boarding school and after evening prep, we would do Scottish country dancing. There was a heap of Jimmy Shand records, 78rpm's so you had to take turns to keep winding the old gramophone! I can still dance an eightsome reel, Duke of Perth and strip the willow.

JoyBloggs Sun 13-Jan-19 09:42:48

kitty Snap! grin

Grannyboots1 Sun 13-Jan-19 09:06:17

I've been linedancing for many years, which has given me a great social life, and kept me fit. Yee ha!!

Sarahmob Sun 13-Jan-19 08:57:07

I used to do country dancing at school and loved it, can still remember them now! I’d love to go out to dance but my DH has two left feet and is very reluctant, so it’s at home with the curtains closed for me. grin

NannyJan53 Sun 13-Jan-19 08:55:47

I love a good boogie! smile

Often have a little dance in the kitchen when a good tune comes on the radio

TwiceAsNice Sun 13-Jan-19 08:23:56

Dance to music at home when I'm by myself but not when anyone can see me too uncoordinated . I admire professional dances very much would so like to be good at it. Never done any formal classes

kittylester Sun 13-Jan-19 08:00:58

Never if anyone can see me!!

Grandma70s Sun 13-Jan-19 06:43:42

The only kind of dancing I have ever enjoyed is ballet, which I did until I was about 15. I loved the music (still do) and the beauty of it. I still love watching it, though any attempts to do it now would be farcical.

I might have enjoyed country dancing, but never had the opportunity to do any. I was watching Back in Time for School (BBC TV) the other day, and when country dancing was suggested the children all laughed. Frankly I think it would have done them good. I frequently notice how lacking in grace children and teenagers are these days. Dancing at school instead of (or, if you must, as well as) competitive sport just might help.

Social dancing has always seemed a bit silly to me, and I have largely avoided it. I dislike ballroom dancing. What passes for dancing now - wriggling - leaves me speechless, almost! It’s so ugly.

Rufus2 Sun 13-Jan-19 03:44:00

She said it did wonders for their sex life, all that being flung around. smile
MisAdventure;Was that whilst they were at the Club, or presumably when they got home? grin

Rufus2 Sun 13-Jan-19 03:33:10

And I know someone who is now tripping over the rock in "rock -and-roll" at 90+. sad

absent Sun 13-Jan-19 02:38:22

Pretty much all day, every day!

Eloethan Sun 13-Jan-19 00:26:50

I love dancing, but haven't learned any formal dances except for salsa. I think dancing and singing are one of the greatest joys in life and definitely lift the spirits.

MissAdventure Sun 13-Jan-19 00:24:05

I do a bit of seat dancing.
I'd love to just get up and have a proper dance.

ninathenana Sun 13-Jan-19 00:19:32

I've always loved dancing, I can't sit still if I hear good music. I even dance in my seat at the theatre, especially if it's Motown

MissAdventure Sat 12-Jan-19 23:40:44

It certainly does keep you fit! youtu.be/ObOkhXGu7oY

janeainsworth Sat 12-Jan-19 23:28:12

We do Ballroom, Latin, Sequence & have just come back from Folk Dancing in a village hall near Hexham. ??

Jalima1108 Sat 12-Jan-19 23:10:06

I know some people who are still tripping the light fantastic at 90

MissAdventure Sat 12-Jan-19 23:09:40

A friend and her husband used to regularly go to a rock n roll club, so they could dance.
They got all dressed up, her in her circle skirt, and him in his bright suit to match her outfit.
She said it did wonders for their sex life, all that being flung around. smile

holdingontometeeth Sat 12-Jan-19 23:08:54

^Well, to each their own.
Not a dancer, then, I take it?^
Depends who's calling the tune.