Tips for Beginners

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Permalink Reply by sheila on July 30, 2009 at 8:40

Dottie said:

Just have fun. I teach a beginners' line dancing class at a senior center and I just tell my students to have fun -- there are no mistakes, only variations. We laugh so much so I told my group that I should rename my class to Line Dancing and laughter 101 for beginners. So they laugh again---we just have fun. My eldest student is 84 (I thought she was maybe in her 70s) and even though I would say she doesn't master all the steps, she has improved and she has never misses my class. She is just great! So go for it!
Dottie

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Permalink Reply by sheila on July 30, 2009 at 8:41

where do you teach line dancing. i've been line dancing for about 10 yrs in westchester county ny

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Permalink Reply by Brenda Christian on August 2, 2009 at 11:14

I started dancing again at a local dance studio last September. I took a jazz, ballet and tap combo. I had never tapped before, and I was the most mature member of the class. I fell in love with tap and actually agreed to perform in the dance recital this past June.I actually didn't do too bad. In September I will begin my second year and I can't wait. I like the adult classes because the class size is small and lots of opportunity for individual attention. The only problem I find with adult dance classes is that there is little opportunity for advancing. When I started the class there were three young ladies who had been taking classes for three years, but the dance routine we performed had to accomodate us beginners and did not offer them the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities. Next year's class will attract new comers like myself, and limit the opportunity for advancement for those of us who would like to continue on.

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