iDante comments on Open Thread, July 1-15, 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: iDante 02 July 2012 06:27:14AM *  7 points [-]

I'd recommend beginner swing lessons. You'll learn all the basic turns, the basics of leading, how to fit moves in to a basic step, how to time the dance to the music. Many places have an hour lesson followed by several hours of social dance for cheap.

Once you have these basic skills it's not too tough to learn new dances. Look up nightclub two step, that one works well with lots of types of music. I second blues dance lessons, though I don't really like blues. Learn basic jazz steps by looking up solo jazz routines and copying them.

Comment author: David_Gerard 02 July 2012 10:45:10AM 0 points [-]

+1 to swing dancing. Exercise, coordination, social interaction and fun.

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 02 July 2012 10:58:08AM 0 points [-]

Uh...I'm a London Lindy Hopper. Is it possible we've met?

Comment author: David_Gerard 02 July 2012 02:35:58PM -1 points [-]

Nope, I haven't done it since I lived in Melbourne :-)