Valley Action

You don't really need to be the best dancer in the room to have a great time! If you want to maximize your social dancing fun, you simply need to become "average" in your area and take your time in getting there. Try to enjoy the journey all the way. You do not need to be the outstanding super star, just part of the dance crowd is fine. The rest of the fun is dining, drinking and socializing with friends, just being part of the fun group.

"Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go;

they merely determine where you start."

Many beginners walk into night clubs and quickly get discouraged when seeing some of the leads with years of experience. It seems like they are having all the fun, and many believe you have to be a near pro to have a great time. During beginners hell, (for some) -- that point where you can't remember much beyond the basic steps -- it seems like you need to earn some status to get the great dances. Through the new guy eyes it looks like such a daunting task.

Not so! Just ask around with your friends and most moves are very basic and the main thing is the music. Why do you think the oldies and goodies are in such favor? Da Moosic! And you just want to move to that music. This is for ordinary run of the mill social recreational dancing. Competition and Exhibition dancing are quite a different story. And of course, some of the night club action is getting just a little too Rootzi-Tootzi.

 "Not everything that counts can be counted,

and not everything that can be counted counts."