| The Ballroom Dance
Instruction from the instructors of American Ballroom Dance
Academy is excellent.
In the minds of most men, dancing is for weddings and
special occasions where you end up having to dance, or
pretend to dance, or even try to dance and it is not usually
a pretty sight. Sure a few drinks will make you feel like
John Travolta or Patrick Swayze but most often we end up
looking like Elaine Benis from Seinfeld.
I was no exception to this trend. I could not find the
rhythm; I was timid about getting up to dance, except for
those slow ones where you just hug and rock. No one
typically bothers a couple doing this because love is love,
no matter what it looks like.
Stuck with this stigma, men tend to wander into their own
comfort zones. Start playing golf, watching sports, working
on the old homestead, etc. until that day (and we have all
had that day) when the woman in our lives says, we should
learn how to dance.
Oh- My- God. How the Hal are we going to get out of this
one this time? We danced at the Henderson’s wedding five
years ago. Wasn’t that enough dancing for the decade?
Truth be told guys, there is never enough time for dancing.
Women know this, but most often, reluctantly deal with the
lack of interest of their partner when this subject is
breached. She loves you nevertheless.
But I love my wife too and while I knew there was no hope
for me to ever learn how to dance, I figured I’d try it
out, make a few points I could save for a rainy day when
through some turn of unforeseen events I would be in or
headed for the dog house.
So I said yes. Smiling and happy with my response (‘Ka-Ching’
10 points) she looked around for a place to learn, again.
This was not new for me. I had tried on three occasions in
the past, had banked a few points, but had not for the life
of me found the rhythm to dance. I was just not built for
it, could not find the beat and had three left feet.
She called around and located a studio in Portland Maine,
American Ballroom Dance Academy and signed us up for some
group lessons. What happened after that was almost magical.
I put my best effort into this adventure and found myself
growing even closer to her, in life, in love and all because
of Dance. I wish I would have learned or pursued this sooner
but had not been able to learn. The instructors at the
American Ballroom certainly know the art of dance and if you
doubt your ability, think again because everyone at American
Ballroom learns to dance, everybody! |
