love for dance!?

Question

i love dancing, i have loved dancing forever and i think i'm good at it. even though i love to dance to hip-hop i think i like dancing like tango and dances like that more. i love dancing to cuban music, and the dirty dancing movies make me wanna get up and dance the whole day. the problem is that i don't take lessons and i don't know if i ever will, but i love to dance soo much, and i think that's what i wanna do for the rest of my life but what kinda life would that be. i don't think of it as a job. another problem is that the dances i like usually require a partner but i don't have one and you can't really dance that much without a partner. anyway i just don't know what to do. how am i suppose to become a dancer, if i don't even take lessons, or will that even be a real profession? what should i do. i seriously love dancing and can dance for the whole day but is there really anything i can do?

Answer 1

If you want to improve - you need to put some structure into it and maybe take some lessons, maybe find a partner, or perhaps watch some instructional DVDs. You can't really learn from the movies. Signing up for a dance class in your local dance studio would be a good start. You don't need a partner for that.

However, if you don't want to do anything extra but just want to enjoy dancing, noone stops you - just dance.

Answer 2

Wow... I love dancing too... But um there are some dance classes that you can take thats only for an hour one day a week. If you don't want to take dance classes there are videos and dvd's that you can buy that will help you learn dances and stuff. Now if you want to make dancing your profession you can think about becoming an Choreographer or a dance teachers assistant. Now for the whole partner thing you could ask one of you close guy friends that will do anything for you to help you and be your partner for dances like the tango... Hope this Helps

Answer 3

You sound very conflicted, perhaps a little afraid to commit yourself to the work needed to become a professional dancer/instructor. If you've never taken any lessons, then you will discover there is a lot more to dance than you realized. You can try to figure out this problem yourself the same way you figure out any problem. Find out as much information as you can. Research on the web, talk to people, read, contact dance instructors. Ask them what it takes to make dancing your life's work, and what to expect from living such a life. Make a list of what you do and don't like about what you've discovered about choosing a life of dance. Decide if it makes sense for you to pursue it seriously.

Also, don't make the same mistake that most amateur dancers do. Becoming good at dancing is not about how many moves you know. If you aren't doing them right, you will suck, and someone who knows fewer moves, but can do them right will look better than you.

No matter what kind of dancing you do, you need to learn good basic technique to do it right and make it look good. You need strength, balance, flexibility, stress reduction, good posture, precision of body movement, body awareness, good musicality, and the ability to do all that with a partner or partners if the type of dance requires it. If you do this, you will find it completely changes the way you think, and how you view dancing. It will also help you figure out how to do new moves correctly and make it look good.

You can struggle for a very long time trying to figure all that out on your own, and never be 100% sure you are doing it right or why something doesn't seem to work. Or you can take some lessons from a professional and save time and frustration.

Also, stay away from people that think they know it all about dance, because they don't. You must always maintain the "beginner's mindset." There is always something more to learn, something to improve, and never give up practicing the basics no matter how good you get. Dance is a never ending learning experience.

Good luck, what ever you decide!

Answer 4

I love dance a lot too... yesh dance usually requires a partner. you can always find a friend who has the same interest as you - loves dance - and both of you can dance all you like together. No dance lessons doesnt mean much.you can always go visit youtube and learn some dance steps from there or watch any dance shows... picking up dance steps on your own is a way of having dance lesson for youself(:
Dance can be a profession if you're really keen on it.. yet it can only been an interest or a passion. i love dancing a lot.but i prefer to keep it as a passion, not a profession... this is actually rather up to your choice((:
If you really love dance, i suppose you will never give up on it and your passion for it will grow as each day pass by.dance is a form of art, a hobby or even an interest...
See it as a passion you have, or a kind of art you love...
And your day may be brighter...
Anyway, love dance even more!!(:

Answer 5

Ok, if you want to be a dancer, you dance. If you want to TEACH dancing you have to be TAUGHT. And you better have at least a bit of talent for teaching or you'll never succeed as a teacher.

What I would suggest is going to your local franchised dance studio (Fred Astaire, Arthur Murray) and tell them you want to teach dancing. They have a free training program during which they will put you through the wringer and see if you have what it takes. If you DO, you will be required to sign an agreement which basically states that you will teach for them for a period of time (2 years if memory serves) so that they recoup the cost of their training you. If you DON'T, they will send you on your merry way. I know that one of the franchises has tests that you have to pass along the way so that the studio isn't wasting their time and yours. I believe it's FA.

As far as learning, a beginner dancer doesn't ~get~ a partner. They get a teacher who partners them. Or they split lessons with a friend and they partner together.

As far as the money goes, there isn't much to be made in ballroom dancing. So you better love doing it for altruistic reasons.

Remember Nigel from "So You Think You Can Dance"? I'm going to echo his sentiment about anyone who thinks they can teach if they can't dance themselves: Do us all a favor and DON'T. If you want to teach or dance competitively - if you are serious about this being a passion - do yourself the favor of getting training. A reputable coach will be able to tell you quickly whether or not you have what it takes.

Answer 6

i admire abdomen dancing the main, and that i've got danced for extra effective than an hour non-end. what's large is that i'm getting to be dressed up in costumes (that i've got made or bought in Egypt) and that i normally receives a commission to accomplish! that's a blast. The dance classes and rehearsals are in basic terms as relaxing because of the fact the performances nevertheless. I additionally swing dance with my husband, that's lots of relaxing. I even have additionally danced non-end for some hours with him, yet I normally am so sore day after today from the jumps and flips because of the fact i will under no circumstances seem to stretch properly adequate!

Answer 7

I'm sorry, but you really won't get anywhere if you don't have any professional training. There are a lot of people out there that are really talented, and they'll become professional dancers in the Nutcracker and Swanlake because of their training. If you want to pursue a career in this, no one will hire you if you don't have training, so you can't become a dancer. If you go to a studio they partner you up.

Answer 8

well, i would say that you should sign up for ballet, hiphop, and jazz at a studio, and work on that for a while. even if you like other types of dancing, its hard to become a pro dancer without much ballet experience. then, try to sign up for some other classes like tango and salsa. i wish you good luck, and keep on practicing! i dance too, and i love it. and i didnt think i would like ballet coming from mostly jazz and hiphop, but i love ballet now, too! so keep on practicing! also try to do other things that may involve dance like plays and get invlolved in the arts in your community. it helps to get you noticed and to get more people like directors, companies, and studios, to request you.
i hope this helps and im rooting for you!

Answer 9

you can learn dance moves from dvds if you do not want to take lessons. but you may lack some techniques in the end

Answer 10

I'm just like you i love to dance it is mi favorite thing i do jazz n hip-hop n i would also want to be a dancer wen im older. =]