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Dancing with your H Poll
I am thinking I want to try dance classes for another workout idea, but we (H and I) suck at dancing together. We basically have a power struggle, and it isn't pretty. Ha. I don't mind letting him take the lead, but he is a "whatever feels good" kind of guy when it comes to dancing, so sometimes the correct patterns and steps are thrown out the window. It drives the theater dancer in me absolutely batty. But I also have trouble relaxing and just going with the beat of the music. Ha. I would suggest going by myself, but I think it's important to him that we learn to dance together.
ETA: Fixed the grammar issues. 
Would you ever take dancing classes with your H?
What kind of dancing would you like to try? (Ballroom, Jazz, Swing exc)
Anything that you would like to be really good at?
Re: Dancing with your H Poll
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Would you ever take dancing classes with your H?
I want to, and then I don't want to... Still on the fence. I am a step Nazi sometimes. I need to learn to relax a little.
What kind of dancing would you like to try? (Ballroom, Jazz, Swing exc)
I think swing would be great, but probably just ballroom for now.
Anything that you would like to be really good at?
I would love for us to be good at swing, I think it would be awesome to go out dancing together at eclectic 40's style clubs. What a fun date.
Would you ever take dancing classes with your H?
I would love to. However just getting E to dance at our wedding was like pulling teeth. So I doubt it will ever happen.
What kind of dancing would you like to try? (Ballroom, Jazz, Swing exc)
Ballroom and swing.
Anything that you would like to be really good at?
Swing.
E's extent of dancing is holding on to me stepping side to side giving me kisses while I cook dinner. And its totally perfect for us.
Would you ever take dancing classes with your H?
I have! Back leading (trying to move H where I thought he should go was my biggest problem). Any good dance instructor will work with you to learn how to follow and him to be a good leader.
What kind of dancing would you like to try? (Ballroom, Jazz, Swing exc)
We took classes at a ballroom studio in smooth ballroom, swing, and lindy hop.
Anything that you would like to be really good at?
I loved learning lindy for our wedding.
Would you ever take dancing classes with your H? I've been asking him to take classes with me for maybe three years and he refuses. He hates to dance. He didn't even like dancing at a club when we were younger.
What kind of dancing would you like to try? Any. As long as I get to dance with him I'd be happy.
Anything that you would like to be really good at? I was on the dance team in high school and college but that's really all I've done. I'd like to learn more technical styles.
That is exciting. I am confident that I can dance, but not when DH is around. LOL. I would love to learn with him. I hope his deployments slow down so we can at least try and see if it works for us.
How much more did your private lessons cost?
I would. I taught H a bunch before our wedding and he actually did really well. I'd love to take a real class with him.
I would like to do swing dancing. I'm pretty comfortable with ballroom and salsa, though H isn't. Swing would be something we could learn together.
I would like to be really, really good at ballroom. I'm pretty good and H can handle the basics, but I'd like to be really good at it.
I danced ballet for 13 years with some tap, modern, and jazz thrown in for good measure so I'm pretty comfy on the floor. H needs some work though.
The general package at the studio I learned is $500ish for four private lessons, and unlimited group classes. It sounds like a lot, but the studio only requires that you take one a month which opens up all their group classes (~75 available classes a month). It's awesome, because private lessons are where you actually learn, you learn very little that you can retain in a group lesson, but you can use what you've learned in private during the group classes. Group classes strengthen, but shouldn't be used as primary instruction, even though they're generally cheaper.
And this is making me lol because of what I just posted on your FB.
Ha!
That style sounds smart, I mean, if I pay for something, I want to be able to learn it and retain it. And this gives me a solid number to work with so I can save it up.
I've been looking at classes around here, but haven't started calling yet (No one is open at midnight)
Would you ever take dancing classes with your H?
We've thought about it! H has said yes, it's just a matter of finding the time and having the money. We were going to do it before our wedding but were never able to. There's a Cheryl Burke Dance Studio (the girl from Dancing With The Stars) right down the street so I may look into that when we decide to take lessons.
What kind of dancing would you like to try? (Ballroom, Jazz, Swing exc)
Swing, or maybe salsa!
Anything that you would like to be really good at?
I'd be okay at most dance because I've danced for most of my life, but H is another story. He doesn't have rhythm and just doesn't know how to move that well when he's dancing. But I think he could catch on!
Would you ever take dancing classes with your H?
We took a ball room class in college. (It was DH's idea!)
What kind of dancing would you like to try? (Ballroom, Jazz, Swing exc)
The class included a variety of things, waltz, salsa, stuff like that.
Anything that you would like to be really good at?
I try not to think about it anymore. We did pretty badly and stopped going after a few weeks. *shrug*
Would you ever take dancing classes with your H? I would take dancing lessons with H, but I feel like I have zero rhythm, so the first few would probably have to be private until I fell more comfortable with myself.
What kind of dancing would you like to try? (Ballroom, Jazz, Swing exc) Any and all, but I lean more toward ballroom.
Anything that you would like to be really good at? Nothing in particular, but swing dancing always looks like a blast. I'll go with swing dancing.Would you ever take dancing classes with your H? We have taken ballroom classes together. I loved it, it was like date night once a week. We went to dinner before or after. We have talked about doing it again, but we have to find a place.
What kind of dancing would you like to try? (Ballroom, Jazz, Swing exc)- Dh would only want to do ballroom, I consider swing to fall under that genre. I guess I should say he would only want to do partnered dancing that is very structured! He wouldn't want to take jazz or ballet. I on the other hand would, but then again I teach those classes!
H and I took some so we didn't look like idiots at our wedding.
We took ballroom type for our first dance and she choreographed some moves for us.
Then we did some salsa and swing too, we had an absolute blast doing it and would love to do it again.